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Daniel Ramirez Elementary

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Daniel Ramirez Elementary ranks 2791 st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2791^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Daniel Ramirez Elementary in Pharr, TX, is a PK-5 school in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd) serving 516 students in a high-poverty area, where over 95% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has shown a dramatic turnaround, jumping from the 26th percentile statewide in 2024-2025 to the 40th percentile in 2025-2026—the largest single-year improvement among its peers. This upward trend is especially notable because the school excels at supporting its most economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the 60th percentile for serving low socio-economic status students, which is the best performance for this subgroup among all comparable schools in the district.

One of the school's standout strengths is its Spanish-language reading program, where 3rd graders scored 57% proficient and 5th graders scored 62.5% proficient in 2025-2026, significantly outperforming both district and state averages. This suggests a well-developed bilingual program that benefits English Language Learners. However, the school faces a critical weakness in special education, where performance dropped to the 4th percentile statewide—a steep decline from the 43rd percentile the year prior. Additionally, while 3rd-grade math is a consistent bright spot (53% proficient, beating the district and state), math scores in 4th and 5th grades have declined or stagnated, with 5th-grade math proficiency falling from 46% to 35.5% over three years.

Compared to the area's top performer, Aida C Escobar Elementary (80th percentile), Daniel Ramirez still has a significant gap—for example, in 5th-grade reading, Escobar scored 75.6% proficient versus 46.7% at Ramirez. Despite spending $13,304 per student—the highest among nearby schools—the school has not yet translated that investment into broad-based gains, particularly in math and special education. In summary, Daniel Ramirez Elementary is a school in transition with pockets of excellence in early literacy and support for low-income students, but it must address inconsistencies in upper-grade math and a potential crisis in special education to continue its positive trajectory.

516

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,999

Per pupil spending ?

95%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1920 N Hibiscus
Pharr, TX 78577-7201

(956) 354-2880

District: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Daniel Ramirez Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Liberty Middle
High:	Psja North Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.6%

White:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 41st percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (44% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg54%

Texas avg50%

2,791^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 25Elementary Schools in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)

306^th of 951Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	2791 of 4627	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.9	3441 of 4651	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	3130 of 4710	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	3283 of 4647	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	3429 of 4581	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	4090 of 4578	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	2427 of 4479	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	2657 of 4359	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.2	2575 of 4329	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.6	2518 of 4286	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.3	3140 of 4320	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.2	4007 of 4260	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.2	3829 of 4221	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.9	3993 of 4206	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	29.9	3399 of 4095	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.0	2880 of 3937	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	51.7	2146 of 3884	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.8	3084 of 3768	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.4	2703 of 3724	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	51.9	1955 of 3476	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	55.3	1757 of 3475	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	55.0	1753 of 3465	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	50.5	2058 of 4461	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.4	3340 of 4331	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.1	662 of 4295	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	759 of 4240	82.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	1809 of 2918	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	2368 of 3668	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	1847 of 3556	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	2162 of 3487	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	2413 of 3446	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.2	1219 of 3333	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	893 of 3226	72.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	2554 of 4575	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.8	2607 of 3744	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	3097 of 4658	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	3106 of 4588	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	3301 of 4561	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	3809 of 4499	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	2268 of 4348	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	2649 of 4306	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	2430 of 3075	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	59.8	1282 of 2619	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	2379 of 3184	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	2395 of 4413	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.7	2469 of 3644	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	2714 of 4465	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	2897 of 4401	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	3164 of 4376	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	3802 of 4329	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.5	1955 of 4188	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	2263 of 4168	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.8	1790 of 4520	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.9	2242 of 3705	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	2680 of 4594	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	2422 of 4521	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	2917 of 4477	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.5	3822 of 4451	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.0	1429 of 4309	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	1872 of 4264	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	2989 of 4582	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.5	2877 of 3739	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	3263 of 4647	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	3378 of 4585	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	3567 of 4563	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	4141 of 4498	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.8	2470 of 4357	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	2427 of 4319	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	4133 of 4301	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	42.3	2012 of 3549	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	2552 of 4292	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	2516 of 4086	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.5	637 of 3952	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	35.0	2412 of 3799	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.3	397 of 3684	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	48.5	1497 of 3558	57.9%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile+21 vs school

At Risk (2022)54th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)21st percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading48%-6 vs state

Mathematics41%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Daniel Ramirez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1920 N Hibiscus	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2880	516	33	15.5	95.0%	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	509 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.5	2791^st of 4627 public elementary schools	39.7%		29.9	3441^st of 4651 public elementary schools	26.0%	650	57.1	26.3	62.5			46.0	52.6	46.7	53.1	36.8	35.5	$11,999
Allen & William Arnold Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	615 W El Dora Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2710	657	39	16.8	91.3%	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	644 (98.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.8	1275^th of 4627 public elementary schools	72.4%		60.4	1557^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.5%	282	50.0	50.0	22.2			61.0	64.4	72.5	40.5	58.3	47.4	$10,426
Raul Longoria Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 N Cypress	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2820	568	36	15.7	94.5%	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	560 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.1	1133^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	75.5%		54.9	1845^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.3%	712	0.0		80.0			64.0	57.5	63.8	45.0	56.0	66.2	$10,509
Dr William Long Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 N Raiders Dr	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2750	767	42	18.0	96.3%	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	754 (98.3%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.9	2176^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.0%		47.3	2302^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	50.5%	126			37.5			47.3	51.4	57.1	49.5	44.9	41.1	$9,577
Henry Ford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1110 E Polk St	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2770	643	40	15.9	98.1%	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	634 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55	1862^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	59.8%		38	2926^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.1%	1064	30.0		75.0			42.2	50.7	52.6	51.4	54.7	54.9	$10,446
Psja Sotomayor Building Blocks Academy	Public	PK, KG-1	1200 E Polk Ave	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 354-2000	167	11	15.6	84.4%	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	166 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$16,909
Aida C Escobar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 W Kelly St	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2920	735	43	17.2	90.5%	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	726 (98.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75.8	909^th of 4627 public elementary schools	80.4%		76.5	887^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.9%	22	31.6	63.6	73.7			64.0	59.3	75.6	43.2	61.9	75.9	$10,800
Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 E Fm 495	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2800	557	34	16.3	93.0%	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	553 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.6	1240^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.2%		54.9	1847^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.3%	607		63.6				55.6	50.0	63.8	52.8	67.1	54.3	$10,693
Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Harvey	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4277	548	39	13.8	92.0%	24 (4.4%)	3 (0.5%)	518 (94.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57.2	1751^st of 4627 public elementary schools	62.2%		55.4	1813^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.0%	62						48.2	51.3	59.3	50.0	51.9	52.3	$11,276
Vanguard Picasso	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	901 S Athol	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Vanguard Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 702-0134	572	36	15.6	91.4%	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	559 (97.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54	1912^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.7%		54.6	1870^th of 4651 public elementary schools	59.8%	42	17.7	40.0	33.3	40.0	20.0	48.2	39.3	77.3	47.0	46.4	45.7	$10,531

Frequently Asked Questions about Daniel Ramirez Elementary

Is Daniel Ramirez Elementary a good school?

Daniel Ramirez Elementary ranks 2791^st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Daniel Ramirez Elementary?

Students at Daniel Ramirez Elementary are 99% Hispanic, 1% White.

What district is Daniel Ramirez Elementary in?

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Daniel Ramirez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 516 students attended Daniel Ramirez Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Daniel Ramirez Elementary attend?

Students who attend Daniel Ramirez Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Liberty Middle
High : Psja North Early College High School

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