Other / mixed grade configuration · Pharr, TX

Raul Longoria El

Federal NCES profile for Raul Longoria El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 24/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 483486003922
0/100100/10024/100
👥 S:T ratio
27
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Raul Longoria El earns 24/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 87% of Texas schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Texas schools.

#24 of 25
schools in Pharr · Resource Index
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Resource Index · Lower
18.3:1
large classes for Texas
93.8%
free-lunch eligible

Raul Longoria El has class sizes larger than 87% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Raul Longoria El ranks #24 of 25 schools in Pharr, TX.

School address

Enrollment

568

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

31.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

18.3:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

+24% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

93.8%

vs 61.9% Texas avg

+52% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Raul Longoria El compares with Texas and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Raul Longoria El

Raul Longoria El is a high-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Pharr, Texas, enrolling 568 students.

Class loads run heavy: 18.3:1 is larger than about 87% of Texas schools and 24% above the 14.7:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Economic need is high: 93.8% of students qualify for free meals, 52% above the Texas average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

With 568 students, its enrollment sits close to the Texas median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 96% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Among 1,705 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #1,578, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (99% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 3/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 568 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 41.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 29.3% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Isd also operates Psja Early College H S (2,300 students) and Psja North Early College H S (2,166 students) alongside Raul Longoria El.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Raul Longoria El compares

Raul Longoria El on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 18.3:1 ▲ 24% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 93.8% ▲ 52% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 568 top 41% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

18.3:1
Leaner classes than 23% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
568
Bigger than 70% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
93.8%
free-lunch eligible - 52% above the Texas average of 61.9%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
18.3:1
students per teacher - 24% above state mean
Top 87% in Texas - lower ratio than 13% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
41.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$14,594
per pupil, district-wide - above Texas avg of $13,644
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 568 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 98.6%
White 0.9%
African American 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 98.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 2.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 2.8, Raul Longoria El is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Isd, which includes Raul Longoria El.

$14,594
Per student
+7%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-12%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 16.0%
State 54.7%
Federal 29.3%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Raul Longoria El Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Psja Early College H S Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Psja North Early College H S Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Psja Memorial Early College H S Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Psja Southwest Early College H S Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Lyndon B Johnson Middle Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Raul Longoria El's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Isd · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Raul Longoria El's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Raul Longoria El

How many students attend Raul Longoria El?

Raul Longoria El has 568 students enrolled. It is a public school in Pharr, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Raul Longoria El?

The student-teacher ratio at Raul Longoria El is 18.3:1, which is 24% higher than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 17% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Raul Longoria El?

93.8% of students at Raul Longoria El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Raul Longoria El?

The largest demographic group at Raul Longoria El is Hispanic or Latino at 98.6% of enrollment, in Pharr, TX.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Raul Longoria El?

Raul Longoria El has a Resource Investment Index of 24/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Raul Longoria El rank among schools in Pharr?

By Resource Investment Index, Raul Longoria El ranks #24 of 25 schools in Pharr, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Pharr on the city page.

Is Raul Longoria El a good school?

Raul Longoria El earns 24/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 87% of Texas schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Texas schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Isd?

Besides Raul Longoria El, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Isd also operates Psja Early College H S (2,300 students), Psja North Early College H S (2,166 students), and Psja Memorial Early College H S (1,997 students). See the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Isd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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