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Enrollment
543
Elementary
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDINBURG CISD·NCES 481818008289
Villarreal Elementary School
4014 N DOOLITTLE RD, EDINBURG, TX 78539 · (956) 289-2377 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL543 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% 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.
- 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.
- AThree-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
16.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
505 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 84 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +37.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 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 | 25.0% | 23.0% | 22.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 31.0% | 19.0% | 26.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Villarreal Elementary School
Villarreal Elementary School's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villarreal Elementary School this school | 543 | 93.0% | 43.0% |
| Florence J Scott Elementary School ROMA | 550 | 92.5% | 86.6% |
| Juarez/Lincoln Elementary School RIO BRAVO | 535 | 93.5% | 46.4% |
| Monte Cristo Elementary School EDINBURG | 535 | 92.9% | 39.6% |
| Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School PHARR | 530 | 93.0% | 56.8% |
| Diaz-Villarreal Elementary School MISSION | 527 | 93.0% | 52.8% |
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 Villarreal Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,208 of 4,401 | #93 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,307 of 4,466 ▲ 218 | #53 of 183 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,746 of 4,466 ▼ 296 | #120 of 183 ▼ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.5pp | #518 of 3,998 | #18 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 543 | #2,105 of 4,938 | #79 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #3,507 of 4,622 | #107 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.0% | #4,597 of 4,628 | #166 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.0% | #738 of 4,789 | #70 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.7% | #1,546 of 2,838 | #77 of 128 |
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
543
+47 (+9%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 568
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 543 | 33.3 | 16.3:1 | 93% (505) |
| 2023-24 | 571 | 38.1 | 15.0:1 | 96% (549) |
| 2022-23 | 665 | 35.9 | 18.5:1 | 95% (633) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 93% (463) |
| 2017-18 | 644 | 36.4 | 17.7:1 | 91% (587) |
| 2015-16 | 609 | 37 | 16.5:1 | 88% (534) |
| 2010-11 | 700 | 37 | 18.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 568 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 38% (218) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Villarreal Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (644 to 543); teachers down 9% (36.4 to 33.3).
About Villarreal Elementary School
A mid-sized elementary school in EDINBURG, Texas, Villarreal Elementary School is part of EDINBURG CISD. It had 543 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
EDINBURG CISD has 33,343 students in 44 schools, and Villarreal Elementary School is one of those schools.
Hispanic students account for 100% of the school's enrollment. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 92%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 0%.
A staff of 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.3:1. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is higher. By family income, 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hidalgo County is 85%.
Villarreal Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 71% of Texas public elementary schools.
The model predicts 34.0% for a school in Texas with Villarreal Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Villarreal Elementary School posts 43.0%.
American Community Survey estimates for Hidalgo County show that median household income comes to about $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. The county's public schools total 364, with about 212,859 students.
Of the public schools around it, Villarreal Elementary School is closest to Monte Cristo Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Villarreal Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 43.0% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Villarreal Elementary School the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% rise, from 496 to 543.
This page collects posts and questions about Villarreal Elementary School, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EDINBURG CISD
- Economedes High SchoolHigh · 2,689 students
- Edinburg North High SchoolHigh · 2,542 students
- Edinburg High SchoolHigh · 2,267 students
- Robert R Vela High SchoolHigh · 2,101 students
- Betty Harwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,301 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,246 students
Other schools in EDINBURG
- Economedes High SchoolHigh · 2,689 students
- Edinburg North High SchoolHigh · 2,542 students
- Edinburg High SchoolHigh · 2,267 students
- Robert R Vela High SchoolHigh · 2,101 students
- Vanguard BeethovenCombined · 1,782 students
- Betty Harwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,301 students
Other Villarreal Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Villarreal Elementary. Villarreal Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Villarreal Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 532 students
Nearby schools
- Monte Cristo Elementary School0.2 mi · 535
- Lone Star H S South (tjjd)0.3 mi · 159
- Memorial Middle School0.9 mi · 1,045
- Eisenhower Elementary School1.2 mi · 640
- Dr Kay Teer Crawford Elementary School1.6 mi · 625
- IDEA Edinburg Academy2.0 mi · 728
Frequently asked questions
About Villarreal Elementary SchoolHow large is Villarreal Elementary School?
Villarreal Elementary School enrolls approximately 543 students in grades PK-05.
Is Villarreal Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Villarreal Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Villarreal Elementary School have?
Villarreal Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Villarreal Elementary School?
Student demographics at Villarreal Elementary School are roughly 100% Hispanic.
What district is Villarreal Elementary School in?
Villarreal Elementary School is part of EDINBURG CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.