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Enrollment
445
Elementary
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ZAPATA COUNTY ISD·NCES 484671009448
Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School
805 MIRA FLORES ST, ZAPATA, TX 78076 · (956) 765-4321 · Zapata County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
416 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 60 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within ZAPATA COUNTY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +41.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 41 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 17.0% | 26.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 36.0% | 22.0% | 18.0% | 24.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 45.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 10.0% | 17.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School
Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School this school | 445 | 93.5% | 45.5% |
| Guillermo Flores Elementary School MISSION | 452 | 93.1% | 43.0% |
| Veterans Memorial Elementary School ROMA | 458 | 93.9% | 67.0% |
| Henry Cuellar Elementary School LAREDO | 430 | 94.4% | 43.5% |
| Sam Houston Elementary School EAGLE PASS | 428 | 93.0% | 27.8% |
| Patricio Perez Elementary School MISSION | 421 | 94.1% | 38.5% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #1,910 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,113 of 4,466 ▲ 73 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #3,194 of 4,466 ▼ 38 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +23.0pp | #372 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 445 | #3,074 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,905 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.4% | #4,571 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.5% | #691 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #1,638 of 2,838 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
445
-31 (-7%) vs 2020
-34% since 2010-11, when it was 675
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 445 | 30.9 | 14.4:1 | 93% (416) |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 93% (429) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 34 | 13.2:1 | 91% (410) |
| 2020-21 | 476 | 32 | 14.9:1 | 93% (441) |
| 2017-18 | 521 | 32 | 16.3:1 | 96% (498) |
| 2015-16 | 581 | 35 | 16.6:1 | 92% (536) |
| 2010-11 | 675 | 40 | 16.9:1 | 87% (590) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (521 to 445); teachers down 4% (32 to 30.9).
About Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School
ZAPATA, Texas, is home to Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. It teaches 445 students in pre-K through 5.
Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School is one school in ZAPATA COUNTY ISD, a system of 6 schools with 3,290 students.
By race and ethnicity, Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School is 100% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 0%.
Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School reported 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.4:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Roughly 93% of students at Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 79% of Texas public elementary schools.
Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School is 11.7 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (45.5% versus 33.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
In Zapata County, the median household earns about $39,239 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 36% of residents are in poverty. Across Zapata County, 6 public schools serve about 3,290 students.
Zapata Middle School sits about 0.7 miles from Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School is 5th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School's location as Rural: Fringe.
From 476 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 445 by 2024-25.
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Zapata County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,841
Census ACS
Median income
$39,239
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
36%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
3,290 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ZAPATA COUNTY ISD
- Zapata High SchoolHigh · 1,065 students
- Zapata Middle SchoolMiddle · 730 students
- Zapata North Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Zapata South Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- Benavides Elementary SchoolElementary · 51 students
Other schools in ZAPATA
- Zapata High SchoolHigh · 1,065 students
- Zapata Middle SchoolMiddle · 730 students
- Zapata North Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Zapata South Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
Nearby schools
- Zapata Middle School0.7 mi · 730
- Zapata North Elementary School0.9 mi · 571
- Zapata High School1.0 mi · 1,065
- Zapata South Elementary School1.4 mi · 428
- Benavides Elementary School13.6 mi · 51
- Kennedy Zapata Elementary School31.4 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School?
Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School enrolls approximately 445 students in grades PK-05.
Is Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School have?
Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School?
Student demographics at Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School are roughly 0% White, 100% Hispanic.
What district is Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School in?
Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School is part of ZAPATA COUNTY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.