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Henry Ford Elementary

Summary:

Henry Ford Elementary is a public elementary school in Pharr, Texas, serving 646 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 460 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Henry Ford Elementary faces significant challenges, with a very high Hispanic student population (98.99% to 99.35%) and declining academic performance over the years. The school's statewide ranking has dropped from 1302 out of 4260 Texas elementary schools in 2013-2014 to 2558 out of 4675 in 2023-2024, with a 2-star rating. Performance varies across student groups, with Hispanic students ranking 2052 out of 4401, English Language Learners ranking 1563 out of 3556, and Special Education students ranking 2171 out of 4086. The school's STAAR test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages, particularly in Mathematics and Science.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Daniel Ramirez Elementary and Dr William Long Elementary, Henry Ford Elementary generally performs at a lower level. The school's high poverty rate, with 90.48% to 96.6% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, likely contributes to its academic challenges and may require additional resources and support to address the needs of its economically disadvantaged student population.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1110 E Polk St
       Pharr, TX  78577

(956) 354-2770

District: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2558th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,827 Help


Students who attend Henry Ford Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Liberty Middle
High:    Psja North Early College High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.6 Help
Number of students:  646

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
99.2%
White:
0.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  94.7% Help


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Compare Details Henry Ford Elementary ranks worse than 54.7% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 19th among 25 ranked elementary schools in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.91. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (99.2%), White (0.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 94.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Henry Ford Elementary is 16.6, which is the 9th best among 25 elementary schools in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Henry Ford Elementary is $11,827, which is the 11th highest among 25 elementary schools in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger Rankings:

Henry Ford Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd) 460th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Henry Ford Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Henry Ford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 68.77 1049th 3465 69.7%
2005 70.31 979th 3475 71.8%
2006 64.46 1296th 3476 62.7%
2007 73.65 837th 3724 77.5%
2008 65.38 1335th 3768 64.6%
2009 67.06 1297th 3884 66.6%
2010 49.25 2378th 3937 39.6%
2011 56.04 2065th 4095 49.6%
2012 50.27 2257th 4206 46.3%
2013 55.99 1953rd 4221 53.7%
2014 68.09 1302nd 4260 69.4%
2015 56.84 1964th 4320 54.5%
2016 48.39 2380th 4286 44.5%
2017 57.45 1602nd 4329 63.0%
2018 63.32 1327th 4359 69.6%
2019 63.80 1318th 4479 70.6%
2021 18.08 4002nd 4578 12.6%
2022 36.23 2996th 4581 34.6%
2023 42.18 2654th 4647 42.9%
2024 43.91 2558th 4675 45.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Henry Ford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.81 231st 3226 92.8%
2019 82.14 267th 3333 92.0%
2021 25.49 2938th 3446 14.7%
2022 31.78 2672nd 3487 23.4%
2023 52.25 1563rd 3556 56.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Henry Ford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.02 1525th 3558 57.1%
2019 33.21 2571st 3684 30.2%
2021 20.18 3604th 3799 5.1%
2022 24.46 3420th 3952 13.5%
2023 41.68 2171st 4086 46.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Henry Ford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.75 583rd 4264 86.3%
2019 75.67 559th 4309 87.0%
2021 21.44 3945th 4451 11.4%
2022 49.18 2208th 4477 50.7%
2023 55.51 1791st 4521 60.4%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Henry Ford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.27 34th 112 69.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Henry Ford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.02 1380th 4306 68.0%
2019 62.25 1376th 4348 68.4%
2021 24.43 3571st 4499 20.6%
2022 34.70 3116th 4561 31.7%
2023 36.65 3001st 4588 34.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Henry Ford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.04 1076th 3106 65.4%
2019 56.13 1735th 3184 45.5%
2021 26.66 2425th 3006 19.3%
2022 45.44 2035th 2958 31.2%
2023 61.65 1374th 2980 53.9%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Henry Ford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.85 308th 4240 92.7%
2019 84.69 274th 4295 93.6%
2021 33.16 3113th 4331 28.1%
2022 53.42 1855th 4461 58.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Henry Ford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.92 1331st 4319 69.2%
2019 62.87 1335th 4357 69.4%
2021 16.13 4121st 4498 8.4%
2022 37.66 2882nd 4563 36.8%
2023 46.54 2356th 4585 48.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Henry Ford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.21 848th 4168 79.7%
2019 71.12 821st 4188 80.4%
2021 22.93 3702nd 4329 14.5%
2022 41.48 2659th 4376 39.2%
2023 50.07 2052nd 4401 53.4%
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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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Enrollment information for Henry Ford Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 8 0 0 675 0 n/a n/a 0 683
1990 8 0 0 647 0 n/a n/a 0 655
1991 6 3 0 739 0 n/a n/a -97 651
1992 6 3 0 724 0 n/a n/a 0 733
1993 12 2 0 731 0 n/a n/a 0 745
1994 13 1 0 707 0 n/a n/a 0 721
1995 8 2 0 642 0 n/a n/a 0 652
1996 8 2 0 642 0 n/a n/a 0 652
1997 7 2 0 570 0 n/a n/a 0 579
1998 9 3 0 564 0 n/a n/a 0 576
1999 10 3 0 573 0 n/a n/a 0 586
2000 7 3 0 480 0 n/a n/a 0 490
2001 10 0 2 546 0 n/a n/a 0 558
2002 7 0 0 563 0 n/a n/a 0 570
2003 7 0 0 563 0 n/a n/a 0 570
2004 7 0 0 556 0 n/a n/a 0 563
2005 3 0 0 533 0 n/a n/a 0 536
2006 2 0 0 555 1 n/a n/a 0 558
2007 3 0 1 568 2 n/a n/a 0 574
2008 6 0 0 571 2 n/a n/a 0 579
2009 4 0 0 569 2 n/a n/a 0 575
2010 3 0 1 534 2 n/a n/a 0 540
2011 3 1 0 530 0 0 0 0 534
2012 1 0 0 507 0 0 0 0 508
2013 3 0 0 511 0 0 0 0 514
2014 0 0 0 518 0 0 0 0 518
2015 2 1 0 817 1 0 0 0 821
2016 7 1 0 826 1 0 0 0 835
2017 8 1 1 785 1 0 0 0 796
2018 8 1 0 769 1 0 0 0 779
2019 7 1 0 761 1 0 0 0 770
2020 6 0 0 762 0 0 0 0 768
2021 7 0 0 686 0 0 0 0 693
2022 3 1 0 614 0 0 0 0 618
2023 5 0 0 641 0 0 0 0 646

