Memorial El, Weslaco TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Memorial El

Memorial Elementary serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Weslaco, a mid-sized Rio Grande Valley city that has been growing steadily. The school sits on a suburban campus away from downtown, alongside the district's other elementary schools.

The student body is drawn almost entirely from the immediate community and spans the full economic range of the district. A substantial majority of families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is typical of schools in this region. The enrollment is solidly middle-sized for an elementary school serving this grade span, with roughly equal class cohorts across grades, and a significant population of very young learners in pre-K and kindergarten.

On state testing in math and reading, Memorial's results tell a mixed story by grade. Third-grade math is the softer point: fewer than half of third graders met proficiency. Fourth and fifth grades show stronger performance, with a solid majority meeting proficiency in both math and reading by grade five. Reading performance is more consistent across grades than math; in third grade, reading is already at a higher proficiency rate than math, and it climbs further by grades four and five. Science, assessed only in fifth grade, sits at about half the students meeting proficiency, an area where the school may want to look into further support. When performance is aggregated across all tested grades and subjects, the school lands in the top quartile of Hidalgo County districts on overall proficiency, a meaningful strength.

The data show one year of results only, so trends cannot be observed. The school's trajectory and whether recent performance reflects growth or stability remain unknown from the available information.

Weslaco ISD recently passed a major bond package to address longstanding facility needs districtwide, with funding flowing to air conditioning, roofing, safety improvements, and fine arts and athletic upgrades. This carries a modest tax increase that families should be aware of; a new district tax rate took effect in 2024, payable beginning in 2025, and the repayment period spans years ahead.

Memorial serves a community where the vast majority of students are Hispanic, and school choice within the district is not discussed in the available data. For families in Weslaco looking at elementary options, a parent may want to ask the school directly about third-grade math support, instructional practices in the upper elementary grades where performance is stronger, and what role recent bond funding is playing in classroom resources and school climate.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 337%

School 37% · District 44% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 466%

School 66% · District 33% · ▲ 33 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 569%

School 69% · District 47% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 360%

School 60% · District 50% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 467%

School 67% · District 22% · ▲ 45 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Science

Grade 549%

School 49% · District 20% · ▲ 29 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

This schoolWESLACO ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income53%Higher-income75%22 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income58%Higher-income84%26 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income72%Higher-income80%8 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income33%Higher-income45%12 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income59%Higher-income78%19 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income64%Higher-income77%13 pp gap