Carlos Truan Junior High School
Mile 4 North And Mile 17
Elsa TX, 78543, Hidalgo County
Phone: 956-262-6082
Ranking:
(5,441 out of 6,018, bottom 10%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 51 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 52 | 56 | |||||||
Total Students: | 795 | 797 | 783 | 766 | 786 | 780 | 717 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 370 | 46.5% | 416 | 52.2% | 389 | 49.7% | 383 | 50.0% | 386 | 49.1% | 387 | 49.6% | 393 | 54.8% |
Grade 8: | 425 | 53.5% | 381 | 47.8% | 394 | 50.3% | 383 | 50.0% | 400 | 50.9% | 393 | 50.4% | 324 | 45.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 409 | 51.4% | 424 | 53.2% | 424 | 54.2% | 379 | 49.5% | 369 | 46.9% | 384 | 49.2% | 354 | 49.4% |
Female: | 386 | 48.6% | 373 | 46.8% | 359 | 45.8% | 387 | 50.5% | 409 | 52.0% | 388 | 49.7% | 359 | 50.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 788 | 99.1% | 793 | 99.5% | 779 | 99.5% | 760 | 99.2% | 784 | 99.7% | 778 | 99.7% | 717 | 100.0% |
Black: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 5 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 789 | 99.2% | 792 | 99.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 22 | 3.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.46 | 15.73 | 15.23 | 15.61 | 16.25 | 14.90 | 12.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 71% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 77% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 70% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 76% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 77% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 80% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 84% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 70% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 30% | 75% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 22% | 22% | 59% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 32% | 63% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 89.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 10.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 39.1% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 60.9% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,801.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,850.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,270.0 |
* Carlos Truan Junior High School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.