McAuliffe Elementary

Summary:

McAuliffe Elementary is a public elementary school in McAllen, Texas, serving grades PK-5 and part of the McAllen Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 323 out of 968 districts in the state.

McAuliffe Elementary has shown mixed performance on STAAR tests compared to the district and state averages. While the school outperformed the district and state in 3rd grade reading, it underperformed in 4th grade reading and 5th grade science. The school's performance across different student subgroups has also been variable, with rankings ranging from 1 to 4 stars out of 5, particularly for special education and gifted and talented students. However, the school has seen an increase in per-student spending, from $9,235 in 2018-2019 to $12,360 in 2020-2021, and a relatively stable student-teacher ratio.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Lucile Hendricks Elementary and Castaneda Elementary, which have higher rankings and better STAAR test scores, McAuliffe Elementary's performance is generally lower. However, the school outperforms other nearby schools, such as Wilson Elementary, in certain areas, like 5th grade science proficiency. The high percentage of students from low-income families at McAuliffe Elementary, with 84.26% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to the school's mixed academic performance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 3000 Daffodil Ave
       McAllen, TX  78501-5812


(956) 971-4400

District: McAllen Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2354th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,360 Help


Students who attend McAuliffe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    De Leon Middle
High:    Rowe High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.2 Help
Number of students:  392

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
95.2%
White:
3.6%
African American:
0.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  84.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details McAuliffe Elementary ranks worse than 50.4% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 13th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the McAllen Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.83. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (95.2%), White (3.6%), African American (0.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 84.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at McAuliffe Elementary is 12.2, which is the 3rd best among 18 elementary schools in the McAllen Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at McAuliffe Elementary is $12,360, which is the 4th highest among 18 elementary schools in the McAllen Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

McAuliffe Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks McAuliffe Elementary 2354th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See McAuliffe Elementary in the ranking list.)

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McAllen Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks McAllen Independent School District (Isd) 323rd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for McAuliffe Elementary

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Rank History for all students at McAuliffe Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 17.44 3231st 3465 6.8%
2005 26.23 2970th 3475 14.5%
2006 34.00 2710th 3476 22.0%
2007 37.57 2790th 3724 25.1%
2008 63.71 1436th 3768 61.9%
2009 64.87 1437th 3884 63.0%
2010 56.88 1969th 3937 50.0%
2011 76.87 698th 4095 83.0%
2012 56.72 1883rd 4206 55.2%
2013 50.47 2276th 4221 46.1%
2014 48.10 2444th 4260 42.6%
2015 43.61 2670th 4320 38.2%
2016 60.67 1734th 4286 59.5%
2017 58.03 1578th 4329 63.5%
2018 53.65 1813th 4359 58.4%
2019 44.70 2366th 4479 47.2%
2021 28.56 3265th 4578 28.7%
2022 57.43 1727th 4581 62.3%
2023 46.11 2410th 4647 48.1%
2024 46.83 2354th 4675 49.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at McAuliffe Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.81 843rd 3226 73.9%
2019 48.75 1638th 3333 50.9%
2021 32.79 2507th 3446 27.2%
2022 52.14 1520th 3487 56.4%
2023 45.89 1911th 3556 46.3%
2024 41.84 2077th 3638 42.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at McAuliffe Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.82 659th 3558 81.5%
2019 62.49 835th 3684 77.3%
2022 42.85 2079th 3952 47.4%
2023 22.44 3642nd 4086 10.9%
2024 62.95 1100th 4261 74.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at McAuliffe Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.16 1491st 4264 65.0%
2019 45.26 2407th 4309 44.1%
2021 28.15 3508th 4451 21.2%
2022 69.50 926th 4477 79.3%
2023 56.13 1752nd 4521 61.2%
2024 53.68 1932nd 4560 57.6%
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Rank History for Female students at McAuliffe Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.48 2402nd 4306 44.2%
2019 47.81 2182nd 4348 49.8%
2021 33.14 2981st 4499 33.7%
2022 59.74 1575th 4561 65.5%
2023 54.44 1887th 4588 58.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at McAuliffe Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.80 2115th 3106 31.9%
2019 42.07 2327th 3184 26.9%
2021 31.76 2297th 3006 23.6%
2022 74.33 473rd 2958 84.0%
2023 56.49 1643rd 2980 44.9%
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Rank History for At Risk students at McAuliffe Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.24 1128th 4240 73.4%
2019 56.16 1564th 4295 63.6%
2021 30.32 3343rd 4331 22.8%
2022 64.77 1136th 4461 74.5%
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Rank History for Male students at McAuliffe Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.01 1433rd 4319 66.8%
2019 43.11 2446th 4357 43.9%
2021 28.32 3295th 4498 26.7%
2022 53.61 1955th 4563 57.2%
2023 40.84 2713th 4585 40.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at McAuliffe Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.10 1378th 4168 66.9%
2019 52.09 1837th 4188 56.1%
2021 35.71 2866th 4329 33.8%
2022 65.09 1160th 4376 73.5%
2023 49.99 2056th 4401 53.3%
2024 52.86 1921st 4431 56.6%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Reviews:
by a parent
Friday, March 9, 2018

