Enrollment
224
Elementary
DISTRICT 171 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA MARIA ISD·NCES 483933004478
Tony Gonzalez Elementary School
11142 MILITARY RD, SANTA MARIA, TX 78592 · (956) 565-5348 · Cameron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL224 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
12.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
223 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (21).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · 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 SANTA MARIA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 30.0% | 19.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 26.0% | 28.0% | 34.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 49.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Tony Gonzalez Elementary School
Tony Gonzalez Elementary School's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Gonzalez Elementary School this school | 224 | 99.6% | 36.5% |
| Franklin Elementary School HOUSTON | 218 | 98.2% | 43.4% |
| Ser-Ninos Charter El II HOUSTON | 246 | 98.8% | 32.8% |
| Golden Rule Southwest DALLAS | 214 | 96.7% | 38.8% |
| Jose Bernabe Munoz Elementary School LA VILLA | 227 | 96.0% | 23.9% |
| La Fe Preparatory School EL PASO | 195 | 100.0% | 29.6% |
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 Tony Gonzalez Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #3,000 of 4,401 | #83 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,147 of 4,466 ▼ 253 | #83 of 93 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #2,681 of 4,466 ▲ 80 | #68 of 93 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #2,788 of 3,998 | #74 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 224 | #4,551 of 4,938 | #92 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #618 of 4,622 | #3 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.5% | #4,389 of 4,628 | #63 of 93 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #49 of 4,789 | #5 of 94 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.6% | #809 of 2,838 | #22 of 64 |
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
224
-58 (-21%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 379
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 224 | 17.7 | 12.7:1 | 100% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 233 | 19.6 | 11.9:1 | 100% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 264 | 22.8 | 11.6:1 | 100% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 282 | 21 | 13.4:1 | 98% (277) |
| 2017-18 | 297 | 18.2 | 16.3:1 | 98% (290) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 97% (335) |
| 2010-11 | 357 | 14 | 25.5:1 | 73% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 230 | 17 | 13.5:1 | 17% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 379 | 14 | 27.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tony Gonzalez Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (297 to 224); teachers down 3% (18.2 to 17.7).
About Tony Gonzalez Elementary School
Tony Gonzalez Elementary School serves students in SANTA MARIA, Texas, as a small elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 224 students. Elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students, which makes this school 57% below average.
SANTA MARIA ISD, which runs Tony Gonzalez Elementary School, has 3 schools and 512 students.
Roughly 98% of students at Tony Gonzalez Elementary School are Hispanic. Cameron County as a whole is about 89% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The diversity index for Tony Gonzalez Elementary School is 4%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.7 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Of all students at Tony Gonzalez Elementary School, 100% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 84% for public schools in Cameron County.
Tony Gonzalez Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 43% of Texas public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Tony Gonzalez Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 36.5% actual against 31.2% predicted.
The school's county is Cameron County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $52,601, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 21% of people live in poverty. There are 187 public schools in the county, enrolling about 97,392, Tony Gonzalez Elementary School among them.
Santa Maria Middle School is the nearest public school to Tony Gonzalez Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Tony Gonzalez Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Tony Gonzalez Elementary School's location as Rural: Fringe.
A 21% drop took enrollment from 282 in 2020-21 to 224 in 2024-25.
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Cameron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,120
Census ACS
Median income
$52,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
97,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SANTA MARIA ISD
- Santa Maria High SchoolHigh · 165 students
- Santa Maria Middle SchoolMiddle · 123 students
- Santa Maria Academic Academy-Options Campus (6-12)Elementary
- Santa Maria DAEPElementary
- Santa Maria JJAEPElementary
Other schools in SANTA MARIA
- Santa Maria High SchoolHigh · 165 students
- Santa Maria Middle SchoolMiddle · 123 students
- Santa Maria Academic Academy-Options Campus (6-12)Elementary
- Santa Maria DAEPElementary
- Santa Maria JJAEPElementary
Nearby schools
- Santa Maria Middle School0.1 mi · 123
- Santa Maria High School0.2 mi · 165
- David G Sanchez Elementary School4.9 mi · 330
- Noemi Dominguez Elementary School5.3 mi · 387
- C E Vail Elementary School5.4 mi · 376
- Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle School5.6 mi · 518
Frequently asked questions
About Tony Gonzalez Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tony Gonzalez Elementary School?
Tony Gonzalez Elementary School enrolls approximately 224 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Tony Gonzalez Elementary School serve?
Tony Gonzalez Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Tony Gonzalez Elementary School have?
Tony Gonzalez Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tony Gonzalez Elementary School?
At Tony Gonzalez Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 98% Hispanic.
Is Tony Gonzalez Elementary School public or private?
Tony Gonzalez Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SANTA MARIA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.