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Enrollment
554
Elementary
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDINBURG CISD·NCES 481818012178
Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School
1801 E FREDDY GONZALEZ DR, EDINBURG, TX 78542 · (956) 289-2460 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest 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
15.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
423 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 78 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +34.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 34 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 31.0% | 20.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 49.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School
Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School this school | 554 | 76.4% | 48.4% |
| Dora Romero Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 552 | 76.1% | 59.7% |
| Pittman Elementary School RAYMONDVILLE | 561 | 75.2% | 63.0% |
| Palmer-Laakso Elementary School SAN BENITO | 582 | 75.4% | 60.5% |
| Los Fresnos Elementary School LOS FRESNOS | 549 | 77.8% | 51.0% |
| Glen Cove Elementary School EL PASO | 537 | 78.0% | 75.5% |
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 Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #1,582 of 4,401 | #65 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,054 of 4,466 ▲ 306 | #36 of 183 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,927 of 4,466 ▼ 26 | #75 of 183 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.5pp | #1,115 of 3,998 | #43 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 554 | #2,000 of 4,938 | #72 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #3,014 of 4,622 | #76 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.5% | #4,439 of 4,628 | #97 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.4% | #2,188 of 4,789 | #167 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #1,276 of 1,307 | #53 of 53 |
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
554
+54 (+11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
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 | 554 | 35.4 | 15.6:1 | 76% (423) |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 37.6 | 16.1:1 | 82% (494) |
| 2022-23 | 561 | 35.9 | 15.6:1 | 81% (456) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 32 | 15.6:1 | 86% (429) |
| 2017-18 | 551 | 34.1 | 16.2:1 | 89% (488) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 34 | 17.1:1 | 87% (502) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (551 to 554); teachers up 4% (34.1 to 35.4).
About Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School
Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in EDINBURG, Texas. It reports enrollment of 554 students in pre-K through 5.
District-wide, EDINBURG CISD has 44 schools and 33,343 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School is Hispanic, at 99%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School scores 2%.
Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School reports a ratio of 15.6 students per teacher, from 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School, 76% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 85% average for public schools in Hidalgo County is 9 points higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 75% of Texas public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School is 41.1%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.4%.
For the population of Hidalgo County, the median household earns about $54,338 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. Across Hidalgo County, 364 public schools serve about 212,859 students.
About 0.2 miles separate Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School from the closest public school, Cano-Gonzalez Elementary School. The five-mile area around Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School at 4th of 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 500 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 554 by 2024-25.
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Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EDINBURG CISD
- Economedes High SchoolHigh · 2,689 students
- Edinburg North High SchoolHigh · 2,542 students
- Edinburg High SchoolHigh · 2,267 students
- Robert R Vela High SchoolHigh · 2,101 students
- Betty Harwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,301 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,246 students
Other schools in EDINBURG
- Economedes High SchoolHigh · 2,689 students
- Edinburg North High SchoolHigh · 2,542 students
- Edinburg High SchoolHigh · 2,267 students
- Robert R Vela High SchoolHigh · 2,101 students
- Vanguard BeethovenCombined · 1,782 students
- Betty Harwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,301 students
Nearby schools
- Cano-Gonzalez Elementary School0.2 mi · 399
- Edinburg Collegiate High School0.5 mi · 466
- L B Johnson Elementary School0.5 mi · 402
- Travis Elementary School0.6 mi · 337
- Francisco Barrientes Middle School0.6 mi · 1,064
- Vanguard Beethoven0.7 mi · 1,782
Frequently asked questions
About Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School?
Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School enrolls approximately 554 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School serve?
Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School have?
Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School?
Student demographics at Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School?
Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School is overseen by EDINBURG CISD in Hidalgo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.