Public schools in Elsa, TX
Elsa has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 3 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 4,271 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Edcouch-Elsa ISD runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Elsa's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Elsa | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edcouch-Elsa ISD | 5 | 4,366 | $16,208 |
| Idea Public Schools | 2 | 74,217 | $11,857 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
3 high schools in Elsa, 2,116 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edcouch-Elsa High School | 1,309 | 12.3 | 91.5% | Edcouch-Elsa ISD |
| Idea Elsa College Preparatory | 737 | 16.0 | 89.7% | Idea Public Schools |
| Edcouch-Elsa H S Academy | 70 | 15.2 | 78.6% | Edcouch-Elsa ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Elsa, 584 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Truan Junior High | 584 | 12.8 | 90.8% | Edcouch-Elsa ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 elementary schools in Elsa, 1,571 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idea Elsa Academy | 718 | 21.0 | 88.7% | Idea Public Schools |
| L B J Elementary | 470 | 15.7 | 91.9% | Edcouch-Elsa ISD |
| Kennedy Elementary | 383 | 13.7 | 93.7% | Edcouch-Elsa ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Elsa's public schools compare with Texas's
The median Elsa school has 15.2 students per full-time teacher, more than the Texas median of 14.5. 100% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 584 students (state 507).
| Elsa | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 15.2 | 14.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 584 | 507 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 100% | 70% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 52% |
| Charter schools | 29% | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 7 Elsa schools and the 8,846 Texas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Elsa
- Edcouch-Elsa ISDRuns 5 of Elsa's 7 public schools and spent $16,208 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,208
- Edcouch-Elsa High School, the largest high school in Elsa1,309 students in 2024-25, 12.3 per teacher.1,309
- Compare Edcouch-Elsa ISD with Idea Public SchoolsElsa's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in TexasTexas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for an Elsa addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Elsa
How many public schools are in Elsa, TX?
7 public schools with an address in Elsa were open in 2024-25: 3 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 4,271 students. 2 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Elsa?
Edcouch-Elsa High School, with 1,309 students in 2024-25 (Edcouch-Elsa ISD).Which districts run Elsa's schools?
Edcouch-Elsa ISD (5 schools), Idea Public Schools (2 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25