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Zavala Elementary

Public Grades 1-3

300

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,936

Per pupil spending ?

89.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

909 Javelina Dr
Crystal City, TX 78839

(830) 374-0083

District: Crystal City Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Zavala Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sterling H Fly Junior High School
High:	Crystal City High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.7%

White:

2.3%

African American:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2018 → 6th in 2021

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (56% vs 48% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg56%

Texas avg48%

Not ranked this year

Zavala Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

833^rd of 951Crystal City 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
2021	13.7	4302 of 4578	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	4334 of 4479	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	4184 of 4359	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	15.2	4250 of 4331	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	4177 of 4295	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	4175 of 4240	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	10.6	3279 of 3333	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	14.9	4225 of 4499	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	4107 of 4348	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	4220 of 4306	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	24.4	2488 of 3006	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	3084 of 3184	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	2614 of 3106	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	16.5	4075 of 4329	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	4041 of 4188	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	3964 of 4168	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	13.3	4335 of 4451	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	4152 of 4309	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	4123 of 4264	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	14.6	4208 of 4498	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	4262 of 4357	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	3999 of 4319	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	47.6	24 of 56	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.5	68 of 93	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	94 of 112	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	38.9	2123 of 3799	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	3319 of 3684	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	3209 of 3558	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2021)57th percentile+51 vs school

Special Education (2021)44th percentile+38 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)17th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2021)6th percentile~ school

Female (2021)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2021)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)3rd percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2021)2nd percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics57%+13 vs state

Reading55%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Zavala Elementary	Public	1-3	909 Javelina Dr	Crystal City	78839	Zavala County	Crystal City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 374-0083	300	23	13.0	89.7%	7 (2.3%)	3 (1.0%)	290 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	54.7			57.3			$10,936
Dr Tomas Rivera Elementary	Public	PK-K	909 Javelina Dr	Crystal City	78839	Zavala County	Crystal City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 374-0086	233	14	16.6	92.3%	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	229 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$12,103
Benito Juarez Elementary	Public	4-5	1301 N Javalina Dr	Crystal City	78839	Zavala County	Crystal City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 374-0081	250	16	15.8	81.2%	4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)	243 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.3	3735^th of 4627 public elementary schools	19.3%		19	4082^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	12.2%	347		35.0	50.9		27.3	37.0	$10,129
Carrizo Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	605 N 9th St	Carrizo Springs	78834	Dimmit County	Carrizo Springs Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 876-3513	573	42	13.4	79.1%	12 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	551 (96.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)								(n/a)	44.9			33.9			$13,873
La Pryor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 N Miller St	La Pryor	78872	Zavala County	La Pryor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 365-4009	195	15	12.8	82.6%	7 (3.6%)	1 (0.5%)	187 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.4	1940^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.1%		53.5	1933^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	58.4%	7	50.0	50.0	61.3	45.5	58.3	38.7	$11,128

Frequently Asked Questions about Zavala Elementary

What district is Zavala Elementary in?

Crystal City Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Zavala Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 300 students attended Zavala Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Zavala Elementary?

Students at Zavala Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Zavala Elementary attend?

Students who attend Zavala Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sterling H Fly Junior High School
High : Crystal City High School

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