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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 EL
4772 E HWY 83, ROMA, TX 78584 · (956) 849-1717 · Starr County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL458 STUDENTS
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
63.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +63.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
75.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +75.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 63 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 75 points.
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
64.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+31.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% 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 31 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
458
-230 (-33%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 16.1:1
% White
0%
was 0%
% Hispanic
99%
was 100%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About VETERANS MEMORIAL EL
Located at 4772 E HWY 83, in ROMA, Texas, VETERANS MEMORIAL EL is a reasonably sized primary school that serves 458 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of ROMA ISD.
ROMA ISD comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 6,019 students; VETERANS MEMORIAL EL is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, VETERANS MEMORIAL EL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%). That composition is broadly in line with Starr County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, VETERANS MEMORIAL EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 32.9%; actual is 64.0%, +31.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the area at large, census data for Starr County shows the typical household earns roughly $37,639 per year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 31% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Starr County's 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,900 students), VETERANS MEMORIAL EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: INSTRUCTIONAL & GUIDANCE CENTER, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around VETERANS MEMORIAL EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts VETERANS MEMORIAL EL at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 67.5%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at VETERANS MEMORIAL EL has declined 33%, going from 688 students in 2018 to 458 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.
On allk12, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 H SHigh · 1,721 students
- ROMA MIDDLEMiddle · 776 students
- RAMIRO BARRERA MIDDLEMiddle · 564 students
- FLORENCE J SCOTT ELElementary · 550 students
- ROEL A & CELIA R SAENZ ELElementary · 526 students
- EMMA VERA ELElementary · 504 students
Other schools in ROMA
- ROMA H SHigh · 1,721 students
- ROMA MIDDLEMiddle · 776 students
- FLORENCE J SCOTT ELElementary · 550 students
- ROEL A & CELIA R SAENZ ELElementary · 526 students
- EMMA VERA ELElementary · 504 students
- RT BARRERA ELElementary · 400 students
Nearby schools
- INSTRUCTIONAL & GUIDANCE CENTER1.1 mi · 33
- RT BARRERA EL1.7 mi · 400
- DELIA GONZALEZ GARCIA EL2.1 mi · 487
- RAMIRO BARRERA MIDDLE2.5 mi · 564
- ROEL A & CELIA R SAENZ EL2.9 mi · 526
- FLORENCE J SCOTT EL3.9 mi · 550
Frequently asked questions
About VETERANS MEMORIAL ELWhat is the total enrollment at VETERANS MEMORIAL EL?
VETERANS MEMORIAL EL enrolls approximately 458 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does VETERANS MEMORIAL EL serve?
VETERANS MEMORIAL EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at VETERANS MEMORIAL EL?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at VETERANS MEMORIAL EL.
How diverse is VETERANS MEMORIAL EL?
VETERANS MEMORIAL EL reports a student body of 0% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees VETERANS MEMORIAL EL?
VETERANS MEMORIAL EL is overseen by ROMA ISD in Starr County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.