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Villarreal Elementary

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Villarreal Elementary ranks 2145 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2145^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Villarreal Elementary in Edinburg, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 543 students in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District, and it has staged a remarkable turnaround from a 1-star rating to a 3-star rating, now ranking in the 54th percentile statewide.

This school truly stands out for its exceptional work with students from low-income backgrounds. With 93% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, Villarreal ranks in the 75th percentile for low socio-economic status students—earning a 4-star rating—which far exceeds nearby schools like Eisenhower Elementary (48th percentile) and Carmen V. Avila Elementary (30th percentile). The school also shines with its Gifted and Talented program, ranking in the 94th percentile (5 stars), and has a remarkable track record with migrant students, ranking 3rd out of 45 schools statewide. Math is a clear strength, with 3rd and 4th graders outperforming both district and state averages, and 5th-grade science has seen a dramatic turnaround from 8% proficiency to 30.99%, now exceeding the state average.

While Villarreal's progress is impressive, it's worth noting that nearby Austin Elementary is an outlier with consistently top-tier performance (5-star rating), setting a high bar for the community. However, Villarreal's sustained upward trajectory—climbing from the 19th percentile to the 54th percentile—contrasts with schools like Travis Elementary (stagnant in the low 40s) and Lincoln Elementary (declining from the 70th to 45th percentile). Even its closest neighbor, Monte Cristo Elementary, serving a similar demographic, has not seen the same level of improvement. Villarreal is a school that has proven it can reverse a negative trend and is now a model of effective, data-driven improvement.

543

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,742

Per pupil spending ?

93%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4014 N Doolittle Rd
Edinburg, TX 78539

(956) 289-2377

District: Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Villarreal Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Betty Harwell Middle
High:	Economedes High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

100.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 54th percentile in 2016 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (54th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg52%

Texas avg51%

2,145^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

377^th of 951Edinburg 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
2026	49.4	2145 of 4627	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.5	1751 of 4651	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	2563 of 4710	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	3775 of 4647	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	3708 of 4581	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	3281 of 4578	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	2336 of 4479	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	2044 of 4359	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.5	2259 of 4329	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.8	1962 of 4286	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	33.7	3167 of 4320	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.4	2781 of 4260	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.0	3040 of 4221	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.6	3230 of 4206	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	47.6	2552 of 4095	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.6	2193 of 3937	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.2	2124 of 3884	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.1	1714 of 3768	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.6	2038 of 3724	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.5	1855 of 3476	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	55.2	1766 of 3475	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.6	2088 of 3465	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	31.0	3450 of 4461	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	3247 of 4331	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.4	1746 of 4295	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	1355 of 4240	68.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	1161 of 2918	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	2203 of 3668	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	2832 of 3556	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	3146 of 3487	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	2623 of 3446	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	1810 of 3333	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	1430 of 3226	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	2452 of 4575	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.9	1802 of 3744	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.1	2822 of 4658	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	3465 of 4588	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	3582 of 4561	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	3232 of 4499	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	2393 of 4348	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	1976 of 4306	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.9	170 of 3075	94.5%	★★★★★
2025	75.3	350 of 2619	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	33.0	2484 of 2980	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	2430 of 2958	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.6	1920 of 3006	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	2415 of 3184	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.8	2187 of 3106	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	1703 of 4413	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.0	1138 of 3644	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	2091 of 4465	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.1	3421 of 4401	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	3469 of 4376	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	2948 of 4329	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	1862 of 4188	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	1603 of 4168	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	1127 of 4520	75.1%	★★★★☆
2025	68.8	789 of 3705	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.2	1703 of 4594	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.0	3282 of 4521	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	3436 of 4477	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	2967 of 4451	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	1826 of 4309	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	1298 of 4264	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	1873 of 4582	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.8	1336 of 3739	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	2408 of 4647	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.4	3865 of 4585	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	3847 of 4563	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	3243 of 4498	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	2264 of 4357	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	2128 of 4319	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	3 of 45	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	74.2	4 of 38	89.5%	★★★★★
2023	50.4	21 of 44	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.6	35 of 49	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.5	91 of 93	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	2378 of 4301	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.3	1841 of 3549	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	2862 of 4292	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	2254 of 4086	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.2	3915 of 3952	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	3362 of 3799	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)94th percentile+41 vs school

Migrant (2025)93rd percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)61st percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile~ school

Male (2026)59th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)45th percentile-9 vs school

At Risk (2022)23rd percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics53%+6 vs state

Reading45%-9 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 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th 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
Villarreal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4014 N Doolittle Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2377	543	33	16.3	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	543 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.4	2145^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.6%		56.5	1751^st of 4651 public elementary schools	62.4%	394			43.3	38.5	53.7	49.3	60.3	47.8	$10,742
Monte Cristo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4010 N Doolittle Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2362	535	35	15.1	92.9%	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	530 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.6	2233^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	51.7%		44.3	2478^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.7%	245	0.0	20.0	53.5	42.3	56.4	33.9	51.3	48.7	$11,403
Eisenhower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 E Russell Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2540	640	40	15.9	87.2%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	637 (99.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.6	2411^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.9%		33.6	3218^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.8%	807			47.6	51.1	40.2	38.8	54.6	46.4	$9,913
Dr Kay Teer Crawford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 E Davis Rd	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2410	625	38	16.3	89.3%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	621 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	71.2	1086^th of 4627 public elementary schools	76.5%		73.7	973^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	79.1%	113			59.3	50.0	63.6	59.8	58.0	66.2	$10,104
Carmen V Avila Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9205 N Alamo	Edinburg	78541	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2307	636	40	15.9	89.9%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	634 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.7	3248^th of 4627 public elementary schools	29.8%		37.2	2971^st of 4651 public elementary schools	36.1%	277			24.0	48.4	42.5	37.1	55.3	30.3	$10,809
Idea Edinburg Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2753 N Roegiers Rd	Edinburg	78541	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 287-6100	728	34	21.3	86.1%	27 (3.7%)	8 (1.1%)	682 (93.7%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	31.7	3328^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.1%		32.9	3265^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.8%	63			41.0	46.7	53.2	30.5	40.0	28.6	$10,261
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1319 E Lovett St	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2525	400	28	14.2	89.3%	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	394 (98.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.8	2528^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.4%		57.2	1714^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.1%	814			35.3	48.4	57.4	37.3	53.2	38.9	$11,533
Truman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 W Rogers Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2555	696	43	16.1	85.9%	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	682 (98.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	51.6	2030^th of 4627 public elementary schools	56.1%		52.2	2011^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.8%	19			46.8	51.2	55.4	50.7	54.8	40.2	$9,644
Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1023 E Kuhn St	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2331	366	26	14.0	86.6%	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	359 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84.4	598^th of 4627 public elementary schools	87.1%		94.7	195^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.8%	403			84.0	57.1	69.1	88.0	57.1	83.3	$13,000
L B Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 E Sprague St	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2358	402	26	15.2	84.6%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	398 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54.2	1900^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.9%		53.6	1930^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.5%	30			40.4	43.1	60.9	42.1	55.4	64.1	$11,102

Frequently Asked Questions about Villarreal Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Villarreal Elementary?

Students at Villarreal Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Villarreal Elementary attend?

Students who attend Villarreal Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Betty Harwell Middle
High : Economedes High School

What district is Villarreal Elementary in?

Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District

How many students attend Villarreal Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 543 students attended Villarreal Elementary.

Is Villarreal Elementary a good school?

Villarreal Elementary ranks 2145^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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