FIDEL AND ANDREA R VILLARREAL EL

FIDEL AND ANDREA R VILLARREAL EL is one of the average-sized K-5 schools in ZAPATA, Texas, operated by ZAPATA COUNTY ISD, with 445 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

FIDEL AND ANDREA R VILLARREAL EL is one of 6 schools operated by ZAPATA COUNTY ISD, a district that teaches 3,290 students overall.

Demographically, FIDEL AND ANDREA R VILLARREAL EL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%).

Looking at school resources, FIDEL AND ANDREA R VILLARREAL EL reports 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 93% of students at FIDEL AND ANDREA R VILLARREAL EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FIDEL AND ANDREA R VILLARREAL EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.1%; this one delivers 47.0%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Zapata County) logs that median household income runs about $39,239, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 36%. In all, Zapata County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,290 students), of which FIDEL AND ANDREA R VILLARREAL EL is one.

ZAPATA MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, FIDEL AND ANDREA R VILLARREAL EL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.9%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. FIDEL AND ANDREA R VILLARREAL EL's enrollment has edged down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 521 (now 445). Class-load math has tightened: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.