Escandon Elementary School
- Elementary school in McAllen ISD
- Mcallen, TX
- Early education - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
McAllen ISD: N/A
Total students
455
Avg. teacher experience
11.5 years
McAllen ISD: 13.7 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
McAllen ISD: 99.3%
Statewide: 90.3%
Escandon Elementary School is an elementary school in Mcallen, TX, in the McAllen ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 455 students. 70.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 65.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,941, which is $4,533 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.5 years of experience.
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Website
Address
2901 Colbath AveMcallen, TX 78503-8380
Office phone number
Principal
- Karla Rodriguez
- karla.rodriguez@mcallenisd.net
- (956) 971-4511
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Escandon Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
455
African American
2 (0.4%)
McAllen ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.2%)
McAllen ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
McAllen ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
402 (88.4%)
McAllen ISD: 93.6%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
McAllen ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
50 (11%)
McAllen ISD: 4.3%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
McAllen ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
70.8 %
McAllen ISD: 57.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
96.3 %
McAllen ISD: 73.1%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
60.2 %
McAllen ISD: 36.3%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
65.9 %
McAllen ISD: 38.2%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
6.4 %
McAllen ISD: 14%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
18.9 %
McAllen ISD: 15.6%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
McAllen ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
McAllen ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
McAllen ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
McAllen ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
25.1 %
McAllen ISD: 22%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
N/A
McAllen ISD: 25.7%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
McAllen ISD: 8.3%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
McAllen ISD: 5.7%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
24.3 %
McAllen ISD: 22.3%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
McAllen ISD: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
50 %
McAllen ISD: 21%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
N/A
McAllen ISD: 17.9%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
34.9
African American
0 (0%)
McAllen ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
McAllen ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
McAllen ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
33.9 (97.1%)
McAllen ISD: 88.6%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
McAllen ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
1 (2.9%)
McAllen ISD: 9.4%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
McAllen ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
McAllen ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
29 (83.1%)
McAllen ISD: 77.2%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
5.9 (16.9%)
McAllen ISD: 22.1%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
McAllen ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
13
McAllen ISD: 13.2
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
11.5 years
McAllen ISD: 13.7 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$57,941
McAllen ISD: $59,544
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$50,670
McAllen ISD: $48,773
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$53,877
McAllen ISD: $54,018
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$56,362
McAllen ISD: $56,353
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$58,884
McAllen ISD: $60,503
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$65,964
McAllen ISD: $66,002
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$72,621
McAllen ISD: $73,100
Statewide: $74,014