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Airport Elementary

Summary:

Airport Elementary is a public elementary school in Weslaco, Texas, serving 792 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Weslaco Independent School District, which is ranked 483 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The student population at Airport Elementary is predominantly Hispanic (98.11%) and has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (86.36%).

Academically, Airport Elementary's performance on STAAR tests is generally below the district and state averages across various grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of 3rd-grade students at Airport Elementary who were proficient or better in STAAR Reading (52.69%) was lower than the district (47.64%) and state (48.85%) averages. Similarly, the percentage of 5th-grade students at Airport Elementary who were proficient or better in STAAR Science (15.04%) was significantly lower than the district (29.69%) and state (26.29%) averages. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with English Language Learners and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds performing particularly poorly compared to their peers.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Weslaco ISD, Airport Elementary's academic performance is generally lower than that of Memorial Elementary and Raul A. Gonzalez Junior Elementary, which have higher STAAR test scores and better overall rankings. However, Airport Elementary outperforms some nearby schools, such as Dr. R.E. Margo Elementary and North Bridge Elementary, in certain academic areas. The school's inconsistent performance over the years and the potential impact of its high percentage of economically disadvantaged students and relatively high student-teacher ratio suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to address the specific needs of its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 410 N Airport Dr
       Weslaco, TX  78596-5508

(956) 969-6770

District: Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2273rd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,024 Help


Students who attend Airport Elementary usually attend:

High:    Weslaco East High School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.0 Help
Number of students:  792

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
98.1%
White:
1.6%
Two or more races:
0.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  86.4% Help


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Compare Details Airport Elementary ranks better than 51.4% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 6th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Weslaco Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 48.07. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (98.1%), White (1.6%), two or more races (0.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 86.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Airport Elementary is 18. 6 elementary schools in the Weslaco Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Airport Elementary is $12,024, which is the 2nd highest among 10 elementary schools in the Weslaco Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger Rankings:

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

Weslaco Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Weslaco Independent School District (Isd) 483rd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Airport Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Airport Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 58.77 1544th 3465 55.4%
2005 62.60 1391st 3475 60.0%
2006 70.68 988th 3476 71.6%
2007 70.59 1032nd 3724 72.3%
2008 60.77 1615th 3768 57.1%
2009 70.20 1082nd 3884 72.1%
2010 76.32 698th 3937 82.3%
2011 68.79 1265th 4095 69.1%
2012 54.89 1999th 4206 52.5%
2013 48.16 2392nd 4221 43.3%
2014 60.46 1734th 4260 59.3%
2015 55.39 2045th 4320 52.7%
2016 50.36 2287th 4286 46.6%
2017 37.38 2691st 4329 37.8%
2018 56.19 1670th 4359 61.7%
2019 59.00 1566th 4479 65.0%
2021 31.93 3045th 4578 33.5%
2022 51.45 2075th 4581 54.7%
2023 50.22 2165th 4647 53.4%
2024 48.07 2273rd 4675 51.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Airport Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.93 880th 3226 72.7%
2019 56.48 1248th 3333 62.6%
2021 25.03 2967th 3446 13.9%
2022 38.43 2296th 3487 34.2%
2023 35.26 2508th 3556 29.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Airport Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.65 516th 3558 85.5%
2019 39.77 2077th 3684 43.6%
2021 28.20 2955th 3799 22.2%
2022 42.37 2110th 3952 46.6%
2023 42.52 2113th 4086 48.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Airport Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.03 1270th 4264 70.2%
2019 70.31 792nd 4309 81.6%
2021 33.70 3136th 4451 29.5%
2022 66.50 1077th 4477 75.9%
2023 56.43 1735th 4521 61.6%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Airport Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.48 48th 112 57.1%
2019 46.63 53rd 93 43.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Airport Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.85 1595th 4306 63.0%
2019 50.38 2027th 4348 53.4%
2021 29.51 3225th 4499 28.3%
2022 43.86 2536th 4561 44.4%
2023 42.22 2656th 4588 42.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Airport Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.62 747th 3106 75.9%
2019 72.95 602nd 3184 81.1%
2022 54.54 1666th 2958 43.7%
2023 67.86 975th 2980 67.3%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Airport Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.51 636th 4240 85.0%
2019 72.29 690th 4295 83.9%
2021 37.46 2763rd 4331 36.2%
2022 70.20 829th 4461 81.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Airport Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.52 1872nd 4319 56.7%
2019 66.78 1151st 4357 73.6%
2021 36.49 2769th 4498 38.4%
2022 58.64 1679th 4563 63.2%
2023 57.79 1711th 4585 62.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Airport Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.94 1221st 4168 70.7%
2019 67.12 1011th 4188 75.9%
2021 39.05 2640th 4329 39.0%
2022 58.13 1573rd 4376 64.1%
2023 57.74 1603rd 4401 63.6%
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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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Enrollment information for Airport Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 20 0 1 568 0 n/a n/a 0 589
1990 27 0 1 989 0 n/a n/a 0 1017
1991 20 1 2 1046 0 n/a n/a 0 1069
1992 13 0 0 1200 0 n/a n/a 0 1213
1993 8 2 0 1049 0 n/a n/a 0 1059
1994 12 0 0 1000 0 n/a n/a 0 1012
1995 12 1 1 764 0 n/a n/a 0 778
1996 12 1 1 764 0 n/a n/a 0 778
1997 7 1 0 774 0 n/a n/a 0 782
1998 8 1 0 722 0 n/a n/a 0 731
1999 10 3 3 684 0 n/a n/a 0 700
2000 9 3 4 710 0 n/a n/a 0 726
2001 5 2 5 664 0 n/a n/a 0 676
2002 6 2 0 862 0 n/a n/a 0 870
2003 6 2 0 862 0 n/a n/a 0 870
2004 8 3 0 884 0 n/a n/a 0 895
2005 8 1 1 902 0 n/a n/a 0 912
2006 6 1 1 821 0 n/a n/a 0 829
2007 5 0 0 773 0 n/a n/a 0 778
2008 5 0 0 802 0 n/a n/a 0 807
2009 6 1 0 821 0 n/a n/a 0 828
2010 6 0 0 844 0 n/a n/a 0 850
2011 6 0 2 828 1 0 0 0 837
2012 1 0 0 750 1 0 0 0 752
2013 2 0 0 753 1 0 0 0 756
2014 3 0 0 722 1 0 0 0 726
2015 2 0 0 676 1 0 0 0 679
2016 7 0 0 661 1 0 0 0 669
2017 10 0 0 644 1 0 0 0 655
2018 7 0 0 561 0 0 0 0 568
2019 17 0 0 851 0 0 0 0 868
2020 14 0 0 869 0 0 0 0 883
2021 7 0 0 725 0 0 0 0 732
2022 9 0 0 636 0 0 0 0 645
2023 13 0 0 777 0 0 2 0 792

