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Freddy Gonzalez Elementary

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Freddy Gonzalez Elementary ranks 508 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

508^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Freddy Gonzalez Elementary is a public elementary school in Edinburg, Texas, serving 526 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District, which is ranked 420 out of 961 school districts in the state.

Freddy Gonzalez Elementary consistently ranks in the top 20% of Texas elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger indicating strong academic performance. The school outperforms the district and state in STAAR test scores across multiple grade levels and subjects, including reading, math, and science. Notably, the school's Hispanic and Gifted and Talented student subgroups rank particularly high, with Hispanic students ranking in the top 10% of Texas elementary schools.

While Freddy Gonzalez Elementary serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, the school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio and spends more per student than the state average, which may contribute to its success. Compared to nearby schools, Freddy Gonzalez outperforms most in the district, though Gonzalez Elementary in the McAllen Independent School District and Canterbury Elementary also demonstrate strong academic performance, ranking in the top 10% of Texas elementary schools.

517

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,377

Per pupil spending ?

60.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2401 S Sugar Rd
Edinburg, TX 78539

(956) 289-2520

District: Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Freddy Gonzalez Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	South Middle
High:	Robert R Vela High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.6%

Asian:

1.7%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (66% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg49%

Texas avg47%

508^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 31Elementary Schools in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District

420^th of 961Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District 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
2025	86.7	508 of 4651	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	778 of 4710	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	812 of 4647	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	814 of 4581	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	42.9	2400 of 4578	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	84.8	529 of 4479	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	574 of 4359	86.8%	★★★★☆
2017	71.0	1022 of 4329	76.4%	★★★★☆
2016	83.4	566 of 4286	86.8%	★★★★☆
2015	70.6	1233 of 4320	71.5%	★★★★☆
2014	67.6	1329 of 4260	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.0	1073 of 4221	74.6%	★★★★☆
2012	66.0	1362 of 4206	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.2	1025 of 4095	75.0%	★★★★☆
2010	74.1	835 of 3937	78.8%	★★★★☆
2009	74.0	822 of 3884	78.8%	★★★★☆
2008	74.1	805 of 3768	78.6%	★★★★☆
2007	75.5	734 of 3724	80.3%	★★★★☆
2006	73.1	836 of 3476	75.9%	★★★★☆
2005	74.9	709 of 3475	79.6%	★★★★☆
2004	61.7	1401 of 3465	59.6%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	74.6	631 of 4461	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	38.3	2704 of 4331	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.8	1011 of 4295	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	746 of 4240	82.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	721 of 2918	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.9	1076 of 3668	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	50.1	1672 of 3556	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	857 of 3487	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	48.6	1547 of 3446	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.3	312 of 3333	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	32 of 3226	99.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	651 of 3744	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	1082 of 4658	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	1069 of 4588	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	1144 of 4561	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	45.8	2249 of 4499	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.6	656 of 4348	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	889 of 4306	79.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	174 of 2619	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	76.0	246 of 2980	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	78.4	108 of 2958	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	31.8	2296 of 3006	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	76.5	260 of 3184	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	67.5	1047 of 3106	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	162 of 3644	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	82.7	434 of 4465	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	83.4	419 of 4401	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	83.3	412 of 4376	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	47.4	2101 of 4329	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.3	254 of 4188	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	267 of 4168	93.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	263 of 3705	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	74.9	685 of 4594	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	1078 of 4521	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	837 of 4477	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	42.8	2551 of 4451	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	87.6	199 of 4309	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.8	200 of 4264	95.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	225 of 3739	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	78.6	763 of 4647	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	600 of 4585	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.9	554 of 4563	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	41.8	2446 of 4498	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	84.5	496 of 4357	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	88.2	382 of 4319	91.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	1300 of 3549	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	1245 of 4292	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	725 of 4086	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	315 of 3952	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	47.9	1532 of 3799	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.9	221 of 3684	94.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	90.3	111 of 3142	96.5%	★★★★★

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)

White (2019)96th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)94th percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+4 vs school

At Risk (2022)86th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)75th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading73%+19 vs state

Mathematics66%+20 vs state

Science45%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Freddy Gonzalez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2401 S Sugar Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2520	517	30	17.2	60.2%	8 (1.5%)	5 (1.0%)	489 (94.6%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	86.7	508^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.1%		79.6	778^th of 4710 public elementary schools	83.5%	270	65.4	80.3	75.8	59.0	65.6	73.1	44.8	$10,377
Canterbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2821 W Canton Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2374	687	41	16.6	41.5%	19 (2.8%)	11 (1.6%)	593 (86.3%)	56 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	87.9	458^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.2%		87.7	469^th of 4710 public elementary schools	90.0%	11	67.7	68.9	81.7	66.4	55.0	73.8	57.7	$9,824
De La Vina Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 S Jackson Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2366	641	38	16.9	78.6%	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	620 (96.7%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	60.7	1546^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.8%		57.7	1706^th of 4710 public elementary schools	63.8%	160	59.7	56.8	60.6	37.7	46.9	58.3	31.9	$9,878
Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1215 W Sprague St	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2342	414	29	14.2	94.0%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	412 (99.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.4	3470^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.4%		34.2	3205^th of 4710 public elementary schools	32.0%	265	29.5	44.9	41.8	21.3	53.1	45.5	7.3	$11,807
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	904 S 12th Ave	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2385	511	34	15.1	64.8%	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	494 (96.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	89.1	405^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.3%		88	455^th of 4710 public elementary schools	90.3%	50	73.6	86.7	76.1	70.4	58.3	71.6	44.8	$11,538
Alfonso Ramirez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 W Alberta Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2425	661	39	16.8	64.4%	14 (2.1%)	4 (0.6%)	629 (95.2%)	14 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79.4	770^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.4%		68.7	1186^th of 4710 public elementary schools	74.8%	416	64.3	66.3	72.8	54.1	58.6	56.8	49.4	$9,860
Trevino Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	909 S Monmack Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2550	672	43	15.5	49.9%	21 (3.1%)	8 (1.2%)	622 (92.6%)	18 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	82.5	658^th of 4651 public elementary schools	85.9%		88.1	448^th of 4710 public elementary schools	90.5%	210	63.9	72.5	81.9	45.9	56.6	78.7	51.1	$10,129
Travis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 S 21st Ave	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2354	337	25	13.2	86.4%	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	333 (98.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.2	2907^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.5%		42	2732^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	42.0%	175	49.1	38.0	55.0	41.5	36.0	31.7	23.8	$12,301
Escandon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 E Trenton Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2545	605	39	15.6	78.7%	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	598 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.7	1221^st of 4651 public elementary schools	73.7%		73.1	1017^th of 4710 public elementary schools	78.4%	204	50.0	66.7	64.4	48.7	47.6	61.8	36.0	$10,354
Gonzalez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 E Martin Ave	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 971-4577	818	50	16.3	28.1%	63 (7.7%)	12 (1.5%)	657 (80.3%)	73 (8.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.3%)	94.5	204^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.6%		94.6	197^th of 4710 public elementary schools	95.8%	7	75.8	81.4	91.5	68.3	71.4	75.0	57.6	$9,249

Frequently Asked Questions about Freddy Gonzalez Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Freddy Gonzalez Elementary?

Students at Freddy Gonzalez Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Freddy Gonzalez Elementary in?

Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District

How many students attend Freddy Gonzalez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 517 students attended Freddy Gonzalez Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Freddy Gonzalez Elementary attend?

Students who attend Freddy Gonzalez Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Middle
High : Robert R Vela High School

Is Freddy Gonzalez Elementary a good school?

Freddy Gonzalez Elementary ranks 508^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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