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THIGPEN-ZAVALA EL

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Regular School · MCALLEN, TX

THIGPEN-ZAVALA EL is a regular school school in MCALLEN, Texas, serving grades PK–05 with 470 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.9:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
470
Teachers (FTE)
31.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
14.9:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 463 99%
Asian 3 1%
White 2 0%
Two or more races 1 0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 470 251M / 219F

English Language Learners: 221 (47% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 25-29% 36.4% 171
Reading Proficiency 15-19% 41.3% 171
Science Proficiency 11-19% 56

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.19 grade levels
Math
+0.41 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
20 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
2
0.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
43
9.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 470 100%

Contact & Location

2500 GALVESTON AVE

MCALLEN, TX 78501

Phone: (956)971-4377

http://thigpen-zavala.mcallenisd.org

District

MCALLEN ISD

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,597

District enrollment: 20,399

Other Schools in District

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NCES ID

482967011960

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD