Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District
Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District is a public school district based in Edcouch, Texas.
In addition to Edcouch, the district also serves the city of Elsa. The district serves high school students from Monte Alto.
In November of 1968, the Mexican-American Youth Organization organized a boycott of schools. MAYO demanded, among other things, eradication of the no-Spanish-use rule and to introduce Mexican American course content. This boycott legitimized MAYO activism in South Texas. After the school expelled 62 students, the newly founded Mexican American Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit for the school's action. In December the court demanded the school reinstsate the students as political protest is protected by the Constitution.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.Schools
- Edcouch-Elsa High School
- Carlos F. Truan Junior High
- P.F.C. David Ybarra Middle School
- Santiago Garcia Elementary
- John F. Kennedy Elementary
- Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary
- Ruben C. Rodriguez Elementary
- Jorge R. Gutierrez Early Childhood