Thigpen-Zavala El
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 470 students
Alvarez El
2606 Gumwood Ave, McAllen, TX 78501
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
435
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
McAllen ISD
Hidalgo County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 4,259 Texas elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Texas elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Alvarez El
Alvarez El is a public elementary school in McAllen, Texas, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of McAllen ISD. The school is located in a midsize city in Hidalgo County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 435 students were enrolled, with about 15.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Texas elementary school (14.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 4,259 Texas elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 435 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- McAllen ISD
- County
- Hidalgo County
- NCES school ID
- 482967003326
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.