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Santiago Garcia Elementary

Q: Is Santiago Garcia Elementary a good school?

Santiago Garcia Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.1% of Texas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Santiago Garcia Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 358 students attended Santiago Garcia Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Santiago Garcia Elementary?

Students at Santiago Garcia Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

Q: What schools do graduates of Santiago Garcia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Santiago Garcia Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Carlos F Truan J H Middle : David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy High : Edcouch-Elsa High School

Public Grades K-5

3743^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Santiago Garcia Elementary in Edcouch, TX, serves 358 students in grades K-5 within the Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd), a district that has faced systemic challenges but is showing signs of a promising turnaround.

The most exciting news for parents is the school's dramatic improvement in 4th-grade math. In the most recent school year, nearly 60% of 4th graders were proficient in math—a rate that not only far exceeds the district average but is also the highest among all nearby elementary schools, including the high-performing Idea Elsa Academy. This success appears to be part of a three-year upward trend, suggesting a highly effective teaching team or approach in that grade. The school also stands out for its strong support of migrant students, ranking in the 44th percentile for that group, and for its favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1, which is much lower than the state average and allows for more individualized attention.

While the school is climbing from a historically low ranking, challenges remain. Science proficiency for 5th graders is a critical weakness, with only 7% meeting standards last year—the lowest among all comparison schools. Additionally, performance for specific student groups, such as special education, can vary significantly from year to year. The key takeaway is that Santiago Garcia is a school on the rise, with a clear "bright spot" in 4th grade that it can build upon. For parents, this means a school that is actively improving and leveraging its small class sizes to make a real difference, even as it works to strengthen areas like science instruction.

358

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,186

Per pupil spending ?

93%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 E Santa Rosa Ave
Edcouch, TX 78538

(956) 262-6002

District: Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Santiago Garcia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carlos F Truan J H
	David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy
High:	Edcouch-Elsa High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

100.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2021 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 19th (2026) from a 2nd-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg34%

Texas avg51%

3,743^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)

866^th of 951Edcouch-Elsa 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	25.2	3743 of 4627	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	4186 of 4651	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	4565 of 4710	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	4531 of 4647	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	4321 of 4581	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	4491 of 4578	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	2922 of 4479	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.5	3551 of 4359	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.3	3314 of 4329	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.7	3171 of 4286	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.4	3793 of 4320	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.3	3346 of 4260	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.2	3350 of 4221	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.3	2926 of 4206	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.3	2328 of 4095	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.3	2571 of 3937	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.8	2799 of 3884	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.0	3450 of 3768	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.1	3639 of 3724	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.4	3444 of 3476	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.8	3396 of 3475	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.1	3280 of 3465	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	17.6	4175 of 4461	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	4029 of 4331	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	1979 of 4295	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.7	2671 of 4240	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	2375 of 2918	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	3622 of 3668	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	3497 of 3556	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	3392 of 3487	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	3177 of 3446	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	2069 of 3333	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	2332 of 3226	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	3302 of 4575	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	2941 of 3744	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	4314 of 4658	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	4384 of 4588	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	4338 of 4561	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	4080 of 4499	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	2604 of 4348	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	3373 of 4306	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	1608 of 3075	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.2	2380 of 2619	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	2851 of 2980	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.9	2941 of 2958	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.1	2988 of 3006	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	2404 of 3184	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.0	1968 of 3106	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	3498 of 4413	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.3	2982 of 3644	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	4290 of 4465	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	4308 of 4401	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	4127 of 4376	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	4250 of 4329	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	2431 of 4188	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	3226 of 4168	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	3254 of 4520	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.1	2871 of 3705	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	4425 of 4594	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	4394 of 4521	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	4206 of 4477	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	4301 of 4451	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.4	2113 of 4309	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.6	3068 of 4264	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	4050 of 4582	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.7	3231 of 3739	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	4580 of 4647	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	4505 of 4585	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	4244 of 4563	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	4471 of 4498	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	2977 of 4357	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	3536 of 4319	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	18 of 32	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.9	22 of 45	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.3	37 of 44	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	47 of 49	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	53 of 56	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	71 of 93	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	78 of 112	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	4292 of 4301	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	36.2	2338 of 3549	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	3260 of 4292	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	4062 of 4086	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	3540 of 3952	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.9	675 of 3684	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	48.3	1506 of 3558	57.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)48th percentile+29 vs school

