PETRONILA EL

Located at 2391 COUNTY RD 67, in ROBSTOWN, Texas, PETRONILA EL is a minimally staffed primary school that serves 110 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by BISHOP CISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so PETRONILA EL sits 79% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 5 schools in BISHOP CISD (1,463 students total), PETRONILA EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, PETRONILA EL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (82%). Beyond that, the school lists 17% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, PETRONILA EL has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PETRONILA EL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 44.5%; this one delivers 67.7%, a residual of +23.2 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Nueces County indicate median household income runs about $66,897, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Nueces County runs 124 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,619 students), of which PETRONILA EL is one.

The closest other public school is DRISCOLL EL & MIDDLE, roughly 7.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PETRONILA EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 42.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PETRONILA EL has expanded 3%, going from 107 students in 2018 to 110 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 13% to 17% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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