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Enrollment
444
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS FRESNOS CISD·NCES 482829003165
VILLAREAL EL
7700 E LAKESIDE BLVD, OLMITO, TX 78575 · (956) 233-3975 · Cameron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL444 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
330 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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
60.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
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
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
444
+57 (+15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.7:1
% White
4%
was 2%
% Hispanic
95%
was 97%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About VILLAREAL EL
As a mid-sized K-5 school in OLMITO, Texas, VILLAREAL EL enrolls 444 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by LOS FRESNOS CISD.
LOS FRESNOS CISD runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 10,357 students. VILLAREAL EL is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, VILLAREAL EL logs that 95% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest breaks down as 4% White.
Looking at school resources, VILLAREAL EL logs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 74% of students at VILLAREAL EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cameron County (around 84%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, VILLAREAL EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.5%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Cameron County put median household income runs about $52,601, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 21%. In all, Cameron County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students), of which VILLAREAL EL is one.
The closest other public school is OLMITO EL, roughly 1.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, VILLAREAL EL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 55.3%.
The school occupies a commuter-belt site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 15%: 387 students in 2018 compared to 444 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.
Inside the community feed, the feed for VILLAREAL EL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 LOS FRESNOS CISD
- LOS FRESNOS H SHigh · 3,285 students
- RESACA MIDDLEMiddle · 870 students
- LOS CUATES MIDDLEMiddle · 825 students
- RANCHO VERDE ELElementary · 696 students
- LIBERTY MEMORIAL MIDDLEMiddle · 673 students
- PALMER-LAAKSO ELElementary · 582 students
Nearby schools
- OLMITO EL1.3 mi · 538
- DORA ROMERO EL1.8 mi · 552
- IDEA SPORTS PARK ACADEMY2.0 mi · 571
- IDEA SPORTS PARK COLLEGE PREPARATORY2.0 mi · 457
- SOUTH TEXAS ISD MEDICAL PROFESSIONS2.3 mi · 820
- RANCHO VERDE EL2.5 mi · 696
Frequently asked questions
About VILLAREAL ELHow large is VILLAREAL EL?
VILLAREAL EL enrolls approximately 444 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does VILLAREAL EL serve?
VILLAREAL EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at VILLAREAL EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at VILLAREAL EL is approximately 14.2:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at VILLAREAL EL?
At VILLAREAL EL, the student body is approximately 4% White, 95% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Is VILLAREAL EL public or private?
VILLAREAL EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LOS FRESNOS CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.