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Guillermo Flores Elementary

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Guillermo Flores Elementary ranks 2944 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2944^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Guillermo Flores Elementary in Mission, TX, is a PK-5 campus serving 452 students within the La Joya Independent School District (Isd), where over 93% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has experienced a dramatic decline in recent years, dropping from a high of the 71st percentile in 2022-2023 to the 36th percentile (2 stars) for the 2025-2026 school year—a 35-percentile-point drop in just three years. This volatility sets it apart from nearby schools like Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary and Jose De Escandon Elementary, which have consistently ranked in the 75th-83rd percentile range, showing sustained high performance.

A unique bright spot is the school's Spanish-language reading program. In 2025-2026, 5th graders taking the STAAR Spanish Reading test achieved a 57.14% proficiency rate—more than double the district average (24.57%) and significantly higher than the state average (34.82%). This pattern holds true for the previous two years as well. In contrast, the school struggles in English Reading, with 4th-grade proficiency at 38.89% in 2025-2026, well below the district (46.65%) and state (53.04%). This suggests a strong bilingual program that effectively develops Spanish literacy, but this success has not yet translated into equivalent English proficiency—a critical area for improvement.

When compared to the highest-performing nearby school, Jose De Escandon Elementary, an efficiency gap emerges. Flores spends $12,501 per student (2020-2021), while Escandon spends $11,312—a difference of nearly $1,200 per student—yet Flores achieves far worse results. The student-teacher ratios are similar (15.6 vs. 15.6), suggesting the issue is not class size but how resources are allocated. Interestingly, Flores's closest neighbor, Leo J Leo Elementary (just 0.12 miles away), is in crisis, ranking in the 8th percentile (0 stars) for 2025-2026. Despite its decline, Flores is still performing significantly better than its immediate neighbor, highlighting how school-level factors like leadership and programs can create vastly different outcomes even in the same high-poverty neighborhood.

452

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,534

Per pupil spending ?

93.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1913 Roque Salinas
Mission, TX 78572

(956) 323-2760

District: La Joya Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Guillermo Flores Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cesar Chavez Middle
High:	Jimmy Carter Early College High School
	La Joya High School
	Thelma Rosa Salinas Stem Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.8%

African American:

0.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (43% vs 50% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 11 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

Texas avg50%

2,944^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 21Elementary Schools in the La Joya Independent School District (Isd)

583^rd of 951La Joya 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	37.1	2944 of 4627	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.0	3190 of 4651	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.1	1925 of 4710	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	1357 of 4647	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	39.6	2761 of 4581	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.3	3910 of 4578	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.1	1623 of 4479	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.7	2894 of 4359	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.4	2746 of 4329	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.8	2727 of 4286	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.9	2271 of 4320	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.2	2689 of 4260	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.0	2465 of 4221	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.3	2026 of 4206	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	35.4	3161 of 4095	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.9	3076 of 3937	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.1	2978 of 3884	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.8	2485 of 3768	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	21.6	3353 of 3724	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	24.8	3028 of 3476	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.2	3111 of 3475	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.5	2619 of 3465	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	58.9	1493 of 4461	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.0	3444 of 4331	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	70.2	787 of 4295	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	45.2	2294 of 4240	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	1955 of 2918	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.2	1209 of 3668	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	988 of 3556	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	48.9	1717 of 3487	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.6	2318 of 3446	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.6	778 of 3333	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	44.6	1777 of 3226	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	3037 of 4575	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	2545 of 3744	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.7	2082 of 4658	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	1556 of 4588	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.1	2963 of 4561	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	3346 of 4499	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.4	1918 of 4348	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.6	2901 of 4306	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	1856 of 3075	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.9	1425 of 2619	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.3	1024 of 2980	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	15.6	2784 of 2958	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.9	2187 of 3184	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.8	1109 of 3106	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	2506 of 4413	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.1	2034 of 3644	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.4	1040 of 4465	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	804 of 4401	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	46.6	2332 of 4376	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	3610 of 4329	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.6	1182 of 4188	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	40.9	2523 of 4168	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.7	1862 of 4520	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.9	1634 of 3705	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.7	601 of 4594	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	545 of 4521	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	53.2	1941 of 4477	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.3	3495 of 4451	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.5	844 of 4309	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	47.0	2230 of 4264	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	2810 of 4582	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.9	2092 of 3739	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.7	1243 of 4647	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	1160 of 4585	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	43.4	2534 of 4563	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.9	4072 of 4498	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	60.8	1421 of 4357	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.0	2899 of 4319	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	21.1	105 of 112	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	2199 of 4301	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.0	1023 of 3549	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	537 of 4292	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	779 of 4086	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	56.1	1238 of 3952	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	1694 of 3799	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.0	646 of 3684	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	56.7	1069 of 3558	70.0%	★★★☆☆

