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Enrollment
441
Elementary
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD·NCES 483714006900
John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School
2448 EMBASSY ST, RIO GRANDE CITY, TX 78582 · (956) 370-4366 · Starr County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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 15.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
437 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 | 81 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
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
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +51.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +44.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 51 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 44 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 34.0% | 17.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 34.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% |
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 | 61.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 10.0% | 6.0% |
% 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
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School
John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School's state test result (30.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School this school | 441 | 99.1% | 30.2% |
| Bruni Elementary School LAREDO | 441 | 98.4% | 47.4% |
| J C Martin Jr Elementary School LAREDO | 435 | 99.5% | 70.3% |
| Macdonell Elementary School LAREDO | 426 | 98.6% | 67.7% |
| Barrick Elementary School HOUSTON | 433 | 99.1% | 32.9% |
| Jorge R Gutierrez Early Childhood Center EDCOUCH | 454 | 97.8% | N/A |
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 John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Starr County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #3,650 of 4,401 | #16 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,799 of 4,466 ▲ 1,384 | #14 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,393 of 4,466 ▲ 2,690 | #10 of 16 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +26.5pp | #247 of 3,998 | #2 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #3,114 of 4,938 | #12 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,916 of 4,622 | #9 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.5% | #4,566 of 4,628 | #11 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #77 of 4,789 | #3 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #2,089 of 2,838 | #6 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
441
-34 (-7%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 528
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 441 | 30.6 | 14.4:1 | 99% (437) |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 32.6 | 14.3:1 | 99% (460) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 33 | 13.7:1 | 99% (446) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 98% (467) |
| 2017-18 | 486 | 33.9 | 14.3:1 | 94% (458) |
| 2015-16 | 544 | 34 | 16.0:1 | 90% (488) |
| 2010-11 | 584 | 40 | 14.6:1 | 10% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 771 | 43 | 17.9:1 | 82% (629) |
| 1990-91 | 528 | 31 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (486 to 441); teachers down 10% (33.9 to 30.6).
About John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School
John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas, one of the schools in RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 441 students.
RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD includes 15 schools. Together they enroll 9,316 students.
By race and ethnicity, John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School is 100% Hispanic. In Starr County overall, the Hispanic share is about 97%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 0%.
John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School has 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.4:1. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 99% at John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School.
John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 35% of Texas public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 31.4% for John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School. The school posts 30.2%, 1.2 points below the prediction.
In the surrounding county, Starr County, median household income comes to about $37,639, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 31%. The county's public schools total 29, with about 16,900 students.
About 1.3 miles separate John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School from the closest public school, Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 6. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 42.6%; John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School's is 30.2%, ranking 9th of 9.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment fell by 7% across 4 years, from 475 in 2020-21 to 441 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. 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 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
Other schools in RIO GRANDE CITY
- Rio Grande City High SchoolHigh · 1,670 students
- Veterans Middle SchoolMiddle · 734 students
- IDEA Rio Grande City AcademyElementary · 717 students
- Grulla High SchoolHigh · 716 students
- General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- IDEA Rio Grande City College PreparatoryHigh · 695 students
Nearby schools
- Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School1.3 mi · 493
- Ringgold Elementary School2.2 mi · 482
- Alberto and Celia Barrera Elementary School3.0 mi · 420
- Rio Grande City High School3.3 mi · 1,670
- Roque Guerra Jr Elementary School3.7 mi · 604
- La Union Elementary School4.4 mi · 341
Frequently asked questions
About John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary SchoolHow many students attend John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School?
John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School enrolls approximately 441 students in grades PK-05.
Is John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School?
At John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 100% Hispanic.
Is John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School public or private?
John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.