Migrant (2026)44th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile-7 vs school

At Risk (2022)6th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)<1st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics39%-8 vs state

Reading32%-23 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 4th 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
Santiago Garcia Elementary	Public	K-5	101 E Santa Rosa Ave	Edcouch	78538	Hidalgo County	Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-6002	358	28	12.7	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	358 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.2	3743^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	19.1%		16.9	4186^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.0%	443							20.3	37.9	36.8	27.4	59.3	29.3	$10,186
Ruben C Rodriguez Elementary	Public	K-5	1302 W Santa Rosa	Edcouch	78538	Hidalgo County	Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-6062	457	33	13.8	88.0%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	455 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.7	4169^th of 4627 public elementary schools	9.9%		18.7	4100^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.8%	69							30.6	24.2	34.9	37.5	27.9	31.8	$9,062
Lyndon B Johnson Elementary	Public	K-5	200 S Fannin St	Elsa	78543	Hidalgo County	Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-6010	470	30	15.7	91.9%	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	466 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.2	3280^th of 4627 public elementary schools	29.1%		29.3	3472^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	25.3%	192							48.2	30.0	43.8	43.8	26.3	45.2	$9,042
Idea Elsa Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	431 S Fannin	Elsa	78577	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 567-4700	718	34	20.9	89.3%	43 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	673 (93.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.6	1152^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	75.1%		64.1	1378^th of 4651 public elementary schools	70.4%	226							63.7	59.4	59.1	60.5	64.2	42.7	$10,169
Jose Bernabe Munoz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 N Cottonwood	La Villa	78562	Hidalgo County	La Villa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-9357	227	17	13.6	96.0%	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	225 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.8	3306^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.5%		18	4141^st of 4651 public elementary schools	11.0%	835							45.2	38.2	41.9	58.1	29.4	25.8	$11,243
John F Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	500 W 9th St	Elsa	78543	Hidalgo County	Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-6027	383	28	13.7	93.7%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	381 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15	4288^th of 4627 public elementary schools	7.3%		12.6	4389^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.6%	101							32.7	25.9	39.4	27.3	22.4	32.3	$10,330
Roberto Garate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	25149 First St	Monte Alto	78538	Hidalgo County	Monte Alto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-1601	386	22	17.4	88.3%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	384 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.2	3613^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.9%		34.3	3177^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.7%	436							38.5	51.1	48.3	33.3	28.3	25.9	$8,058
Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 E Roosevelt	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1310	688	42	16.5	95.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	687 (99.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39.4	2797^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.6%		37.6	2948^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.6%	151	33.3	16.0	40.4	40.0	30.0	23.5	34.2	44.4	37.7	40.5	58.1	41.1	$9,360
Pfc Mario Ybarra Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 E Mile 10 N	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6587	503	28	17.8	88.3%	9 (1.8%)	3 (0.6%)	491 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.5	2416^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.8%		40.3	2753^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	40.8%	337							50.7	41.1	49.3	49.3	49.3	38.2	$11,459
Rodolfo Rudy Silva Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 W Mile 10	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6790	685	30	22.5	79.6%	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	678 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.7	3647^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.2%		25.7	3686^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.7%	39							37.7	50.6	26.4	26.0	48.4	23.1	$10,782

Frequently Asked Questions about Santiago Garcia Elementary

How many students attend Santiago Garcia Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 358 students attended Santiago Garcia Elementary.

What district is Santiago Garcia Elementary in?

Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)

Is Santiago Garcia Elementary a good school?

Santiago Garcia Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.1% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Santiago Garcia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Santiago Garcia Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carlos F Truan J H
Middle : David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy
High : Edcouch-Elsa High School

What is the racial makeup of Santiago Garcia Elementary?

Students at Santiago Garcia Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

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