1
What's one thing BUENA VISTA EL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
515
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD·NCES 483890005808
Buena Vista Elementary School
100 ECHO VLY DR, DEL RIO, TX 78840 · (830) 778-4600 · Val Verde County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL515 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
18.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
280 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +40.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 40 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 29.0% | 22.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 23.0% | 29.0% | 33.0% |
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 | 54.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 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 Buena Vista Elementary School
Buena Vista Elementary School's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Elementary School this school | 515 | 54.4% | 41.3% |
| Blanca E Sanchez MCALLEN | 502 | 56.4% | 57.3% |
| Liberty Elementary School EAGLE PASS | 539 | 53.6% | 65.5% |
| Ruben Hinojosa Elementary School MISSION | 472 | 55.1% | 64.5% |
| Stuart Place Elementary School HARLINGEN | 578 | 54.8% | 43.6% |
| Rayburn Elementary School MCALLEN | 530 | 57.5% | 65.0% |
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 Buena Vista Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Val Verde County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #2,423 of 4,401 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,146 of 4,466 ▼ 150 | #4 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #2,084 of 4,466 ▼ 533 | #2 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.5pp | #692 of 3,998 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 515 | #2,379 of 4,938 | #7 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #4,296 of 4,622 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.4% | #3,881 of 4,628 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.4% | #3,384 of 4,789 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.1% | #932 of 2,838 | #2 of 6 |
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
515
-224 (-30%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 686
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 515 | 28 | 18.4:1 | 54% (280) |
| 2023-24 | 529 | 30.1 | 17.6:1 | 57% (303) |
| 2022-23 | 792 | 45.5 | 17.4:1 | 57% (451) |
| 2020-21 | 739 | 47 | 15.7:1 | 51% (378) |
| 2017-18 | 670 | 44.6 | 15.0:1 | 46% (308) |
| 2015-16 | 695 | 44 | 15.8:1 | 52% (358) |
| 2010-11 | 695 | 43 | 16.2:1 | 41% (286) |
| 2000-01 | 645 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 52% (333) |
| 1990-91 | 686 | 35 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buena Vista Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (670 to 515); teachers down 37% (44.6 to 28).
About Buena Vista Elementary School
Buena Vista Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Texas, located in DEL RIO. A federal count lists 515 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5.
Besides Buena Vista Elementary School, SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD runs 13 other schools. The district enrolls 9,767 students.
Federal enrollment data show Buena Vista Elementary School is 91% Hispanic. It is also 6% White. Val Verde County's residents are about 81% Hispanic, 10 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 16% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 18.4:1, with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 3.3 students per teacher above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 54%. The gap from the 72% average for public schools in Val Verde County is 18 points.
allk12 grades Buena Vista Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Buena Vista Elementary School is -9.2 points: 41.3% actual, 50.5% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Val Verde County show that the median household income is $66,100, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Buena Vista Elementary School is one of 20 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Heritage Academy of Del Rio, is less than a tenth of a mile from Buena Vista Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Buena Vista Elementary School is 4th among 5 schools close by.
Locale data from NCES put Buena Vista Elementary School in a town far from an urbanized area (Town: Remote).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 224 fewer students in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.4:1) than in 2020-21 (15.7:1).
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Val Verde County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,741
Census ACS
Median income
$66,100
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
10,448 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD
- Del Rio High SchoolHigh · 2,447 students
- Del Rio Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,347 students
- San Felipe Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- Ceniza Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 629 students
- Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
Other schools in DEL RIO
- Del Rio High SchoolHigh · 2,447 students
- Del Rio Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,347 students
- San Felipe Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- Ceniza Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 629 students
- Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
Other Buena Vista Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 6 states are named Buena Vista Elementary. Buena Vista Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 11.
- Buena Vista ElementaryGreer, SC · 834 students
- Buena Vista ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 713 students
- Buena Vista ElementaryPalmdale, CA · 573 students
- Buena Vista ElementaryLompoc, CA · 498 students
- Buena Vista ElementaryWalnut Creek, CA · 495 students
Nearby schools
- Heritage Academy of Del Rio0.1 mi · 191
- Heritage Academy of Del Rio Middle School0.6 mi · 254
- Ceniza Hills Elementary School0.9 mi · 629
- Premier H S of Del Rio1.4 mi · 60
- Dr Lonnie Green Jr Elementary School1.5 mi · 591
- Del Rio Early College High School1.6 mi · 472
Frequently asked questions
About Buena Vista Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Buena Vista Elementary School?
Buena Vista Elementary School enrolls approximately 515 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Buena Vista Elementary School serve?
Buena Vista Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Buena Vista Elementary School?
Approximately 18.4:1 students per teacher at Buena Vista Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Buena Vista Elementary School?
At Buena Vista Elementary School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 91% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Buena Vista Elementary School public or private?
Buena Vista Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.