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Alton Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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
205 N Chicago
Alton, TX 78573
Phone
(956) 323-7600
District
MISSION CISD
County
HIDALGO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
390
Classroom Teachers
23

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

5

(10 is best)

Better than 48.7% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 44.9% of all U.S. schools.


Alton Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
47%
37%
50%
25%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
47%
44%
47%
47%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
56%
52%
58%
56%
53%
49%
56%
52%
58%
56%
53%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
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 pk 62 15.9%
Kindergarten 40 10.3%
Grade 1 51 13.1%
Grade 2 58 14.9%
Grade 3 61 15.6%
Grade 4 59 15.1%
Grade 5 59 15.1%
Total 390 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.3% 0.9% 26.7%
Black 0.0% 0.2% 13.3%
Hispanic 99.5% 98.9% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.0% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 94.9% 86.7% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 92.3% 84.9% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.6% 1.8% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 64,218 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,544.0 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.2% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 24.2% 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.0% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.2% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 14.4% 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 20,070 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children 11.5% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 66.6% 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 18.0% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.3% 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.2% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.7% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.0% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.5% 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.6% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 16.6% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,146 $103,633,000 55.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $808 $11,719,000 6.3%
Staff $558 $8,086,000 4.3%
General Administration $117 $1,691,000 0.9%
School Administration $636 $9,228,000 4.9%
Operation $1,449 $21,018,000 11.3%
Transportation $258 $3,741,000 2.0%
Other $476 $6,904,000 3.7%
Total Support $4,302 $62,387,000 33.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,428 $20,706,000 11.1%
Total Expenditures $12,876 $186,726,000 100.0%
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%