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Elvis J Ballew H S School

Serves grades 9 - 9

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1100 E Hwy 83
Pharr, TX 78577
Phone
(956) 354-2520
District
PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD
County
HIDALGO COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
52
Classroom Teachers
12

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.8% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Elvis J Ballew H S School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

100 80 60 40 20 0
87%
46%
83%
52%
90%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
4
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 52 100.0%
Total 52 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.0% 0.9% 26.7%
Black 0.0% 0.1% 13.3%
Hispanic 100.0% 98.9% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 96.2% 92.5% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 96.2% 92.5% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 134,765 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,444.7 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.9% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 26.9% 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.4% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 19.2% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 11.6% 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 39,533 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children 15.1% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 67.7% 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.7% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.8% 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.6% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.0% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.8% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.5% 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.6% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 14.7% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,235 $247,061,000 58.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $771 $23,136,000 5.5%
Staff $909 $27,265,000 6.4%
General Administration $105 $3,140,000 0.7%
School Administration $686 $20,580,000 4.9%
Operation $1,453 $43,609,000 10.3%
Transportation $259 $7,758,000 1.8%
Other $371 $11,136,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,554 $136,624,000 32.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,319 $39,574,000 9.3%
Total Expenditures $14,107 $423,259,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%