Summary:
The La Villa Independent School District (Isd) is home to a single elementary school, Jose Bernabe Munoz Elementary, which serves 227 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade in a small, rural Texas community where 96% of students are economically disadvantaged.
As the only elementary school in the district, Jose Bernabe Munoz Elementary shows a mixed but improving picture. The school has made notable progress in its state ranking, climbing from the 5th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 29th percentile in 2025-2026, which suggests recent changes are having a positive impact. Its standout strength is in 3rd Grade Mathematics, where 58% of students were proficient in 2025-2026—nearly 14 percentage points above the state average. However, this success does not carry into higher grades, as 4th and 5th Grade Math scores actually declined year-over-year. The most critical weakness is in 5th Grade Science, where only 6.9% of students were proficient, compared to the state average of 29.6%, representing the largest performance gap across all subjects.
Despite spending $12,020 per student—above the Texas average—and maintaining a favorable 13.6:1 student-teacher ratio, academic outcomes remain below state averages in nearly every category. The school received an overall 1-Star rating out of 5, and its 2025-2026 state ranking placed it at 3,306 out of 4,627 elementary schools. This suggests that while resources are being invested, they are not yet translating into proportional academic gains. For parents, this school offers a small, close-knit environment with a strong early math program, but families should be aware of significant challenges in upper-grade math and science that require focused attention.
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