Now is the time to think about where to send your little ones for school, so here is some helpful information on which schools in the Valley have a Dual-Language program. Read this and this if you still aren’t convinced that your kids should be learning Spanish, in addition to English, now – better to learn as a kid than as an adult, right? After all, el ser bilingüe vale por dos!
When deciding upon a campus, it’s good idea to visit the school and try to see a classroom if you can. Many of the area districts are open enrollment, meaning that if you live in Edinburg, which does not have Dual-Language instruction, you can transfer to McAllen. Here is an alphabetical list of the districts and schools that have Dual Language Instruction (100 in total). Note that PSJA has Dual-Languge through high school; McAllen, Harlingen, and La Joya have it in middle school.
- Singleterry Elementary
- Captain D. Salinas Elementary
- S. Garza Elementary
- Salazar Elementary
- Runn Elementary
- M Rivas Elementary
- M. Ochoa Elementary
- Excellence In Leadership Academy
- Wilson Elementary School
- Lamar Elementary Dual Language Academy
- Ben Milam Elementary School
- Lee Means Elementary Fine Arts Academy
- Sam Houston Elementary Dual Language Academy
- Vernon Middle School
- Hidalgo Early Start Academy
- JC Kelly Elementary
- Alejo-Salinas Elementary
- Hidalgo Park Elementary
- Hidalgo Elementary
- Allen & William Arnold Elementary
- Raul Longoria Elementary
- William Long Elementary
- Daniel Ramirez Elementary
- Arnoldo Cantu Sr. Elementary
- Aida C. Escobar Elementary
- Reed & Mock Elementary
- Henry Ford Elementary
- John Doedyns Elementary
- Kelly-Pharr Elementary
- Geraldine Palmer Elementary
- Vida N. Clover Elementary
- Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary
- Alfred Sorensen Elementary
- Santos Livas Elementary
- Austin Middle School
- Kennedy Middle School
- Yzaguirre Middle School
- Liberty Middle School
- LBJ Middle School
- Audie Murphy Middle School
- PSJA Collegiate High School Program
- PSJA Early College High School
- PSJA Thomas Jefferson T-STEM Early College High School
- PSJA North Early College High School
- Enrique Camarena Elementary
- Emiliano Zapata Elementary
- Diaz/Villarreal Elementary
- Kika De La Garza Elementary
- Americo Paredes Elementary
- Patricio Perez Elementary
- Narciso G. Cavazos Elementary
- Elodia R. Chapa Elementary
- Evangelina Garza Elementary
- Henry B. Gonzalez Elementary
- Palmira Mendiola Elementary
- Jose De Escandon Elementary
- Juan N. Seguin Elementary
- Guillermo Flores Elementary
- John F. Kennedy Elementary
- William J. Clinton Elementary
- Domingo Trevino Middle School
- Memorial Middle School
- Blanca E. Sanchez Elementary (my kids go here)
- Pablo Perez Elementary
- Leonelo H. Gonzalez Elementary
- Ben Milam Elementary
- Christa McAuliffe Elementary
- Andrew Jackson Elementary
- Victor Fields Elementary
- Michael E. Fossum Middle School
- Alton Elementary
- Salinas Elementary
- Midkiff Elementary
- Cantu Elementary
- Waitz Elementary
- Cavazos Elementary
- Mims Elementary
- Escobar/Rios Elementary
- Bryan Elementary
- Marcell Elementary
- Castro Elementary
- Pearson Elementary
- Leal Elementary
- Alto Bonito Elementary
- Grulla Elementary
- John and Olive Hinojosa Elementary
- Ringgold Elementary
- Academy for Academic Enhancement
- Alberto & Celia Barrera Elementary
- General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary
- Roque Guerra Jr. Elementary
- Beethoven Elementary
- Rembrant Elementary
- Mozart Elementary
- Picasso Elementary
This information has been provided by RGV PUEDE (Parents United for Excellent Dual Education/Padres Unidos para Educación Dual Excelente, founded by my husband and me.) For more, see www.rgvpuede.org. If you want to join PUEDE, you may do so on the website. If you belong to a district that does not have Dual Language Education, and you want to advocate for it, please send an email to [email protected].
Gracias Mariana