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.