Open Quote this school excellent in standards.great principle and teachers.committed to keeping students safe and academically speaking it is very strict on students when performing at the highest level.i recommend this school to parents for there children. Close Quote



Enrollment information for McAuliffe Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 199 2 6 452 n/a n/a n/a 0 659
1989 205 4 3 483 0 n/a n/a 0 695
1990 215 4 8 521 0 n/a n/a 0 748
1991 226 7 10 545 0 n/a n/a -40 748
1992 207 4 11 552 0 n/a n/a 0 774
1993 215 5 10 599 0 n/a n/a 0 829
1994 188 5 17 594 2 n/a n/a 0 806
1995 152 7 31 577 0 n/a n/a 0 767
1996 152 7 31 577 0 n/a n/a 0 767
1997 140 2 26 659 0 n/a n/a 0 827
1998 111 4 33 620 0 n/a n/a 0 768
1999 111 4 40 641 0 n/a n/a 0 796
2000 97 5 32 790 0 n/a n/a 0 924
2001 71 2 17 819 0 n/a n/a 0 909
2002 40 8 20 749 0 n/a n/a 0 817
2003 40 8 20 749 0 n/a n/a 0 817
2004 43 6 24 772 2 n/a n/a 0 847
2005 31 8 28 753 5 n/a n/a 0 825
2006 23 3 26 802 4 n/a n/a 0 858
2007 27 2 25 860 6 n/a n/a 0 920
2008 25 2 19 737 6 n/a n/a 0 789
2009 24 6 22 737 4 n/a n/a 0 793
2010 22 3 23 750 4 n/a n/a 0 802
2011 16 3 18 753 0 0 0 0 790
2012 23 2 17 760 0 0 1 0 803
2013 18 7 13 670 0 0 1 0 709
2014 19 3 12 680 0 0 1 0 715
2015 13 1 10 619 1 0 1 0 645
2016 22 1 8 593 0 0 2 0 626
2017 17 2 9 550 2 0 0 0 580
2018 15 1 10 509 1 0 2 0 538
2019 14 2 5 505 1 0 0 0 527
2020 15 0 4 459 0 0 0 0 478
2021 13 0 3 409 0 0 0 0 425
2022 12 0 3 387 0 0 1 0 403
2023 13 0 4 396 0 0 0 0 413
2024 14 3 2 373 0 0 0 0 392