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 Airport Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 589 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1017 58.0 17.5 n/a
1991 1069 58.8 18.1 n/a
1992 1213 60.0 20.2 90.8
1993 1059 58.0 18.3 86.1
1994 1012 54.3 18.6 85.9
1995 778 46.0 16.9 88.6
1996 778 46.0 16.9 88.6
1997 782 45.9 17.0 88
1998 731 45.9 15.9 85
1999 700 44.0 15.9 79.9
2000 726 46.8 15.5 61.8
2001 676 46.0 14.7 43.9
2002 870 51.2 17.0 20
2003 870 51.2 17.0 20
2004 895 52.0 17.2 9.8
2005 912 51.4 17.7 1.5
2006 829 55.7 14.9 0
2007 778 54.2 14.4 0
2008 807 55.0 14.7 0
2009 828 54.0 15.3 0
2010 850 53.9 15.7 0
2011 837 53.5 15.6 0
2012 752 46.5 16.1 0
2013 756 45.5 16.6 83.9
2014 726 46.6 15.5 84.7
2015 679 44.0 15.4 78.9
2016 669 42.0 15.9 82.4
2017 655 43.5 15.0 83.8
2018 568 41.5 13.6 81
2019 868 59.4 14.6 85.3
2020 883 54.3 16.2 84
2021 732 50.6 14.4 90.2
2022 645 46.7 13.8 83.6
2023 792 44.0 18.0 86.4

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 Airport Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 589 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1017 58.0 17.5 n/a
1991 1069 58.8 18.1 n/a
1992 1213 60.0 20.2 90.8
1993 1059 58.0 18.3 86.1
1994 1012 54.3 18.6 85.9
1995 778 46.0 16.9 88.6
1996 778 46.0 16.9 88.6
1997 782 45.9 17.0 88
1998 731 45.9 15.9 85
1999 700 44.0 15.9 79.9
2000 726 46.8 15.5 61.8
2001 676 46.0 14.7 43.9
2002 870 51.2 17.0 20
2003 870 51.2 17.0 20
2004 895 52.0 17.2 9.8
2005 912 51.4 17.7 1.5
2006 829 55.7 14.9 0
2007 778 54.2 14.4 0
2008 807 55.0 14.7 0
2009 828 54.0 15.3 0
2010 850 53.9 15.7 0
2011 837 53.5 15.6 0
2012 752 46.5 16.1 0
2013 756 45.5 16.6 83.9
2014 726 46.6 15.5 84.7
2015 679 44.0 15.4 78.9
2016 669 42.0 15.9 82.4
2017 655 43.5 15.0 83.8
2018 568 41.5 13.6 81
2019 868 59.4 14.6 85.3
2020 883 54.3 16.2 84
2021 732 50.6 14.4 90.2
2022 645 46.7 13.8 83.6
2023 792 44.0 18.0 86.4

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 Airport Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $937 (9.1%) $9,312 (90.9%) $10,249
2020 $1,458 (14.6%) $8,546 (85.4%) $10,004
2021 $1,444 (12.0%) $10,580 (88.0%) $12,024

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Airport 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 1566th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2165th of 4647 Elementary schools
 11.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Airport Elementary)4752
 5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Weslaco Independent School District (Isd))4349
 6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Airport Elementary)5347
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Weslaco Independent School District (Isd))5443
 11%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Airport Elementary)5247
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Weslaco Independent School District (Isd))4948
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Airport Elementary)4456
 12%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Weslaco Independent School District (Isd))5151
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Airport Elementary)5451
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Weslaco Independent School District (Isd))4757
 10%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Airport Elementary)5735
 22%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Weslaco Independent School District (Isd))6251
 11%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Airport Elementary)4724
 23%
   5th Grade Science (Weslaco Independent School District (Isd))5940
 19%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students868792
 8.8%
African American00
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic851777
 8.7%
Pacific Islander00
White1713
 23.5%
Two or More Races02
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients85.3%86.4%
 1.1%

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Students who attend Airport Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Weslaco East High School

Airport Elementary ranks 2273rd of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 792 students attended Airport Elementary.

Students at Airport Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 2% White.


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