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Enrollment
731
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD·NCES 483486009301
Augusto Guerra Elementary School
807 FM495, ALAMO, TX 78516 · (956) 354-2810 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL731 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
707 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 176 | 24% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
57.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +36.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 36 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 28.0% | 18.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 26.0% | 31.0% | 21.0% | 22.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 59.0% | 57.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 21.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Augusto Guerra Elementary School
Augusto Guerra Elementary School's state test result (47.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusto Guerra Elementary School this school | 731 | 96.7% | 47.8% |
| Dr William Long Elementary School PHARR | 767 | 96.3% | 44.5% |
| Moreno Elementary School HOUSTON | 697 | 96.7% | 45.2% |
| Champion Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 710 | 94.8% | 47.3% |
| De Chaumes Elementary School HOUSTON | 680 | 96.5% | 39.0% |
| IDEA Academy DONNA | 744 | 97.3% | 36.1% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Augusto Guerra Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #1,659 of 4,401 | #69 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,176 of 4,466 ▲ 306 | #44 of 183 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,562 of 4,466 ▼ 21 | #56 of 183 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #946 of 3,998 | #37 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 731 | #736 of 4,938 | #16 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #4,108 of 4,622 | #147 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.9% | #4,469 of 4,628 | #111 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.7% | #309 of 4,789 | #28 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.0% | #525 of 1,307 | #17 of 53 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
731
+135 (+23%) vs 2020
+12% since 2010-11, when it was 655
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 16.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 731 | 41.6 | 17.6:1 | 97% (707) |
| 2023-24 | 700 | 39.4 | 17.8:1 | 97% (676) |
| 2022-23 | 675 | 35.9 | 18.8:1 | 96% (651) |
| 2020-21 | 596 | 36 | 16.6:1 | 97% (578) |
| 2017-18 | 630 | 37.7 | 16.7:1 | 94% (591) |
| 2015-16 | 540 | 33 | 16.4:1 | 93% (503) |
| 2010-11 | 655 | 38 | 17.2:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Augusto Guerra Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (630 to 731); teachers up 10% (37.7 to 41.6).
About Augusto Guerra Elementary School
Augusto Guerra Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in ALAMO, Texas. Its enrollment is 731 students, spread over pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Texas enroll around 519, and this school is 41% larger than that mark.
In PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD, 44 schools enroll a combined 29,749 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Augusto Guerra Elementary School is 99%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 2%.
The school lists 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 97% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hidalgo County is 85%.
On the allk12 Grade, Augusto Guerra Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 83% of Texas public elementary schools.
In Texas, Augusto Guerra Elementary School is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.8% compared with a predicted 32.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Hidalgo County show that median household income comes to about $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hidalgo County counts 364 public schools with about 212,859 students.
Santos Livas Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Augusto Guerra Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Augusto Guerra Elementary School ranks 1st of 9 on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 731 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 596. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.6:1 in 2020-21, and 17.6:1 in 2024-25.
This community page is for conversations about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD
- Psja Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,300 students
- Psja North Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,166 students
- Psja Memorial Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Psja Southwest Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- Lyndon B Johnson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- Austin Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
Other schools in ALAMO
- Psja Memorial Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Vanguard MozartCombined · 1,236 students
- Audie Murphy Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- IDEA College Preparatory AlamoHigh · 737 students
- John McKeever Elementary SchoolElementary · 699 students
- IDEA Academy AlamoElementary · 698 students
Nearby schools
- Santos Livas Elementary School0.6 mi · 515
- Audie Murphy Middle School0.7 mi · 790
- IDEA Academy Alamo0.8 mi · 698
- IDEA College Preparatory Alamo0.8 mi · 737
- Zeferino Farias Elementary School1.2 mi · 520
- Capt D Salinas II Elementary School1.6 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About Augusto Guerra Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Augusto Guerra Elementary School?
Augusto Guerra Elementary School enrolls approximately 731 students in grades PK-05.
Is Augusto Guerra Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Augusto Guerra Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Augusto Guerra Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Augusto Guerra Elementary School is approximately 17.6:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Augusto Guerra Elementary School?
At Augusto Guerra Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 99% Hispanic.
What district is Augusto Guerra Elementary School in?
Augusto Guerra Elementary School is part of PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.