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Enrollment
552
Elementary
DISTRICT 795 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESLACO ISD·NCES 484496005124
Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School
3801 N 5 1/2 W, WESLACO, TX 78596 · (956) 969-6760 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL552 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% 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
21.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
485 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 65 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
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
67.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +49.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
59.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +46.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 49 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 46 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 38.0% | 29.0% | 17.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 28.0% | 31.0% | 18.0% | 23.0% |
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 | 67.0% | 59.0% |
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 58.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School
Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School's state test result (52.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School this school | 552 | 87.9% | 52.0% |
| Josefa L Sambrano Elementary School SAN ELIZARIO | 554 | 87.2% | N/A |
| Guerra Elementary School EDINBURG | 545 | 88.4% | 43.7% |
| Zavala Elementary School EDINBURG | 565 | 88.0% | 32.3% |
| Irving Dual Language Academy SAN ANTONIO | 557 | 88.5% | 39.1% |
| Zapata North Elementary School ZAPATA | 571 | 88.6% | 49.5% |
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 Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,272 of 4,401 | #42 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,030 of 4,466 ▲ 538 | #33 of 183 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #912 of 4,466 ▲ 32 | #16 of 183 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #2,449 of 3,998 | #116 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 552 | #2,025 of 4,938 | #73 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #4,531 of 4,622 | #172 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.1% | #4,460 of 4,628 | #107 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.9% | #1,299 of 4,789 | #117 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.8% | #794 of 2,838 | #41 of 128 |
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
552
-106 (-16%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 632
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 552 | 25.7 | 21.5:1 | 88% (485) |
| 2023-24 | 630 | 36 | 17.5:1 | 90% (570) |
| 2022-23 | 618 | 36.8 | 16.8:1 | 92% (566) |
| 2020-21 | 658 | 38 | 17.3:1 | 94% (619) |
| 2017-18 | 734 | 44.1 | 16.6:1 | 92% (677) |
| 2015-16 | 820 | 46 | 17.8:1 | 94% (771) |
| 2010-11 | 927 | 53 | 17.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 360 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 85% (305) |
| 1990-91 | 632 | 52 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (734 to 552); teachers down 42% (44.1 to 25.7).
About Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School
Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School is an elementary school in WESLACO, Texas, reachable at (956) 969-6760. It teaches 552 students in pre-K through 5.
WESLACO ISD counts 20 schools and 16,300 students, including Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School.
Of every 100 students at Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School, about 99 are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 2, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 21.5:1. The school has 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School, 88% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 81% of Texas public elementary schools.
Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School is 15.8 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Texas.
In Hidalgo County, home to about 891,977 people, median household income comes to about $54,338, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School shares Hidalgo County with 363 other public schools.
Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School's nearest public school is Rodolfo Rudy Silva Jr Elementary School (about 0.2 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School. By average proficiency, Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School is 2nd among 8 schools close by.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 16%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.3:1 in 2020-21, and 21.5:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 WESLACO ISD
- Weslaco High SchoolHigh · 2,699 students
- Weslaco East High SchoolHigh · 2,066 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,109 students
- Dr R E Margo Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,085 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,060 students
- Beatriz G Garza Middle SchoolMiddle · 919 students
Other schools in WESLACO
- Weslaco High SchoolHigh · 2,699 students
- Weslaco East High SchoolHigh · 2,066 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,109 students
- Dr R E Margo Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,085 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,060 students
- Beatriz G Garza Middle SchoolMiddle · 919 students
Nearby schools
- Rodolfo Rudy Silva Jr Elementary School0.2 mi · 685
- Horizon Montessori II - STEM Academy0.8 mi · 326
- Beatriz G Garza Middle School0.9 mi · 919
- Cleckler/Heald Elementary School1.0 mi · 909
- North Bridge Elementary School1.5 mi · 775
- Hidalgo County Boot Camp1.6 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary SchoolHow large is Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School?
Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School enrolls approximately 552 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School serve?
Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School?
Approximately 21.5:1 students per teacher at Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School?
At Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School in?
Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School is part of WESLACO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.