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Enrollment
550
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROMA ISD·NCES 483774004231
Florence J Scott Elementary School
800 PFC ANGEL J MORENO ST, ROMA, TX 78584 · (956) 849-1175 · Starr County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
509 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 98 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 14% |
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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
88.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
90.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +35.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 90 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 35 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 69.0% | 19.0% | 3.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 78.0% | 12.0% | 7.0% | 3.0% |
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 | 88.0% | 90.0% |
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 86.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 92.0% |
| 2022-23 | 87.0% | 93.0% |
| 2021-22 | 79.0% | 82.0% |
| 2020-21 | 62.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
86.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+52.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% 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 52 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 →
Where Florence J Scott Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Starr County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.6% | #19 of 4,401 | #2 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #15 of 4,466 | #1 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #64 of 4,466 | #2 of 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #1,102 of 3,998 | #2 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 550 | #2,041 of 4,938 | #5 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,864 of 4,622 | #8 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.4% | #4,584 of 4,628 | #13 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #2,344 of 2,838 | #9 of 11 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
550
-39 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.6:1
% White
0%
was 0%
% Hispanic
100%
was 100%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 550 | 38.3 | 14.4:1 | 93% (509) |
| 2023-24 | 510 | 33.2 | 15.4:1 | 80% (410) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 32.2 | 14.9:1 | 86% (412) |
| 2017-18 | 589 | 37.7 | 15.6:1 | 87% (515) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Florence J Scott Elementary School.
About Florence J Scott Elementary School
Florence J Scott Elementary School is a public mid-sized elementary school in ROMA, Texas. Total enrollment is 550 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
The district for Florence J Scott Elementary School is ROMA ISD, with 10 schools and 6,019 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Florence J Scott Elementary School is Hispanic, at 100%. Among Starr County residents, the Hispanic share is about 97%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Florence J Scott Elementary School scores 0%.
The school's 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. At Florence J Scott Elementary School, 93% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is in line with the 93% average for public schools in Starr County.
Florence J Scott Elementary School scores 52.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 86.6% actual versus 34.2% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Starr County, home to about 66,067 people, the median household earns about $37,639 a year, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 31%. Florence J Scott Elementary School shares Starr County with 28 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary School, is about 1.1 miles. Within five miles are 6 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Florence J Scott Elementary School places 2nd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The NCES locale for Florence J Scott Elementary School is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over the 7 years from 2017-18 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 7%. The school's ratio dropped from 15.6:1 to 14.4:1 between 2017-18 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for Florence J Scott Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 High SchoolHigh · 1,721 students
- Roma Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
- Ramiro Barrera Middle SchoolMiddle · 564 students
- Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Emma Vera Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Delia Gonzalez Garcia Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
Other schools in ROMA
- Roma High SchoolHigh · 1,721 students
- Roma Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
- Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Emma Vera Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Veterans Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
- Rt Barrera Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
Nearby schools
- Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary School1.1 mi · 526
- Roma High School2.1 mi · 1,721
- Emma Vera Elementary School2.1 mi · 504
- Roma Middle School2.3 mi · 776
- Instructional & Guidance Center2.8 mi · 33
- Veterans Memorial Elementary School3.9 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About Florence J Scott Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Florence J Scott Elementary School?
Florence J Scott Elementary School enrolls approximately 550 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Florence J Scott Elementary School serve?
Florence J Scott Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Florence J Scott Elementary School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Florence J Scott Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Florence J Scott Elementary School?
At Florence J Scott Elementary School, the student body is approximately 100% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
Who oversees Florence J Scott Elementary School?
Florence J Scott Elementary School is overseen by ROMA ISD in Starr County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.