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)67th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2026)49th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)40th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile~ school

Female (2026)34th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Migrant (2018)6th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading43%-11 vs state

Mathematics42%-5 vs state

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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 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 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
Guillermo Flores Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1913 Roque Salinas	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2760	452	29	15.6	93.1%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	451 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.1	2944^th of 4627 public elementary schools	36.4%		34	3190^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.4%	246	40.0	33.3	57.1	44.6	38.9	45.8	47.0	43.3	36.4	$9,534
Leo J Leo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 Roque Salinas	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2370	319	25	12.6	95.3%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	318 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.5	4266^th of 4627 public elementary schools	7.8%		26.8	3623^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	22.1%	643	5.9	44.4	0.0	19.2	48.3	37.5	9.3	34.2	23.1	$11,148
E B Reyna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 E Veterans Blvd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2390	523	35	14.8	87.0%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	520 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	43.7	2464^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.7%		40.1	2766^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.5%	302	14.3			38.3	47.6	62.1	27.3	47.6	51.7	$9,845
Jose De Escandon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 N Schuebach Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2410	614	39	15.6	86.5%	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	610 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79	794^th of 4627 public elementary schools	82.8%		70	1140^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.5%	346	40.0	63.6		50.0	66.2	73.2	51.5	76.5	67.1	$7,813
Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2612 N Moorefield Rd	Mission	78574	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2720	715	45	15.8	81.4%	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	712 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.9	985^th of 4627 public elementary schools	78.7%		72.1	1049^th of 4651 public elementary schools	77.4%	64				68.9	60.0	58.6	51.3	72.5	59.6	$7,355
Patricio Perez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4431 Minnesota Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2450	421	29	14.5	94.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	421 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.1	3490^th of 4627 public elementary schools	24.6%		34	3192^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	31.4%	298	0.0	31.3	18.8	47.1	42.2	44.2	31.9	39.3	31.0	$9,842
Lloyd M Bentsen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3301 W Mile 3	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2480	538	33	16.3	85.7%	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	535 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48	2215^th of 4627 public elementary schools	52.1%		55.4	1815^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.0%	400	10.0	40.0	16.7	52.1	38.7	57.8	32.8	45.5	58.4	$9,457
Narciso Cavazos	Public	PK, KG-5	4563 Minnesota Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2430	471	31	15.0	94.3%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	470 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.5	2245^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.5%		29.6	3456^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.7%	1211	37.0	48.3	10.5	53.1	56.4	43.6	50.9	41.8	44.6	$8,123
Idea Academy Mission	Public, Charter	K-5	1600 S Schuerbach Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 583-8315	664	39	16.8	93.4%	12 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	648 (97.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.5	2188^th of 4627 public elementary schools	52.7%		49.7	2156^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.6%	32				44.1	53.4	57.3	38.1	56.9	39.0	$11,111
Idea Palmview Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	4100 N Schuerbach Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 424-4900	705	33	21.3	97.9%	30 (4.3%)	3 (0.4%)	671 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.5	3721^st of 4627 public elementary schools	19.6%		23.4	3827^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.7%	106		0.0	14.3	37.0	27.4	54.6	42.6	29.5	24.6	$10,819

Frequently Asked Questions about Guillermo Flores Elementary

What district is Guillermo Flores Elementary in?

La Joya Independent School District (Isd)

Is Guillermo Flores Elementary a good school?

Guillermo Flores Elementary ranks 2944^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Guillermo Flores Elementary?

Students at Guillermo Flores Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

How many students attend Guillermo Flores Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 452 students attended Guillermo Flores Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Guillermo Flores Elementary attend?

Students who attend Guillermo Flores Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cesar Chavez Middle
High : Jimmy Carter Early College High School
High : La Joya High School
High : Thelma Rosa Salinas Stem Early College High School

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

2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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