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Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary

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Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary ranks 1484 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1484^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary is a PK-5 school in Edinburg, TX, serving 554 students within the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District, where over 76% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school stands out for its exceptional performance in Mathematics, especially in 5th grade, where 64% of students were proficient—well above the district average of 50.47% and the state average of 47.38%. This strength has been consistent over the past three years, setting it apart from nearby schools like Betts Elementary and Dr Thomas Esparza Elementary, which often struggle to meet district averages in math.

Gorena Elementary is also highly effective at supporting students from low socio-economic backgrounds, ranking in the 79th percentile statewide for this subgroup and earning a 4-star rating. This is a significant achievement, as many schools with similar demographics face challenges in achieving high outcomes. The school has maintained a steady 3-star rating for five consecutive years, showing a positive upward trend from the 62nd percentile in 2021-2022 to the 68th percentile in 2025-2026. This consistency is a key differentiator from neighboring schools like Austin Elementary, which has seen more volatile performance swings.

However, there is a notable contrast between subjects: while math is a clear strength, 5th-grade science scores have been a persistent weakness, hovering in the low-to-mid 20s and below both district and state averages. Additionally, the school's Special Education subgroup saw a significant drop from the 66th percentile to the 48th percentile, suggesting a need for targeted support. Compared to its closest neighbor, Cano-Gonzalez Elementary, which serves similar demographics, Gorena outperforms in both 5th-grade math (64% vs. 41.79%) and reading (58.33% vs. 47.76%), offering a clear academic advantage for upper elementary students.

554

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,238

Per pupil spending ?

76.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1801 E Freddy Gonzalez Dr
Edinburg, TX 78542

(956) 289-2460

District: Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Memorial Middle
High:	Edinburg High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.7%

White:

0.5%

Asian:

0.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg52%

Texas avg50%

1,484^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	62.6	1484 of 4627	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.3	1565 of 4651	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	1707 of 4710	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	1691 of 4647	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	1762 of 4581	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.2	2386 of 4578	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.5	1952 of 4479	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	1349 of 4359	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.0	1112 of 4329	74.3%	★★★★☆
2016	70.8	1215 of 4286	71.7%	★★★★☆
2015	52.0	2221 of 4320	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.6	2418 of 4260	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.5	2493 of 4221	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.2	2136 of 4206	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	71.3	777 of 4461	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	48.5	1945 of 4331	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.3	729 of 4295	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	813 of 4240	80.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	1266 of 2918	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	1539 of 3668	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	1728 of 3556	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	1109 of 3487	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	1741 of 3446	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.9	927 of 3333	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	752 of 3226	76.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.2	1798 of 4575	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.6	1172 of 3744	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	1530 of 4658	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	1603 of 4588	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	2088 of 4561	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.1	2188 of 4499	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	1622 of 4348	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	1229 of 4306	71.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	1312 of 3075	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.4	1092 of 2619	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.4	401 of 2958	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	69.3	986 of 3006	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.0	311 of 3184	90.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	929 of 3106	70.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	987 of 4413	77.6%	★★★★☆
2025	65.9	967 of 3644	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	1147 of 4465	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	1245 of 4401	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	1252 of 4376	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	51.3	1854 of 4329	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	1429 of 4188	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.4	890 of 4168	78.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	938 of 4520	79.2%	★★★★☆
2025	67.6	841 of 3705	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	1275 of 4594	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	1172 of 4521	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	58.5	1577 of 4477	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.5	2139 of 4451	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	1197 of 4309	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	615 of 4264	85.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.5	1242 of 4582	72.9%	★★★★☆
2025	57.7	1385 of 3739	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	1717 of 4647	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	1879 of 4585	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	1524 of 4563	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.9	2557 of 4498	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	2268 of 4357	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.4	1564 of 4319	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	43 of 45	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	66.1	11 of 56	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	24 of 93	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	60.0	35 of 112	68.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	2254 of 4301	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.3	1451 of 3549	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	1445 of 4292	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	1717 of 4086	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	933 of 3952	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	41.4	1943 of 3799	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	2950 of 3684	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	2285 of 3558	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)83rd percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)78th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)73rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)57th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)48th percentile-20 vs school

Migrant (2025)4th percentile-62 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics57%+10 vs state

Reading53%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 E Freddy Gonzalez Dr	Edinburg	78542	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2460	554	35	15.6	76.4%	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	547 (98.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62.6	1484^th of 4627 public elementary schools	67.9%		60.3	1565^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.4%	81	0.0	46.8	53.8	58.3	54.6	53.5	64.0	$10,238
Cano-Gonzalez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 S Raul Longoria	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2380	399	26	15.1	75.9%	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	388 (97.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54.9	1863^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	59.7%		43.4	2535^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.5%	672		53.7	55.6	47.8	53.7	69.4	41.8	$11,772
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
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%)	40.6	2701^st of 4627 public elementary schools	41.6%		38.2	2907^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.5%	206		58.7	39.6	51.0	42.6	43.8	31.4	$12,301
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
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%)	87.9	458^th of 4627 public elementary schools	90.1%		89.1	405^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.3%	53		82.3	69.6	77.6	77.5	66.1	53.5	$11,538
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
Betts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2320 S Cesar Chavez Rd	Edinburg	75839	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2560	534	33	16.2	91.0%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	530 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.1	1344^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.0%		56.1	1768^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.0%	424		49.3	61.9	67.5	36.6	68.3	55.7	$9,754
Dr Thomas Esparza Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2510 S Cesar Chavez	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2308	541	30	17.7	89.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	541 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.8	2020^th of 4627 public elementary schools	56.3%		26.9	3609^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.4%	1589		56.4	42.4	47.7	50.0	64.2	41.5	$10,118
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%)	64	1400^th of 4627 public elementary schools	69.7%		67.7	1221^st of 4651 public elementary schools	73.7%	179		50.6	47.1	69.4	50.6	42.7	75.6	$10,354

Frequently Asked Questions about Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary

How many students attend Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 554 students attended Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary.

What district is Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary in?

Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District

What is the racial makeup of Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary?

Students at Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

Is Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary a good school?

Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary ranks 1484^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary attend?

Students who attend Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Memorial Middle
High : Edinburg High School

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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