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 Henry Ford Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 683 n/a n/a n/a
1990 655 39.0 16.7 n/a
1991 651 40.4 16.1 n/a
1992 733 39.7 18.4 84.7
1993 745 43.0 17.3 88.6
1994 721 40.7 17.7 81.1
1995 652 39.9 16.3 66.9
1996 652 39.9 16.3 66.9
1997 579 40.0 14.5 54.7
1998 576 37.9 15.2 44.4
1999 586 38.0 15.4 33.8
2000 490 33.0 14.8 21.4
2001 558 35.0 15.9 10.2
2002 570 34.0 16.8 2.1
2003 570 34.0 16.8 2.1
2004 563 33.0 17.1 3.4
2005 536 34.0 15.8 4.7
2006 558 36.0 15.5 0
2007 574 35.0 16.4 0
2008 579 33.8 17.1 0
2009 575 35.0 16.4 0
2010 540 34.0 15.8 0
2011 534 34.0 15.7 0
2012 508 31.0 16.3 0
2013 514 31.0 16.5 85.2
2014 518 30.9 16.7 86.9
2015 821 47.0 17.4 88.4
2016 835 49.0 17.0 87.3
2017 796 49.8 15.9 88.9
2018 779 47.9 16.2 91.3
2019 770 46.8 16.4 91.2
2020 768 45.9 16.7 91.5
2021 693 44.8 15.4 90.5
2022 618 37.0 16.7 96.6
2023 646 38.7 16.6 94.7

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 Henry Ford Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 683 n/a n/a n/a
1990 655 39.0 16.7 n/a
1991 651 40.4 16.1 n/a
1992 733 39.7 18.4 84.7
1993 745 43.0 17.3 88.6
1994 721 40.7 17.7 81.1
1995 652 39.9 16.3 66.9
1996 652 39.9 16.3 66.9
1997 579 40.0 14.5 54.7
1998 576 37.9 15.2 44.4
1999 586 38.0 15.4 33.8
2000 490 33.0 14.8 21.4
2001 558 35.0 15.9 10.2
2002 570 34.0 16.8 2.1
2003 570 34.0 16.8 2.1
2004 563 33.0 17.1 3.4
2005 536 34.0 15.8 4.7
2006 558 36.0 15.5 0
2007 574 35.0 16.4 0
2008 579 33.8 17.1 0
2009 575 35.0 16.4 0
2010 540 34.0 15.8 0
2011 534 34.0 15.7 0
2012 508 31.0 16.3 0
2013 514 31.0 16.5 85.2
2014 518 30.9 16.7 86.9
2015 821 47.0 17.4 88.4
2016 835 49.0 17.0 87.3
2017 796 49.8 15.9 88.9
2018 779 47.9 16.2 91.3
2019 770 46.8 16.4 91.2
2020 768 45.9 16.7 91.5
2021 693 44.8 15.4 90.5
2022 618 37.0 16.7 96.6
2023 646 38.7 16.6 94.7

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 Henry Ford Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,282 (12.1%) $9,287 (87.9%) $10,569
2020 $1,075 (10.2%) $9,441 (89.8%) $10,516
2021 $2,584 (21.8%) $9,242 (78.1%) $11,827

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Henry Ford Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 1318th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2654th of 4647 Elementary schools
 27.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Henry Ford Elementary)4634
 12%
   3rd Grade Reading (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd))4446
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Henry Ford Elementary)5839
 19%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd))5540
 15%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Henry Ford Elementary)6031
 29%
   3rd Grade Reading (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd))4525
 20%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
4th Grade Reading (Henry Ford Elementary)4536
 9%
   4th Grade Reading (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd))4845
 3%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Henry Ford Elementary)4245
 3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd))4849
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (Henry Ford Elementary)1317
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd))2937
 8%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
5th Grade Reading (Henry Ford Elementary)6056
 4%
   5th Grade Reading (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd))4855
 7%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Henry Ford Elementary)5644
 12%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd))6149
 12%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Henry Ford Elementary)5528
 27%
   5th Grade Science (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd))5534
 21%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
5th Grade Reading (Henry Ford Elementary)6118
 43%
   5th Grade Reading (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd))5940
 19%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5333
 20%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students770646
 16.1%
African American10
 100%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian00
Hispanic761641
 15.8%
Pacific Islander00
White75
 28.6%
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients91.2%94.7%
 3.6%

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Students who attend Henry Ford Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Liberty Middle
High : Psja North Early College High School

Henry Ford Elementary ranks 2558th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 646 students attended Henry Ford Elementary.

Students at Henry Ford Elementary are 99% Hispanic.


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