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SANTOS LIVAS EL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 28 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About SANTOS LIVAS EL
SANTOS LIVAS EL operates as a mid-sized K-5 school in ALAMO, Texas, one of the schools within PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD. Current enrollment sits at 515 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.
PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD runs 44 schools in total, collectively educating 29,749 students. SANTOS LIVAS EL is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, SANTOS LIVAS EL records that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority.
On the resource side, On paper, SANTOS LIVAS EL has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 89% of students at SANTOS LIVAS EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, SANTOS LIVAS EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.0%, the actual is 39.5%, a residual of +4.5 points.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Hidalgo County put the typical household earns roughly $54,338 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), SANTOS LIVAS EL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is AUGUSTO GUERRA EL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SANTOS LIVAS EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SANTOS LIVAS EL at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 40.0%.
The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.
Looking at the recent track record. SANTOS LIVAS EL's enrollment has contracted 20% since 2018, when it stood at 640 (now 515).
In the discussion threads here, the feed for SANTOS LIVAS EL typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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