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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the R C FLORES-MARK A ZAPATA EL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
625
Elementary
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDINBURG CISD·NCES 481818012046
R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary School
14000 N ROOTH RD, EDINBURG, TX 78540 · (956) 289-2445 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL625 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
484 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 | 113 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
3%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
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp 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 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 31.0% | 22.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 28.0% | 23.0% | 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 | 60.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary School
R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary School's state test result (50.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary School this school | 625 | 77.4% | 50.8% |
| Bonnie L Garcia Elementary School LAREDO | 631 | 76.7% | 42.7% |
| Escandon Elementary School EDINBURG | 605 | 78.7% | 54.5% |
| De La Vina Elementary School EDINBURG | 641 | 78.6% | 49.4% |
| Cameron Dual Language Magnet ODESSA | 644 | 75.6% | 46.0% |
| Olivero Garza Sr Elementary School MCALLEN | 648 | 79.3% | 41.0% |
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 R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #1,364 of 4,401 | #47 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,308 of 4,466 ▼ 493 | #54 of 183 ▼ 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #1,430 of 4,466 ▲ 69 | #46 of 183 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #2,195 of 3,998 | #106 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 625 | #1,419 of 4,938 | #51 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #3,671 of 4,622 | #120 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.2% | #4,406 of 4,628 | #85 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.4% | #2,124 of 4,789 | #165 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.5% | #486 of 1,307 | #13 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
625
+171 (+38%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 658
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 625 | 37.7 | 16.6:1 | 77% (484) |
| 2023-24 | 554 | 35.4 | 15.7:1 | 80% (441) |
| 2022-23 | 521 | 34.6 | 15.1:1 | 80% (415) |
| 2020-21 | 454 | 32 | 14.2:1 | 87% (396) |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 33.5 | 15.9:1 | 94% (500) |
| 2015-16 | 640 | 37 | 17.3:1 | 95% (606) |
| 2010-11 | 658 | 34 | 19.4:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (532 to 625); teachers up 12% (33.5 to 37.7).
About R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary School
R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in EDINBURG, Texas. The school enrolls 625 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 20% bigger than that.
EDINBURG CISD runs 44 schools with a combined 33,343 students. R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary School is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary School is 98% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 3%, meaning two students picked at random have a 3% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 16.6:1, with 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Lunch subsidy eligibility at R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary School is 77%.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary School is 10.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (50.8% versus 40.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
In Hidalgo County (population about 891,977), the median household income is $54,338, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 23%. There are 364 public schools in Hidalgo County, enrolling about 212,859 students in all.
IDEA Quest College Preparatory is the public school closest to R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary School ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 50.8% versus a 48.9% average.
The NCES locale for R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment grew 38% from its 2020-21 level of 454. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.2:1 in 2020-21, and 16.6:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- IDEA Quest College Preparatory0.3 mi · 667
- IDEA Quest Academy0.3 mi · 592
- Elias Longoria Sr Middle School0.3 mi · 770
- Anne L Magee Elementary School1.2 mi · 460
- Zavala Elementary School1.9 mi · 565
- IDEA Tres Lagos College Preparatory2.0 mi · 685
Frequently asked questions
About R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary SchoolHow many students attend R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary School?
R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary School enrolls approximately 625 students in grades PK-05.
Is R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary School is approximately 16.6:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary School?
At R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary School in?
R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary School is part of EDINBURG CISD.
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