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Enrollment
525
Elementary
DISTRICT 595 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHARYLAND ISD·NCES 483993008850
Romulo D Martinez Elementary School
2571 E 4TH ST, MISSION, TX 78572 · (956) 584-4900 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL525 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
341 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 51 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 15% smaller than its 6th grade class (75).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
72.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +39.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +31.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 39 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 45.0% | 27.0% | 13.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 33.0% | 23.0% | 27.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 72.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 39.0% |
| 2021-22 | 58.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
55.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Romulo D Martinez Elementary School
Romulo D Martinez Elementary School's state test result (55.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romulo D Martinez Elementary School this school | 525 | 65.0% | 55.7% |
| Jefferson Elementary School EDINBURG | 511 | 64.8% | 66.4% |
| Olmito Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 538 | 66.2% | 62.8% |
| Dolphin Terrace Elementary School EL PASO | 510 | 67.8% | 44.9% |
| Roberto J Santos Elementary School LAREDO | 584 | 62.8% | 49.6% |
| Matias De Llano Elementary School LAREDO | 453 | 64.9% | 55.9% |
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 Romulo D Martinez Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #1,014 of 4,401 | #27 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,258 of 4,466 ▼ 153 | #52 of 183 ▼ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #637 of 4,466 ▲ 75 | #7 of 183 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #949 of 3,998 | #38 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 525 | #2,296 of 4,938 | #89 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #2,438 of 4,622 | #54 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.8% | #4,194 of 4,628 | #38 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.0% | #2,838 of 4,789 | #175 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #1,557 of 2,838 | #78 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
525
-20 (-4%) vs 2020
-31% since 2000-01, when it was 762
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 525 | 35 | 15.0:1 | 65% (341) |
| 2023-24 | 535 | 33.2 | 16.1:1 | 71% (382) |
| 2022-23 | 537 | 33.7 | 15.9:1 | 77% (415) |
| 2020-21 | 545 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 71% (386) |
| 2017-18 | 622 | 36 | 17.3:1 | 64% (396) |
| 2015-16 | 620 | 34 | 18.2:1 | 70% (432) |
| 2010-11 | 855 | 43 | 19.9:1 | 68% (582) |
| 2000-01 | 762 | 40 | 19.1:1 | 60% (459) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Romulo D Martinez Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (622 to 525); teachers down 3% (36 to 35).
About Romulo D Martinez Elementary School
Romulo D Martinez Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school located in MISSION, Texas. Enrollment stands at 525 students, covering pre-K through 6.
The district for Romulo D Martinez Elementary School is SHARYLAND ISD, with 13 schools and 9,844 students.
Hispanic students account for 96% of the school's enrollment. It is also 2% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 8, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Romulo D Martinez Elementary School comes to 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.0:1. It is about the same as the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. On the income side, 65% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 85% average among public schools in Hidalgo County.
The model predicts 46.0% for a school in Texas with Romulo D Martinez Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Romulo D Martinez Elementary School posts 55.7%.
The school's county is Hidalgo County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $54,338 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 23%. Romulo D Martinez Elementary School shares Hidalgo County with 363 other public schools.
Romulo D Martinez Elementary School's nearest public school is Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy (about 0.5 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Romulo D Martinez Elementary School. Romulo D Martinez Elementary School places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
In the federal locale system, Romulo D Martinez Elementary School is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 20 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 SHARYLAND ISD
- Sharyland High SchoolHigh · 1,527 students
- Sharyland Pioneer High SchoolHigh · 1,511 students
- Sharyland North Junior High SchoolMiddle · 791 students
- B L Gray Junior High SchoolMiddle · 775 students
- John H Shary Elementary SchoolElementary · 652 students
- Olivero Garza Sr Elementary SchoolElementary · 648 students
Other schools in MISSION
- Mission High SchoolHigh · 2,154 students
- La Joya Palmview High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- Juarez-Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,952 students
- Veterans Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,737 students
- Sharyland High SchoolHigh · 1,527 students
- Sharyland Pioneer High SchoolHigh · 1,511 students
Nearby schools
- Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy0.5 mi · 481
- Sharyland High School0.7 mi · 1,527
- IDEA McAllen College Preparatory0.7 mi · 820
- IDEA McAllen Academy0.7 mi · 738
- Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary School1.0 mi · 611
- Brown Middle School1.5 mi · 580
Frequently asked questions
About Romulo D Martinez Elementary SchoolHow large is Romulo D Martinez Elementary School?
Romulo D Martinez Elementary School enrolls approximately 525 students in grades PK-06.
Is Romulo D Martinez Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Romulo D Martinez Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Romulo D Martinez Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Romulo D Martinez Elementary School is approximately 15.0:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Romulo D Martinez Elementary School?
At Romulo D Martinez Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Romulo D Martinez Elementary School public or private?
Romulo D Martinez Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SHARYLAND ISD.
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