EVANGELINA GARZA EL

Located at 8731 N DOFFING RD, in MISSION, Texas, EVANGELINA GARZA EL is a small elementary-level community that teaches 384 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of LA JOYA ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 26% below typical.

EVANGELINA GARZA EL is one of 36 schools operated by LA JOYA ISD, a district that enrolls 22,942 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, EVANGELINA GARZA EL logs that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. By comparison, Hidalgo County as a whole is about 92% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Hidalgo County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, EVANGELINA GARZA EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.7%; this one delivers 25.7%.

Around the school, census data for Hidalgo County shows median household income runs about $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. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), EVANGELINA GARZA EL is one campus in the mix.

JUAN SEGUIN EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around EVANGELINA GARZA EL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), EVANGELINA GARZA EL ranks 9th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 40.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 38%: 616 students in 2018 compared to 384 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

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