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Enrollment
549
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS FRESNOS CISD·NCES 482829003162
Los Fresnos Elementary School
32602 STATE HWY 100, LOS FRESNOS, TX 78566 · (956) 233-6900 · Cameron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL549 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
15.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
427 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 66 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +26.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 30.0% | 23.0% | 27.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 60.0% | 53.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Los Fresnos Elementary School
Los Fresnos Elementary School's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Fresnos Elementary School this school | 549 | 77.8% | 51.0% |
| Glen Cove Elementary School EL PASO | 537 | 78.0% | 75.5% |
| Dora Romero Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 552 | 76.1% | 59.7% |
| Carrizo Springs Elementary School CARRIZO SPRINGS | 573 | 79.1% | 27.8% |
| Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School EDINBURG | 554 | 76.4% | 48.4% |
| Dr Lonnie Green Jr Elementary School DEL RIO | 591 | 78.5% | 40.9% |
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 Los Fresnos Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,351 of 4,401 | #25 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,513 of 4,466 ▼ 47 | #42 of 93 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #1,451 of 4,466 ▼ 17 | #32 of 93 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #1,667 of 3,998 | #48 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 549 | #2,047 of 4,938 | #31 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #2,685 of 4,622 | #36 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.4% | #4,212 of 4,628 | #32 of 93 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.8% | #2,103 of 4,789 | #78 of 94 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #2,119 of 2,838 | #55 of 64 |
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
549
+34 (+7%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 1,070
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 549 | 36 | 15.3:1 | 78% (427) |
| 2023-24 | 558 | 38 | 14.7:1 | 78% (438) |
| 2022-23 | 561 | 35 | 16.0:1 | 76% (425) |
| 2020-21 | 515 | 33 | 15.6:1 | 76% (390) |
| 2017-18 | 603 | 37 | 16.3:1 | 75% (450) |
| 2015-16 | 659 | 38 | 17.3:1 | 80% (529) |
| 2010-11 | 540 | 34 | 15.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 637 | 41 | 15.5:1 | 53% (340) |
| 1990-91 | 1,070 | 68 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Los Fresnos Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (603 to 549); teachers down 3% (37 to 36).
About Los Fresnos Elementary School
In LOS FRESNOS, Texas, part of Cameron County, Los Fresnos Elementary School is an elementary school. Its 549 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
Los Fresnos Elementary School is among 14 schools run by LOS FRESNOS CISD, which serves 10,357 students.
The large majority of students at Los Fresnos Elementary School, 96%, are Hispanic. Next come 3% White. Los Fresnos Elementary School has a diversity index of 7%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Los Fresnos Elementary School is 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.3:1. Elementary schools in Texas have a similar average ratio of 15.1:1. About 78% of students, or 427, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades Los Fresnos Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Los Fresnos Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 51.0% actual against 40.5% predicted.
Cameron County has about 426,120 residents, and median household income is about $52,601, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 21% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 187 public schools in Cameron County, with a combined enrollment of about 97,392.
The shortest distance from Los Fresnos Elementary School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Los Cuates Middle School. The five-mile area around Los Fresnos Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 57.7%, higher than Los Fresnos Elementary School's 51.0%.
Federal data place Los Fresnos Elementary School in the Suburb: Mid-size locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal counts put enrollment at 515 in 2020-21 and 549 in 2024-25, a 7% gain.
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Cameron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,120
Census ACS
Median income
$52,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
97,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LOS FRESNOS CISD
- Los Fresnos High SchoolHigh · 3,285 students
- Resaca Middle SchoolMiddle · 870 students
- Los Cuates Middle SchoolMiddle · 825 students
- Rancho Verde Elementary SchoolElementary · 696 students
- Liberty Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 673 students
- Palmer-Laakso Elementary SchoolElementary · 582 students
Other schools in LOS FRESNOS
- Los Fresnos High SchoolHigh · 3,285 students
- Los Cuates Middle SchoolMiddle · 825 students
- Lopez-Riggins Elementary SchoolElementary · 467 students
- Driscoll Express Learning CenterElementary · 11 students
Nearby schools
- Los Cuates Middle School0.2 mi · 825
- Lopez-Riggins Elementary School1.1 mi · 467
- Los Fresnos High School1.8 mi · 3,285
- Dora Romero Elementary School2.4 mi · 552
- Liberty Memorial Middle School2.7 mi · 673
- Laureles Elementary School2.8 mi · 516
Frequently asked questions
About Los Fresnos Elementary SchoolHow large is Los Fresnos Elementary School?
Los Fresnos Elementary School enrolls approximately 549 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Los Fresnos Elementary School serve?
Los Fresnos Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Los Fresnos Elementary School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Los Fresnos Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Los Fresnos Elementary School?
Student demographics at Los Fresnos Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Los Fresnos Elementary School public or private?
Los Fresnos Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LOS FRESNOS CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.