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Dr Maria Palmira Mendiola Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

6401 North Abram Rd

Mission TX, 78572, Hidalgo County

Phone: 956-580-8310

Ranking:

(4,843 out of 6,018, bottom 20%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: La Joya 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
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	41		39		39		44
Total Students:	636		633		629		759
Prekindergarten:	83	13.1%	80	12.6%	80	12.7%	99	13.0%
Kindergarten:	86	13.5%	89	14.1%	86	13.7%	105	13.8%
Grade 1:	95	14.9%	88	13.9%	90	14.3%	119	15.7%
Grade 2:	89	14.0%	92	14.5%	106	16.9%	106	14.0%
Grade 3:	92	14.5%	97	15.3%	84	13.4%	130	17.1%
Grade 4:	93	14.6%	85	13.4%	102	16.2%	96	12.6%
Grade 5:	98	15.4%	102	16.1%	81	12.9%	104	13.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	313	49.2%	309	48.8%	313	49.8%	380	50.1%
Female:	323	50.8%	324	51.2%	316	50.2%	379	49.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	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%
Hispanic:	635	99.8%	633	100.0%	629	100.0%	759	100.0%
Black:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
White:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Two or More Races:	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	621	97.6%	621	98.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	3	0.5%	4	0.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.47		16.40		16.00		17.13

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	56%	58%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	55%	59%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	69%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	71%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	68%	70%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	41%	59%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74%	70%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	65%	64%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	63%	68%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	67%	65%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	76%	78%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	54%	72%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72%	67%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72%	65%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	55%	67%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	53%	65%	73%
STAAR Spanish
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	17%	33%	56%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	58%	63%	65%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	58%	61%	68%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	19%	49%	53%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	40%	52%	60%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	48%	58%	57%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	35%	61%	64%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	60%	68%	59%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63%	53%	69%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	51%	61%	70%
TAKS
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	86%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91%	90%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75%	78%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	92%	90%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	92%	90%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86%	85%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	77%	83%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

* Dr Maria Palmira Mendiola Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.