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Enrollment
414
Elementary
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD·NCES 483714004173
Grulla Elementary School
443 OLD MILITARY RD, GRULLA, TX 78548 · (956) 370-4260 · Starr County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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
13.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
403 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 90 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).
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
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
63.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +54.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 54 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 31.0% | 27.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 35.0% | 28.0% | 22.0% | 15.0% |
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 | 58.0% | 63.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 65.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 54.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 46.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
57.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% 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 25 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 →
Schools most like Grulla Elementary School
Grulla Elementary School's state test result (57.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grulla Elementary School this school | 414 | 97.3% | 57.4% |
| Capistrano Elementary School EL PASO | 415 | 97.8% | 22.8% |
| Russell Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 418 | 97.8% | 43.1% |
| Sgt Leonel Trevino Elementary School SAN JUAN | 401 | 98.0% | 41.3% |
| Cesar Chavez Elementary School PHARR | 403 | 98.3% | 53.5% |
| Carmen Anaya Elementary School PHARR | 429 | 97.2% | 51.3% |
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 Grulla Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Starr County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #909 of 4,401 | #8 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #793 of 4,466 ▲ 304 | #10 of 16 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,668 of 4,466 ▼ 444 | #11 of 16 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #1,206 of 3,998 | #8 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 414 | #3,377 of 4,938 | #14 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,300 of 4,622 | #5 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.0% | #4,621 of 4,628 | #14 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.3% | #247 of 4,789 | #4 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.3% | #846 of 2,838 | #2 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. 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
414
-86 (-17%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 585
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 414 | 30.2 | 13.7:1 | 97% (403) |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 34.6 | 12.7:1 | 100% (439) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 37.5 | 12.1:1 | 99% (451) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 96% (482) |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 37.7 | 14.5:1 | 83% (452) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 34 | 16.6:1 | 89% (501) |
| 2010-11 | 651 | 39 | 16.7:1 | 12% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 524 | 30 | 17.5:1 | 96% (503) |
| 1990-91 | 585 | 30 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grulla Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (547 to 414); teachers down 20% (37.7 to 30.2).
About Grulla Elementary School
Grulla Elementary School is a small elementary school located in GRULLA, Texas. The school's 414 students are in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 20% lower than the average for elementary schools in Texas, which is about 519.
RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD enrolls 9,316 students in 15 schools, including Grulla Elementary School.
Federal enrollment data show Grulla Elementary School is 100% Hispanic. That is close to the 97% Hispanic share among all Starr County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 0% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Grulla Elementary School, 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.7:1. That is lower than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Roughly 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades Grulla Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Grulla Elementary School is 25.2 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Texas.
County data help place the school in context: in Starr County, the median household income is $37,639, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 31% of residents are in poverty. In all, Starr County has 29 public schools and roughly 16,900 students.
The closest public school to Grulla Elementary School is Grulla Middle School, about 1.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Grulla Elementary School is ahead of the 39.4% nearby average, ranking 1st of 9.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 86 fewer students in 2024-25.
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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 RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD
- Rio Grande City High SchoolHigh · 1,670 students
- Veterans Middle SchoolMiddle · 734 students
- Grulla High SchoolHigh · 716 students
- General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- Ringgold Middle SchoolMiddle · 639 students
- Grulla Middle SchoolMiddle · 632 students
Nearby schools
- Grulla Middle School1.3 mi · 632
- Alto Bonito Elementary School1.6 mi · 588
- Grulla High School2.8 mi · 716
- Rosendo Benavides Elementary School5.1 mi · 267
- Sam Fordyce Elementary School5.5 mi · 356
- La Union Elementary School5.6 mi · 341
Frequently asked questions
About Grulla Elementary SchoolHow large is Grulla Elementary School?
Grulla Elementary School enrolls approximately 414 students in grades PK-05.
Is Grulla Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grulla Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Grulla Elementary School have?
Grulla Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Grulla Elementary School?
Student demographics at Grulla Elementary School are roughly 100% Hispanic.
Who oversees Grulla Elementary School?
Grulla Elementary School is overseen by RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD in Starr County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.