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What advice would you give to incoming students at EMMA VERA EL?
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Enrollment
504
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROMA ISD·NCES 483774005788
EMMA VERA EL
2015 N US HWY 83, ROMA, TX 78584 · (956) 849-4552 · Starr County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
415 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
95.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
96.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +44.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 95 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 96 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 44 points.
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
92.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+54.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 93% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% 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 55 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
504
+83 (+20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.0:1
% White
0%
was 0%
% Hispanic
100%
was 100%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About EMMA VERA EL
Set in ROMA, Texas, EMMA VERA EL is a mid-tier elementary-level community, part of ROMA ISD. It teaches 504 students across grades pre-K through 5.
Within ROMA ISD, which oversees 10 schools and 6,019 students, EMMA VERA EL is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, EMMA VERA EL shows that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. Compared to Starr County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Starr County's rate of about 93%.
After controlling for student poverty, EMMA VERA EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 37.9%; actual is 92.6%, +54.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the broader community, census data for Starr County shows median household earnings sit near $37,639, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 31%. Across Starr County's 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,900 students), EMMA VERA EL is one campus in the mix.
ROMA H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around EMMA VERA EL. On composite proficiency, EMMA VERA EL comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 64.1%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at EMMA VERA EL has rose 20%, going from 421 students in 2018 to 504 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.
On allk12, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 ROMA ISD
- ROMA H SHigh · 1,721 students
- ROMA MIDDLEMiddle · 776 students
- RAMIRO BARRERA MIDDLEMiddle · 564 students
- FLORENCE J SCOTT ELElementary · 550 students
- ROEL A & CELIA R SAENZ ELElementary · 526 students
- DELIA GONZALEZ GARCIA ELElementary · 487 students
Other schools in ROMA
- ROMA H SHigh · 1,721 students
- ROMA MIDDLEMiddle · 776 students
- FLORENCE J SCOTT ELElementary · 550 students
- ROEL A & CELIA R SAENZ ELElementary · 526 students
- VETERANS MEMORIAL ELElementary · 458 students
- RT BARRERA ELElementary · 400 students
Nearby schools
- ROMA H S0.2 mi · 1,721
- ROMA MIDDLE0.3 mi · 776
- FLORENCE J SCOTT EL2.1 mi · 550
- ROEL A & CELIA R SAENZ EL2.4 mi · 526
- INSTRUCTIONAL & GUIDANCE CENTER4.3 mi · 33
- VETERANS MEMORIAL EL5.1 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About EMMA VERA ELHow many students attend EMMA VERA EL?
EMMA VERA EL enrolls approximately 504 students in grades PK-05.
Is EMMA VERA EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
EMMA VERA EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does EMMA VERA EL have?
EMMA VERA EL employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
How diverse is EMMA VERA EL?
EMMA VERA EL reports a student body of 0% White, 100% Hispanic.
Who oversees EMMA VERA EL?
EMMA VERA EL is overseen by ROMA ISD in Starr County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.