Enrollment
387
Middle
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA FERIA ISD·NCES 482604009545
Noemi Dominguez Elementary School
600 PANCHO MAPLES DR, LA FERIA, TX 78559 · (956) 797-8430 · Cameron County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of Texas public middle schools
- CTest 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.
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
338 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 187 | 48% |
| Grade 6 | 200 | 52% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Noemi Dominguez Elementary School→W B Green Junior High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LA FERIA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
51.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 29.0% | 20.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 23.0% | 34.0% | 29.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 19.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Noemi Dominguez Elementary School
Noemi Dominguez Elementary School's state test result (37.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noemi Dominguez Elementary School this school | 387 | 87.3% | 37.4% |
| Rio Hondo Middle School RIO HONDO | 434 | 86.9% | 27.7% |
| Port Isabel Junior High School PORT ISABEL | 396 | 84.3% | 35.7% |
| IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory HARLINGEN | 457 | 88.0% | 45.8% |
| Dwight Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 409 | 90.2% | 28.6% |
| Myra Green Middle School RAYMONDVILLE | 399 | 89.5% | 53.4% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Noemi Dominguez Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #1,066 of 1,635 | #22 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,058 of 1,670 ▼ 93 | #23 of 30 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,003 of 1,670 ▲ 349 | #24 of 30 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #926 of 1,570 | #25 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 387 | #1,289 of 1,749 | #27 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,215 of 1,542 | #26 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.4% | #1,388 of 1,543 | #7 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.3% | #334 of 1,648 | #14 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.8% | #298 of 942 | #9 of 23 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
387
-86 (-18%) vs 2020
-22% since 2010-11, when it was 493
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 387 | 23.6 | 16.4:1 | 87% (338) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 27.1 | 14.6:1 | 89% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 391 | 26.5 | 14.7:1 | 87% (340) |
| 2020-21 | 473 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 84% (396) |
| 2017-18 | 495 | 30.9 | 16.0:1 | 86% (427) |
| 2015-16 | 518 | 33 | 15.7:1 | 85% (438) |
| 2010-11 | 493 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Noemi Dominguez Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (495 to 387); teachers down 24% (30.9 to 23.6).
About Noemi Dominguez Elementary School
Noemi Dominguez Elementary School is a small middle school in LA FERIA, Texas, administered by LA FERIA ISD. It teaches 387 students in grades 5 through 6. That is 40% below the average of about 643 students for middle schools in Texas.
Within LA FERIA ISD, Noemi Dominguez Elementary School is one of 8 schools. The district enrolls 2,861 students.
Noemi Dominguez Elementary School is 95% Hispanic by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 4% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Noemi Dominguez Elementary School scores 10%.
There are 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Noemi Dominguez Elementary School, giving a ratio of 16.4:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1. A total of 338 students, or 87%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Cameron County is similar, at 84%.
Among Texas public middle schools, Noemi Dominguez Elementary School outscored 45%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Noemi Dominguez Elementary School is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (37.4% versus 36.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
Cameron County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $52,601, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 21% of people live in poverty. Cameron County's 187 public schools enroll about 97,392 students and include Noemi Dominguez Elementary School.
C E Vail Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Noemi Dominguez Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Noemi Dominguez Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Noemi Dominguez Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (Suburb: Mid-size).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 387, down from 473 in 2020-21. Students per teacher increased from 15.3 in 2020-21 to 16.4 in 2024-25.
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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 LA FERIA ISD
- La Feria Early College High SchoolHigh · 901 students
- Sam Houston Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- W B Green Junior High SchoolMiddle · 391 students
- C E Vail Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- David G Sanchez Elementary SchoolElementary · 330 students
- La Feria AcademyHigh · 19 students
Other schools in LA FERIA
- La Feria Early College High SchoolHigh · 901 students
- Sam Houston Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- W B Green Junior High SchoolMiddle · 391 students
- C E Vail Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- David G Sanchez Elementary SchoolElementary · 330 students
- La Feria AcademyHigh · 19 students
Nearby schools
- C E Vail Elementary School0.2 mi · 376
- W B Green Junior High School0.6 mi · 391
- La Feria Academy0.7 mi · 19
- David G Sanchez Elementary School0.7 mi · 330
- La Feria Early College High School0.8 mi · 901
- Sam Houston Elementary School1.4 mi · 456
Frequently asked questions
About Noemi Dominguez Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Noemi Dominguez Elementary School?
Noemi Dominguez Elementary School enrolls approximately 387 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Noemi Dominguez Elementary School serve?
Noemi Dominguez Elementary School serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Noemi Dominguez Elementary School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Noemi Dominguez Elementary School.
How diverse is Noemi Dominguez Elementary School?
Noemi Dominguez Elementary School reports a student body of 4% White, 95% Hispanic, 1% Black.
What district is Noemi Dominguez Elementary School in?
Noemi Dominguez Elementary School is part of LA FERIA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.