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Jessie L Jensen El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

510 N Glasscock Blvd, Alton, TX 78573 · (956) 580-5252 · Part of Sharyland Independent School District

Alton’s School Grade C better than 28% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
615
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
88%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Jessie L Jensen El

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 13.9% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

510 N Glasscock Blvd, Alton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K48
Kindergarten78
Grade 180
Grade 280
Grade 383
Grade 482
Grade 587
Grade 677
Enrollment over time
540’20
527’21
543’22
567’23
615’24

Up 13.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 95%White 4%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Jessie L Jensen El from Alton families.

Other schools in Sharyland Independent School District

The district →
John H Shary El
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mission
C+
652 students16:1
Olivero Garza Sr. El
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · McAllen
D
648 students16:1
Donna Wernecke El
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · McAllen
C
631 students15:1
Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen El
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · McAllen
C
611 students17:1
Harry Shimotsu El
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mission
A−
605 students18:1
Romulo D Martinez El
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mission
B−
525 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Alton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.