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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the ZAPATA NORTH EL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
571
Elementary
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ZAPATA COUNTY ISD·NCES 484671009446
Zapata North Elementary School
502 E 17TH AVE, ZAPATA, TX 78076 · (956) 765-6921 · Zapata County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL571 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% 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.
- 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
15.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
506 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 71 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
0%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within ZAPATA COUNTY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 31.0% | 26.0% | 18.0% |
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 | 52.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Zapata North Elementary School
Zapata North Elementary School's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zapata North Elementary School this school | 571 | 88.6% | 49.5% |
| Zavala Elementary School EDINBURG | 565 | 88.0% | 32.3% |
| Irving Dual Language Academy SAN ANTONIO | 557 | 88.5% | 39.1% |
| Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School WESLACO | 552 | 87.9% | 52.0% |
| Guerra Elementary School EDINBURG | 545 | 88.4% | 43.7% |
| Josefa L Sambrano Elementary School SAN ELIZARIO | 554 | 87.2% | N/A |
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 Zapata North Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #1,479 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,273 of 4,466 ▲ 146 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #2,330 of 4,466 ▼ 140 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #1,835 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 571 | #1,854 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #2,946 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.4% | #4,585 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.6% | #1,218 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #2,230 of 2,838 |
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
571
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 591
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 571 | 36.7 | 15.6:1 | 89% (506) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 34.6 | 16.6:1 | 91% (525) |
| 2022-23 | 581 | 35.1 | 16.6:1 | 91% (529) |
| 2020-21 | 581 | 33 | 17.6:1 | 91% (529) |
| 2017-18 | 620 | 36 | 17.2:1 | 83% (512) |
| 2015-16 | 647 | 34 | 19.0:1 | 82% (532) |
| 2010-11 | 591 | 32 | 18.5:1 | 77% (455) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Zapata North Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (620 to 571); teachers up 2% (36 to 36.7).
About Zapata North Elementary School
Zapata North Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Texas, with an address in ZAPATA. It reports enrollment of 571 students in pre-K through 5.
ZAPATA COUNTY ISD has 3,290 students spread across 6 schools.
At Zapata North Elementary School, 100% of students are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Zapata North Elementary School scores 0%.
The school has 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.6 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. The school reported 89% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is in line with the 89% average for public schools in Zapata County.
Zapata North 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 80% of Texas public elementary schools.
Zapata North Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.5% is 13.6 points above the 35.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Zapata County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $39,239 a year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 36% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Zapata County number 6, with about 3,290 students.
About 0.2 miles separate Zapata North Elementary School from the closest public school, Zapata Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: 4. Zapata North Elementary School is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place Zapata North Elementary School in the Town: Remote locale, which means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment at Zapata North Elementary School was 581 in 2020-21 and 571 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The ratio was 17.6:1 in 2020-21 and 15.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Zapata County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,841
Census ACS
Median income
$39,239
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
36%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
3,290 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ZAPATA COUNTY ISD
- Zapata High SchoolHigh · 1,065 students
- Zapata Middle SchoolMiddle · 730 students
- Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Zapata South Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- Benavides Elementary SchoolElementary · 51 students
Other schools in ZAPATA
- Zapata High SchoolHigh · 1,065 students
- Zapata Middle SchoolMiddle · 730 students
- Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Zapata South Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
Nearby schools
- Zapata Middle School0.2 mi · 730
- Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School0.9 mi · 445
- Zapata South Elementary School0.9 mi · 428
- Zapata High School1.7 mi · 1,065
- Benavides Elementary School13.7 mi · 51
- Kennedy Zapata Elementary School31.9 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About Zapata North Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Zapata North Elementary School?
Zapata North Elementary School enrolls approximately 571 students in grades PK-05.
Is Zapata North Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Zapata North Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Zapata North Elementary School have?
Zapata North Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Zapata North Elementary School?
At Zapata North Elementary School, the student body is approximately 100% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Who oversees Zapata North Elementary School?
Zapata North Elementary School is overseen by ZAPATA COUNTY ISD in Zapata County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.