Thigpen-Zavala Elementary School

School County Hidalgo County MCALLEN ISD Elementary SchoolDetail

2500 Galveston Ave, Mcallen, TX, 78501 Get directions ->

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Thigpen-Zavala Elementary School is located at 2500 GALVESTON AVE, MCALLEN, TX, 78501. The school is part of MCALLEN ISD.

To contact the school, call (956) 971-4377.

Teachers

Thigpen-Zavala Elementary School employs 32 teachers, who have been with the school an average of 11 years. The teachers average 13 years of experience in teaching. The school currently has 469 students with a student to teacher ratio of 14.60 S/T. The special education division has 1 teacher assisting it. Thigpen-Zavala Elementary School also employs 10 education aids.

School Summary

Public School

Grade Span

EE-05

Enrollment

470

Is Charter

Address

2500 GALVESTON AVE, MCALLEN, TX, 78501
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Principal

MRS SONIA CASAS

School District

MCALLEN ISD

Phone

(956) 971-4377

County

Hidalgo County

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Accountability Ratings & Designations

of Thigpen-Zavala Elementary School

Accountability Ratings

Excellent

Texas edu board’s ratings

Scaled Score
Student Achievement	86
Student Progress	95
Closing Performance Gaps	100
Overall	97

Distinction Designations

Read/ELA

Mathematics

Science

Social Studies

Post-Secondary

Comparative Academic Growth

Comparative Closing the Gaps

Thigpen-Zavala Elementary School Student / Staff Statistics

Student Statistics

Racial/Ethnic Group
Racial/Ethnic Group	Number	Percent
African American	0	0.00%
Hispanic	450	95.95%
White	19	4.05%
Asian	0	0.00%
Native American	0	0.00%
Two or More Races	0	0.00%
Total Students	469	100.00%
Eco Disadvantaged	446	95.10%
Limited English Proficiency	294	62.69%

Program/Count/Percent
Program	Count	Percent
Bilingual	330	70.36%
Gifted & Talented	20	4.26%
Special Education	71	15.14%
Teacher Student Ratio		14.60 S/T

Staff Statistics

By Experience
By Experience	Count	Percent
Over 30 years	1	3.11%
20 - 30 years	3	9.32%
10 - 20 years	15	46.58%
6 - 10 years	8	23.29%
1- 5 years	5	15.53%
Beginning Teacher	1	1.86%
Teacher Experience Average	13.20 yrs
Teacher Tenure Average	10.70 yrs

Teacher Type	Number	Percent
Total Teachers	32	100%
Female Teachers	26	81.06 %
Male Teachers	6	18.94 %
School Admin	2
School Support	7
Edu Aids	10
Special Education	1

Thigpen-Zavala Elementary School 2022 STAAR Statistics

STAAR Statistics
Group	All Subjects	Read/ELA	Math	Science	Soc Studies
ALL	85%	86%	84%	82%	.%
African American	.%	.%	.%	.%	.%
Hispanic	85%	86%	85%	82%	.%
White	88%	*%	*%	.%	.%
Asian	.%	.%	.%	.%	.%
Two or More Races	.%	.%	.%	.%	.%
Economically Disadvantaged	84%	85%	83%	81%	.%
Male Students	87%	87%	89%	81%	.%
Female Students	82%	86%	79%	84%	.%
Special Education	63%	68%	59%	57%	.%
Limited English Proficiency	82%	83%	81%	84%	.%

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