Enrollment
358
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD·NCES 481806001601
Santiago Garcia Elementary School
101 E SANTA ROSA AVE, EDCOUCH, TX 78538 · (956) 262-6002 · Hidalgo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL358 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
12.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
333 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 41% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 1% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
33.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +31.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 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 | 10.0% | 23.0% | 30.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 21.0% | 18.0% | 42.0% |
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 | 33.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 12.0% | 16.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
23.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Santiago Garcia Elementary School
Santiago Garcia Elementary School's state test result (23.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Garcia Elementary School this school | 358 | 93.0% | 23.1% |
| Wilson Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 359 | 92.8% | 41.5% |
| Valley View South Elementary School HIDALGO | 353 | 94.1% | 62.3% |
| Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School SAN BENITO | 351 | 94.0% | 39.6% |
| Las Yescas Elementary School SAN BENITO | 354 | 91.5% | 42.7% |
| John F Kennedy Elementary School ELSA | 383 | 93.7% | 22.1% |
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 Santiago Garcia Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #4,152 of 4,401 | #179 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,845 of 4,466 ▲ 709 | #142 of 183 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #4,158 of 4,466 ▼ 91 | #176 of 183 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +22.5pp | #376 of 3,998 | #7 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 358 | #3,817 of 4,938 | #163 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #680 of 4,622 | #8 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.0% | #4,595 of 4,628 | #164 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.0% | #734 of 4,789 | #69 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.9% | #510 of 2,838 | #23 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
358
-68 (-16%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 479
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 358 | 28 | 12.8:1 | 93% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 28.5 | 13.3:1 | 96% (362) |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 27 | 13.8:1 | 94% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 25 | 17.0:1 | 95% (405) |
| 2017-18 | 511 | 30.5 | 16.8:1 | 97% (494) |
| 2015-16 | 510 | 30 | 17.0:1 | 99% (507) |
| 2010-11 | 407 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 663 | 39 | 17.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 479 | 29 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Santiago Garcia Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (511 to 358); teachers down 8% (30.5 to 28).
About Santiago Garcia Elementary School
Among the schools in EDCOUCH, Texas, is Santiago Garcia Elementary School, a small elementary school. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 358 students. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 31% lower.
EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD (9 schools, 4,349 students) runs Santiago Garcia Elementary School.
Hispanic students are 100% of those enrolled at Santiago Garcia Elementary School. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Hidalgo County's population at about 92%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 0, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 28 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.8:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. Roughly 93% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 85% for public schools in Hidalgo County.
Santiago Garcia Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 14% of Texas public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 34.0% for Santiago Garcia Elementary School. The school posts 23.1%, 10.9 points below the prediction.
The county, Hidalgo County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $54,338, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. The county has 364 public schools and about 212,859 students.
Among nearby public schools, David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy is closest at about 0.6 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Santiago Garcia Elementary School. By average proficiency, Santiago Garcia Elementary School is 7th among 7 schools close by.
In the federal locale system, Santiago Garcia Elementary School is coded Town: Fringe, for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
The school shrank from 426 students in 2020-21 to 358 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.0:1 to 12.8:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Santiago Garcia Elementary School. 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
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- David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy0.6 mi · 264
- Jorge R Gutierrez Early Childhood Center0.9 mi · 454
- Ruben C Rodriguez Elementary School1.0 mi · 457
- Edcouch-Elsa H S Academy1.2 mi · 70
- Edcouch-Elsa High School1.2 mi · 1,309
- Carlos F Truan Junior High School1.5 mi · 584
Frequently asked questions
About Santiago Garcia Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Santiago Garcia Elementary School?
Santiago Garcia Elementary School enrolls approximately 358 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Santiago Garcia Elementary School serve?
Santiago Garcia Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Santiago Garcia Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Santiago Garcia Elementary School is approximately 12.8:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Santiago Garcia Elementary School?
Student demographics at Santiago Garcia Elementary School are roughly 100% Hispanic.
What district is Santiago Garcia Elementary School in?
Santiago Garcia Elementary School is part of EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.