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E B REYNA EL
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About E B REYNA EL
E B REYNA EL operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in MISSION, Texas, part of LA JOYA ISD. Current enrollment sits at 523 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.
E B REYNA EL is one of 36 schools operated by LA JOYA ISD, a district that instructs 22,942 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, E B REYNA EL records that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, E B REYNA EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.0%.
Across the wider county, Hidalgo County reports that median household earnings sit near $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hidalgo County runs 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), of which E B REYNA EL is one.
The closest other public school is IRENE M GARCIA MIDDLE, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around E B REYNA EL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), E B REYNA EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 48.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 4%: 501 students in 2018 compared to 523 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Hidalgo County at a glance
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