ZAVALA EL

ZAVALA EL, an intimate elementary campus in CRYSTAL CITY, Texas, overseen by CRYSTAL CITY ISD, educates 300 students, covering grades 1 through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 42% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

CRYSTAL CITY ISD runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,643 students. ZAVALA EL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, ZAVALA EL records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (97%). The remainder is composed of 2% White.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, ZAVALA EL has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ZAVALA EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.7%; this one delivers 44.5%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Zavala County indicate median household income runs about $36,749, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 31% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Zavala County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,174 students), ZAVALA EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: DR TOMAS RIVERA EL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around ZAVALA EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ZAVALA EL at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 33.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ZAVALA EL has declined 32%, going from 438 students in 2018 to 300 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

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