Alvarez Elementary School

School County Hidalgo County MCALLEN ISD Elementary SchoolDetail

2606 Gumwood Ave, Mcallen, TX, 78501 Get directions ->

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Alvarez Elementary School is located at 2606 GUMWOOD AVE, MCALLEN, TX, 78501. The school is part of MCALLEN ISD.

To contact the school, call (956) 971-4471.

Teachers

Alvarez Elementary School employs 27 teachers, who have been with the school an average of 7 years. The teachers average 12 years of experience in teaching. The school currently has 415 students with a student to teacher ratio of 15.30 S/T. The special education division has 3 teachers assisting it. Alvarez Elementary School also employs 10 education aids.

School Summary

Public School

Grade Span

EE-05

Enrollment

416

Is Charter

Address

2606 GUMWOOD AVE, MCALLEN, TX, 78501
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Principal

MRS MELISSA LARA

School District

MCALLEN ISD

Phone

(956) 971-4471

County

Hidalgo County

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Accountability Ratings & Designations

of Alvarez Elementary School

Accountability Ratings

Good

Texas edu board’s ratings

Scaled Score
Student Achievement	70
Student Progress	92
Closing Performance Gaps	78
Overall	88

Distinction Designations

Read/ELA

Mathematics

Science

Social Studies

Post-Secondary

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Comparative Closing the Gaps

Alvarez Elementary School Student / Staff Statistics

Student Statistics

Racial/Ethnic Group
Racial/Ethnic Group	Number	Percent
African American	1	0.24%
Hispanic	403	97.11%
White	10	2.41%
Asian	0	0.00%
Native American	0	0.00%
Two or More Races	1	0.24%
Total Students	415	100.00%
Eco Disadvantaged	397	95.66%
Limited English Proficiency	236	56.87%

Program/Count/Percent
Program	Count	Percent
Bilingual	263	63.37%
Gifted & Talented	12	2.89%
Special Education	54	13.01%
Teacher Student Ratio		15.30 S/T

Staff Statistics

By Experience
By Experience	Count	Percent
Over 30 years	0	0.00%
20 - 30 years	6	22.06%
10 - 20 years	7	27.21%
6 - 10 years	6	22.06%
1- 5 years	3	11.03%
Beginning Teacher	5	17.65%
Teacher Experience Average	11.60 yrs
Teacher Tenure Average	7.20 yrs

Teacher Type	Number	Percent
Total Teachers	27	100%
Female Teachers	23	84.93 %
Male Teachers	4	14.71 %
School Admin	2
School Support	6
Edu Aids	10
Special Education	3

Alvarez Elementary School 2022 STAAR Statistics

STAAR Statistics
Group	All Subjects	Read/ELA	Math	Science	Soc Studies
ALL	67%	73%	69%	46%	.%
African American	.%	.%	.%	.%	.%
Hispanic	67%	73%	68%	45%	.%
White	*%	*%	*%	*%	.%
Asian	.%	.%	.%	.%	.%
Two or More Races	.%	.%	.%	.%	.%
Economically Disadvantaged	67%	72%	69%	44%	.%
Male Students	63%	65%	69%	42%	.%
Female Students	73%	83%	68%	56%	.%
Special Education	49%	47%	57%	30%	.%
Limited English Proficiency	64%	68%	68%	36%	.%

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