West RGV News

There were 4,140 students enrolled in Edcouch-Elsa ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 8.8% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.5% of them were boys, and 49.5% were girls.

Data also shows that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 99.6% of the Edcouch-Elsa ISD total enrollment.

Edcouch-Elsa ISD roughly covers schools within Hidalgo County with its main office in Edcouch.

Among the nine schools in Edcouch-Elsa ISD, Edcouch-Elsa High School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,285 students in the 2021-22 school year.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

"The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students... dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools... gun violence, and mental health issues," claimed the Texas Almanac.

School	Total Enrollment
Edcouch-Elsa High School	1,285
Carlos Truan Junior High School	668
L. B. Johnson Elementary School	449
Ruben C. Rodriguez Elementary School	399
Santiago Garcia Elementary School	367
Kennedy Elementary School	349
Jorge R. Gutierrez Early Childhood Center	306
David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy	282
Edcouch-Elsa High School Academy	35