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Enrollment
493
Elementary
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD·NCES 483714011012
Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School
8001 TROPHY RD, RIO GRANDE CITY, TX 78582 · (956) 370-4413 · Starr County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL493 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
14.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
448 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 98 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
1%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 1% · 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
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
57.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +43.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 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 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 43 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 28.0% | 18.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 35.0% | 26.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 57.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 15.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School
Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School this school | 493 | 90.9% | 41.5% |
| Pena Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 501 | 90.4% | 58.0% |
| Delia Gonzalez Garcia Elementary School RIO GRANDE CITY | 487 | 92.2% | 85.3% |
| Alonso S Perales Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 469 | 90.4% | 33.6% |
| Lyndon B Johnson Elementary School ELSA | 470 | 91.9% | 32.9% |
| Lancaster Elementary School EL PASO | 517 | 89.6% | 48.3% |
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 Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Starr County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #2,393 of 4,401 | #12 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,180 of 4,466 ▼ 161 | #12 of 16 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,934 of 4,466 ▼ 535 | #15 of 16 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #1,207 of 3,998 | #9 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 493 | #2,611 of 4,938 | #8 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,945 of 4,622 | #10 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.2% | #4,516 of 4,628 | #8 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.9% | #971 of 4,789 | #14 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #2,727 of 2,838 | #11 of 11 |
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
493
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 546
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 493 | 34.1 | 14.4:1 | 91% (448) |
| 2023-24 | 481 | 35.6 | 13.5:1 | 93% (449) |
| 2022-23 | 474 | 36 | 13.2:1 | 95% (450) |
| 2020-21 | 506 | 38 | 13.3:1 | 91% (461) |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 39.3 | 12.8:1 | 92% (464) |
| 2015-16 | 550 | 35 | 15.7:1 | 89% (491) |
| 2010-11 | 546 | 33 | 16.6:1 | 7% (36) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (502 to 493); teachers down 13% (39.3 to 34.1).
About Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School
Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 493 students in 2024-25.
Federal data list 15 schools in RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD, with 9,316 students enrolled.
A large majority of enrollment at Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School is Hispanic, at 99%. Among Starr County residents, the Hispanic share is about 97%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School scores 1%.
The school has 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.4 students per teacher. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is similar, at 15.1:1. Of all students at Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School, 91% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Starr County is similar, at 93%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School outscored 62%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 34.9% for a school in Texas with Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School posts 41.5%.
For Starr County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $37,639, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 31% of residents are in poverty. There are 29 public schools in the county, enrolling about 16,900, Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School among them.
John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School is about 1.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School, there are 6 other public schools. Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 493, compared with 506 in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.3:1 to 14.4:1.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Starr County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,067
Census ACS
Median income
$37,639
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
31%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
16,900 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD
- Rio Grande City High SchoolHigh · 1,670 students
- Veterans Middle SchoolMiddle · 734 students
- Grulla High SchoolHigh · 716 students
- General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- Ringgold Middle SchoolMiddle · 639 students
- Grulla Middle SchoolMiddle · 632 students
Other schools in RIO GRANDE CITY
- Rio Grande City High SchoolHigh · 1,670 students
- Veterans Middle SchoolMiddle · 734 students
- IDEA Rio Grande City AcademyElementary · 717 students
- Grulla High SchoolHigh · 716 students
- General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- IDEA Rio Grande City College PreparatoryHigh · 695 students
Nearby schools
- John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School1.3 mi · 441
- Ringgold Elementary School3.0 mi · 482
- Alberto and Celia Barrera Elementary School3.9 mi · 420
- La Union Elementary School4.2 mi · 341
- Roque Guerra Jr Elementary School4.3 mi · 604
- Rio Grande City High School4.5 mi · 1,670
Frequently asked questions
About Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School?
Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School enrolls approximately 493 students in grades PK-05.
Is Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School have?
Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School are roughly 99% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
Who oversees Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School?
Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School is overseen by RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD in Starr County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.