JOSE BERNABE MUNOZ EL

JOSE BERNABE MUNOZ EL is a close-knit elementary campus in LA VILLA, Texas, overseen by LA VILLA ISD. The school works with 227 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 56% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

LA VILLA ISD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 512 students. JOSE BERNABE MUNOZ EL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, JOSE BERNABE MUNOZ EL shows that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hidalgo County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, JOSE BERNABE MUNOZ EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.9%, the actual is 20.3%, a residual of -11.7 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Hidalgo County put the typical household earns roughly $54,338 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), JOSE BERNABE MUNOZ EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: LA VILLA MIDDLE, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JOSE BERNABE MUNOZ EL at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 27.5%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. JOSE BERNABE MUNOZ EL's enrollment has fell 20% since 2018, when it stood at 282 (now 227). Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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