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Edcouch-Elsa ISD
Hidalgo County · Region 01: Edinburg · 4,162 students
Edcouch-Elsa ISD is rated D by TEA, scoring 69 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 77.4 average of the 93 districts serving a similar share of economically disadvantaged students, and below the statewide average of 81.7. It is down 9 points since 2021-22 — both years scored under TEA's current rules, since TEA rewrote them in 2023; under the rules in force back then it scored 83.
Ranks 951st of 1,019 Texas districts (tied with 25 others), and 37th of 37 in Region 01: Edinburg.
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5 years of ratings
2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated B with 83 that year.
| Year | Rating | Score | Similar | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | D | 69 | 77.4 | 81.7 |
| 2024-25 | C | 71 | 74.1 | 80.3 |
| 2023-24 | D | 65 | 73.1 | 78.7 |
| 2022-23 | D | 62 | 73.2 | 79.2 |
| 2021-22 | C | 78 | 77.0 | 80.6 |
How this district's change over time is ranked
TEA publishes most measures for one year only, so a change ranking exists just where the same figure is published across years — the overall score, the five score domains, and per-student spending. This page does not yet state where Edcouch-Elsa ISD itself places on these lists, only that the lists exist; open one to find this district's own row.
Texas districts
Region 01: Edinburg
Hidalgo County
Where the score comes from
Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.
- Edcouch-Elsa ISD
- Similar student population (93)
- Region 01: Edinburg (37)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 69 | D | 1 |
| School Progress | 76 | C | 4 |
| Closing the Gaps | 66 | D | 4 |
| Academic Growth | 65 | D | 5 |
| Relative Performance | 76 | C | 4 |
Closest to moving up: School Progress, 4 points below B in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.
TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this district that better measure is School Progress (76), so Student Achievement (69) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 76.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar student population (93)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The tick on each bar marks the average for Similar student population (93 districts) — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Graduation
- Four-Year
- 93.1%±0.0 pts vs similar
- Five-Year
- 91.6%−2.9 pts vs similar
- Six-Year
- 91.5%−3.0 pts vs similar
- Dropout Rate
- 1.3%+0.1 pts vs similar
College, career and military readiness
| Criterion | This district | similar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 91.0% | 83.8% | +7.2 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 76.7% | 47.3% | +29.4 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 21.4% | 20.4% | +1.0 |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 5.9% | 7.7% | −1.8 |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 25.8% | 31.8% | −6.0 |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 50.0% | 40.3% | +9.7 |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 0.0% | 3.6% | −3.6 |
| Earned an associate degree | 16.8% | 5.8% | +11.0 |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 0.0% | 2.8% | −2.8 |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 1.2% | 2.3% | −1.1 |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 8.1% | 9.4% | −1.3 |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 3.7% | 3.1% | +0.6 |
Who this district serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 4,162
- Economically disadvantaged
- 93.3%+4.1 pts vs similar
- English learners
- 24.7%−2.2 pts vs similar
- Special education
- 16.5%−0.9 pts vs similar
- Attendance
- 90.8%−2.0 pts vs similar
- Chronically absent
- 33.8%+9.9 pts vs similar
Student demographics
- Hispanic 99.5%
- White 0.4%
Spending per student
Compared against TEA's own peer group, which controls for size and student population, and against the state.
- Edcouch-Elsa ISD
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
Spends $2,072 less per student than its peer group, and $1,554 less than the state average.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $64,701−$553 vs similar
- Teachers
- 292
- Students per staff member
- 14.3
Teaching experience
- Beginning 4%
- 1 to 5 years 30.9%
- 6 to 10 years 20.7%
- 11 to 20 years 29.2%
- 21 to 30 years 11.9%
- Over 30 years 3.4%
Where this district ranks best
Out of 164 rankings computed across every published metric and every comparison group, these are the placements that stand out. Press Copy for a citable sentence.
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2of 15
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course
Hidalgo County · of the 15 that report this measure
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3of 37
Earned an associate degree
Region 01: Edinburg · of the 37 that report this measure
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3of 15
Earned an associate degree
Hidalgo County · of the 15 that report this measure
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3of 15
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces
Hidalgo County · of the 15 that report this measure · tied with 1
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5of 37
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course
Region 01: Edinburg · of the 37 that report this measure
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5of 15
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student
Hidalgo County · of the 15 that report this measure
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7of 15
College, career or military ready
Hidalgo County · of the 15 that report this measure · tied with 1
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8of 90
Earned an associate degree
Similar student population · of the 90 that report this measure
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8of 15
Per-student spending
Hidalgo County · of the 15 that report this measure
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10of 15
Dropout Rate (lowest is best)
Hidalgo County (standard accountability only) · of the 15 that report this measure · tied with 1
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10of 15
Earned an industry-based certification
Hidalgo County · of the 15 that report this measure
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10of 15
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness
Hidalgo County · of the 15 that report this measure · tied with 1
These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this district ranks poorly. Each statement below states its cohort and its denominator so it can be checked — a rank without an n is a boast, not a fact. Ties are shown because a shared ceiling is not a sole first place. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no district would put in a press release.
9 schools in this district
| School | Type | Rating | Score | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edcouch-Elsa HS | High School | C | 78 | 1,257 |
| John F Kennedy Fine Arts Academy | Elementary | C | 77 | 367 |
| Edcouch-Elsa HS Academy | High School | C | 76 | 16 |
| Lyndon B Johnson Elem | Elementary | C | 73 | 465 |
| Jorge R Gutierrez Early Childhood Center | Elementary | C | 73 | 439 |
| Santiago Garcia Health and Science Academy | Elementary | C | 71 | 339 |
| Carlos F Truan MS | Middle / Jr. High | D | 69 | 815 |
| Ee College and Career Center | High School | D | 66 | 34 |
| Ruben C Rodriguez STEM Academy | Elementary | D | 64 | 430 |
Where this comes from
Every figure on this page comes from data the Texas Education Agency publishes at txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026 and archived with a checksum so each number stays traceable to the bytes TEA served.