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at McAuliffe Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 659 36.0 18.3 n/a
1989 695 n/a n/a n/a
1990 748 41.0 18.2 n/a
1991 748 41.9 17.8 n/a
1992 774 42.3 18.2 32.2
1993 829 43.0 19.3 42.7
1994 806 46.2 17.4 36.8
1995 767 44.0 17.4 41.3
1996 767 44.0 17.4 41.3
1997 827 45.0 18.4 46.3
1998 768 46.9 16.4 44.5
1999 796 46.6 17.1 57.7
2000 924 49.7 18.6 63.2
2001 909 53.5 17.0 69.6
2002 817 47.5 17.2 53.6
2003 817 47.5 17.2 53.6
2004 847 50.1 16.9 54.5
2005 825 48.7 16.9 53.9
2006 858 48.9 17.5 55.6
2007 920 50.8 18.1 37.9
2008 789 49.0 16.1 25.5
2009 793 47.4 16.7 1.1
2010 802 46.4 17.2 0
2011 790 43.9 17.9 1.3
2012 803 40.4 19.8 0
2013 709 42.2 16.7 54
2014 715 42.2 16.9 74.4
2015 645 40.0 16.1 85.7
2016 626 36.0 17.3 82.1
2017 580 36.1 16.0 84.7
2018 538 33.8 15.8 80.9
2019 527 33.6 15.6 86.5
2020 478 35.6 13.3 84.7
2021 425 33.3 12.7 84
2022 403 32.8 12.2 88.3
2023 413 32.0 12.8 84.3
2024 392 32.1 12.2 84.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio McAuliffe Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 659 36.0 18.3 n/a
1989 695 n/a n/a n/a
1990 748 41.0 18.2 n/a
1991 748 41.9 17.8 n/a
1992 774 42.3 18.2 32.2
1993 829 43.0 19.3 42.7
1994 806 46.2 17.4 36.8
1995 767 44.0 17.4 41.3
1996 767 44.0 17.4 41.3
1997 827 45.0 18.4 46.3
1998 768 46.9 16.4 44.5
1999 796 46.6 17.1 57.7
2000 924 49.7 18.6 63.2
2001 909 53.5 17.0 69.6
2002 817 47.5 17.2 53.6
2003 817 47.5 17.2 53.6
2004 847 50.1 16.9 54.5
2005 825 48.7 16.9 53.9
2006 858 48.9 17.5 55.6
2007 920 50.8 18.1 37.9
2008 789 49.0 16.1 25.5
2009 793 47.4 16.7 1.1
2010 802 46.4 17.2 0
2011 790 43.9 17.9 1.3
2012 803 40.4 19.8 0
2013 709 42.2 16.7 54
2014 715 42.2 16.9 74.4
2015 645 40.0 16.1 85.7
2016 626 36.0 17.3 82.1
2017 580 36.1 16.0 84.7
2018 538 33.8 15.8 80.9
2019 527 33.6 15.6 86.5
2020 478 35.6 13.3 84.7
2021 425 33.3 12.7 84
2022 403 32.8 12.2 88.3
2023 413 32.0 12.8 84.3
2024 392 32.1 12.2 84.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for McAuliffe Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $634 (6.9%) $8,601 (93.1%) $9,235
2020 $1,208 (11.3%) $9,529 (88.7%) $10,737
2021 $1,055 (8.5%) $11,306 (91.5%) $12,360

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on McAuliffe Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2366th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2410th of 4647 Elementary schools
 1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (McAuliffe Elementary)4533
 12%
   3rd Grade Reading (McAllen Independent School District (Isd))4653
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (McAuliffe Elementary)3227
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (McAllen Independent School District (Isd))5147
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (McAuliffe Elementary)1925
 6%
   3rd Grade Reading (McAllen Independent School District (Isd))3823
 15%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
4th Grade Reading (McAuliffe Elementary)4148
 7%
   4th Grade Reading (McAllen Independent School District (Isd))4853
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (McAuliffe Elementary)3152
 21%
   4th Grade Mathematics (McAllen Independent School District (Isd))5055
 5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (McAuliffe Elementary)1756
 39%
   4th Grade Reading (McAllen Independent School District (Isd))3641
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2929
5th Grade Reading (McAuliffe Elementary)4962
 13%
   5th Grade Reading (McAllen Independent School District (Isd))5566
 11%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (McAuliffe Elementary)5836
 22%
   5th Grade Mathematics (McAllen Independent School District (Isd))6359
 4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (McAuliffe Elementary)5536
 19%
   5th Grade Science (McAllen Independent School District (Isd))5336
 17%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
5th Grade Reading (McAuliffe Elementary)4075
 35%
   5th Grade Reading (McAllen Independent School District (Isd))6455
 9%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5333
 20%
5th Grade Science (McAuliffe Elementary)2025
 5%
   5th Grade Science (McAllen Independent School District (Isd))2211
 11%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)189
 9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students527413
 21.6%
African American20
 100%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian54
 20%
Hispanic505396
 21.6%
Pacific Islander00
White1413
 7.1%
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients86.5%84.3%
 2.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about McAuliffe Elementary

Students at McAuliffe Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 4% White.

Students who attend McAuliffe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : De Leon Middle
High : Rowe High School

McAuliffe Elementary ranks 2354th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 392 students attended McAuliffe Elementary.


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