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Enrollment
444
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS FRESNOS CISD·NCES 482829003165
Villareal Elementary School
7700 E LAKESIDE BLVD, OLMITO, TX 78575 · (956) 233-3975 · Cameron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL444 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 60 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
67.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +38.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
59.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +37.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 38 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 37 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 38.0% | 29.0% | 16.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 31.0% | 28.0% | 18.0% | 23.0% |
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 | 67.0% | 59.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Villareal Elementary School
Villareal Elementary School's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villareal Elementary School this school | 444 | 74.3% | 53.0% |
| Raul Garza Jr Steam Academy SAN BENITO | 437 | 75.3% | 47.3% |
| Long Elementary School HARLINGEN | 475 | 73.5% | 41.8% |
| Downs Fine Arts Academy SAN BENITO | 426 | 72.5% | 49.9% |
| Nellie Mae Glass Elementary School EAGLE PASS | 438 | 75.3% | 39.7% |
| Garza Elementary School MCALLEN | 409 | 73.8% | 49.9% |
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 Villareal Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,194 of 4,401 | #20 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,015 of 4,466 ▲ 371 | #23 of 93 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #896 of 4,466 ▲ 230 | #12 of 93 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #1,328 of 3,998 | #38 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 444 | #3,080 of 4,938 | #52 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,711 of 4,622 | #15 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.1% | #4,138 of 4,628 | #22 of 93 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.3% | #2,305 of 4,789 | #82 of 94 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.7% | #566 of 1,307 | #10 of 22 |
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
444
+30 (+7%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 432
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 444 | 31.3 | 14.2:1 | 74% (330) |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 30.9 | 14.9:1 | 77% (352) |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 32.8 | 14.2:1 | 78% (361) |
| 2020-21 | 414 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 80% (332) |
| 2017-18 | 387 | 24.7 | 15.7:1 | 81% (314) |
| 2015-16 | 363 | 23 | 15.8:1 | 75% (272) |
| 2010-11 | 378 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 30 | 15.8:1 | 53% (249) |
| 1990-91 | 432 | 43 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Villareal Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (387 to 444); teachers up 26% (24.7 to 31.3).
About Villareal Elementary School
In OLMITO, Texas, Villareal Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 444 students in 2024-25.
Across its 14 schools, LOS FRESNOS CISD enrolls 10,357 students. Villareal Elementary School is one of those schools.
A large majority of enrollment at Villareal Elementary School is Hispanic, at 95%. Other reported shares: 4% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Villareal Elementary School scores 9%.
Villareal Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1, with 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 74% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Cameron County, the average eligibility rate is 84%.
Villareal Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 84% of Texas public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Villareal Elementary School is 11.1 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 53.0% actual, 42.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
For the population of Cameron County, median household income comes to about $52,601, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cameron County's 187 public schools enroll about 97,392 students and include Villareal Elementary School.
Olmito Elementary School, about 1.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Villareal Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Villareal Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Mid-size.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 7%.
The discussion board for Villareal Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 High SchoolHigh · 3,285 students
- Resaca Middle SchoolMiddle · 870 students
- Los Cuates Middle SchoolMiddle · 825 students
- Rancho Verde Elementary SchoolElementary · 696 students
- Liberty Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 673 students
- Palmer-Laakso Elementary SchoolElementary · 582 students
Nearby schools
- Olmito Elementary School1.3 mi · 538
- Dora Romero Elementary School1.8 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 Elementary School2.5 mi · 696
Frequently asked questions
About Villareal Elementary SchoolHow large is Villareal Elementary School?
Villareal Elementary School enrolls approximately 444 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Villareal Elementary School serve?
Villareal Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Villareal Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Villareal Elementary School is approximately 14.2:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Villareal Elementary School?
At Villareal Elementary School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 95% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Is Villareal Elementary School public or private?
Villareal Elementary School 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.