ROBERTO GARATE EL

ROBERTO GARATE EL is a cozy elementary-level community in MONTE ALTO, Texas, one of the schools within MONTE ALTO ISD. The school hosts 386 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 26% below the state mean of about 519.

Within MONTE ALTO ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 819 students, ROBERTO GARATE EL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ROBERTO GARATE EL logs that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority.

On the resource side, ROBERTO GARATE EL records 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting ROBERTO GARATE EL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, ROBERTO GARATE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Hidalgo County shows median household income runs about $54,338, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ROBERTO GARATE EL is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students).

The closest other public school is JOSE BORREGO MIDDLE, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ROBERTO GARATE EL at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 29.0%.

ROBERTO GARATE EL operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 24%: 510 students in 2018 compared to 386 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for ROBERTO GARATE EL typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.