FLORENCE J SCOTT EL

FLORENCE J SCOTT EL, a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in ROMA, Texas, one of the schools within ROMA ISD, instructs 550 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

ROMA ISD runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 6,019 students. FLORENCE J SCOTT EL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, FLORENCE J SCOTT EL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). Compared to Starr County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, FLORENCE J SCOTT EL logs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FLORENCE J SCOTT EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 33.5%; actual is 89.4%, +55.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, Starr County reports that the typical household earns roughly $37,639 per year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 31% of residents live below the federal poverty line. FLORENCE J SCOTT EL is one of 29 public schools in Starr County (combined enrollment of about 16,900 students).

The closest other public school is ROEL A & CELIA R SAENZ EL, roughly 1.1 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FLORENCE J SCOTT EL at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 64.6%.

FLORENCE J SCOTT EL operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FLORENCE J SCOTT EL has fell 7%, going from 589 students in 2018 to 550 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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