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What's the most underrated thing about VETERANS MEMORIAL EL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
458
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROMA ISD·NCES 483774012938
Veterans Memorial Elementary School
4772 E HWY 83, ROMA, TX 78584 · (956) 849-1717 · Starr County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL458 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
13.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
430 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 57 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
1%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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
73.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +73.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
79.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +79.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 73 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 79 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 39.0% | 34.0% | 12.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 50.0% | 29.0% | 6.0% | 15.0% |
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 | 73.0% | 79.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 77.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
67.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+33.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 33 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Veterans Memorial Elementary School
Veterans Memorial Elementary School's state test result (67.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Memorial Elementary School this school | 458 | 93.9% | 67.0% |
| Guillermo Flores Elementary School MISSION | 452 | 93.1% | 43.0% |
| Narciso Cavazos MISSION | 471 | 94.3% | 36.7% |
| Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School ZAPATA | 445 | 93.5% | 45.5% |
| Escandon Elementary School MCALLEN | 478 | 93.9% | 41.8% |
| Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary School DONNA | 446 | 95.1% | 35.9% |
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 Veterans Memorial Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Starr County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #417 of 4,401 | #6 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #169 of 4,466 ▲ 169 | #6 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #593 of 4,466 ▲ 227 | #7 of 16 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #1,546 of 3,998 | #11 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 458 | #2,931 of 4,938 | #11 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #961 of 4,622 | #3 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.3% | #4,507 of 4,628 | #6 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.9% | #647 of 4,789 | #9 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.4% | #361 of 2,838 | #1 of 11 |
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
458
-47 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 458 | 34.7 | 13.2:1 | 94% (430) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 34.7 | 14.0:1 | 93% (451) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 33.9 | 14.8:1 | 94% (472) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 37 | 13.7:1 | 92% (465) |
| 2017-18 | 688 | 42.6 | 16.1:1 | 94% (648) |
| 2015-16 | 732 | 42 | 17.4:1 | 94% (687) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Veterans Memorial Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (688 to 458); teachers down 19% (42.6 to 34.7).
About Veterans Memorial Elementary School
Veterans Memorial Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Texas, located in ROMA. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 458 students.
The district, ROMA ISD, has 6,019 students enrolled across 10 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Veterans Memorial Elementary School is 99% Hispanic. County-wide, about 97% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 1% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Veterans Memorial Elementary School's 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 13.2:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 94%. For comparison, public schools in Starr County average 93%.
The allk12 Grade for Veterans Memorial Elementary School is A+. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 96% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Veterans Memorial Elementary School are 33.4 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 67.0%, compared with a predicted 33.6%, which ranks in the top 10% in Texas.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Starr County show that the median household income is $37,639, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and roughly 31% of residents are in poverty. Besides Veterans Memorial Elementary School, Starr County has 28 other public schools.
The school nearest to Veterans Memorial Elementary School is Instructional & Guidance Center, at a distance of about 1.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 7. On average proficiency, Veterans Memorial Elementary School is 5th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Veterans Memorial Elementary School is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
Enrollment is down 9% from 2020-21, when Veterans Memorial Elementary School had 505 students, to 2024-25, when it had 458.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Starr County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,067
Census ACS
Median income
$37,639
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
31%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
16,900 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROMA ISD
- Roma High SchoolHigh · 1,721 students
- Roma Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
- Ramiro Barrera Middle SchoolMiddle · 564 students
- Florence J Scott Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Emma Vera Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
Other schools in ROMA
- Roma High SchoolHigh · 1,721 students
- Roma Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
- Florence J Scott Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Emma Vera Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Rt Barrera Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
Other Veterans Memorial Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Veterans Memorial Elementary. Veterans Memorial Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Veterans Memorial Elementary SchoolLAREDO, TX · 815 students
- VETERANS MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNAPLES, FL · 721 students
- Veterans Memorial Elementary SchoolBRICK, NJ · 619 students
- Veterans Memorial Elementary SchoolBreinigsville, PA · 451 students
- Veterans Memorial ElementaryCentral Falls, RI · 406 students
Nearby schools
- Instructional & Guidance Center1.1 mi · 33
- Rt Barrera Elementary School1.7 mi · 400
- Delia Gonzalez Garcia Elementary School2.1 mi · 487
- Ramiro Barrera Middle School2.5 mi · 564
- Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary School2.9 mi · 526
- Florence J Scott Elementary School3.9 mi · 550
Frequently asked questions
About Veterans Memorial Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Veterans Memorial Elementary School?
Veterans Memorial Elementary School enrolls approximately 458 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Veterans Memorial Elementary School serve?
Veterans Memorial Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Veterans Memorial Elementary School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Veterans Memorial Elementary School.
How diverse is Veterans Memorial Elementary School?
Veterans Memorial Elementary School reports a student body of 0% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Veterans Memorial Elementary School?
Veterans Memorial Elementary School is overseen by ROMA ISD in Starr County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.