LA UNION EL

As a modestly sized elementary school in GARCIASVILLE, Texas, LA UNION EL instructs 341 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 34% below the state mean of about 519.

Within RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD, which oversees 15 schools and 9,316 students, LA UNION EL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LA UNION EL logs that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. Compared to Starr County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, LA UNION 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 32.2%, a residual of +0.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Starr County shows median household earnings sit near $37,639, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 31% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Starr County's 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,900 students), LA UNION EL is one campus in the mix.

GRULLA H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LA UNION EL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 41.9%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 8%: 372 students in 2018 compared to 341 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the LA UNION EL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.