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Patricio Perez Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3490^th

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of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Patricio Perez Elementary in Mission, TX, is a PK-5 public school in the La Joya Independent School District (Isd) serving 421 students in a high-poverty area where over 94% qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has experienced a significant recent decline, dropping from the 66th percentile statewide in 2022-2023 to the 25th percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 1-star rating. This sharp downturn is the most critical aspect of its current profile, especially when compared to nearby schools like Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary and Diaz-Villarreal Elementary, which maintained high performance at the 72nd and 79th percentiles respectively in the same year.

A persistent weakness is mathematics, with proficiency rates in 2025-2026 (31.91% in 3rd, 39.34% in 4th, 31.03% in 5th) significantly below district and state averages. This contrasts sharply with top-performing peers like Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary, which posted math scores of 51.32%, 72.5%, and 59.6% in the same grades. However, the school shows a unique strength in Spanish-language assessments, consistently outperforming district and state averages on the STAAR Spanish Reading test in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. This suggests the bilingual/ESL program effectively supports English Language Learners, a bright spot that distinguishes it from schools like Dr Maria Palmira Mendiola Elementary, which struggles in this area.

Interestingly, the school is located just 0.18 miles from Narciso Cavazos, which has shown a strong rebound from the 26th to the 51st percentile in a single year, despite similar demographics. This suggests the challenges at Patricio Perez are school-specific rather than community-driven. The school's per-student spending ($12,062) and student-teacher ratio (14.5) are average for the area, comparable to higher-performing peers, indicating that resources alone aren't the issue. The key takeaway is that while the school has demonstrated capacity for excellence—especially with at-risk students and bilingual learners—it needs a strategic re-evaluation to reverse its recent decline and build on its strengths in Spanish literacy.

421

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,842

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4431 Minnesota Rd
Mission, TX 78572

(956) 323-2450

District: La Joya Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Patricio Perez Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Juan De Dios Salinas Middle
High:	Jimmy Carter Early College High School
	Juarez-Lincoln High School
	Thelma Rosa Salinas Stem Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

100.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg43%

Texas avg50%

3,490^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 33 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	29.1	3490 of 4627	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.0	3192 of 4651	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	2291 of 4710	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	1568 of 4647	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	1616 of 4581	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	17.4	4053 of 4578	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	2571 of 4479	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	2037 of 4359	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.5	1734 of 4329	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.9	1832 of 4286	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.1	1952 of 4320	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.3	2135 of 4260	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.4	2327 of 4221	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.1	2096 of 4206	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.5	2313 of 4095	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.5	2035 of 3937	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.3	1900 of 3884	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.3	1585 of 3768	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.6	2078 of 3724	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.6	2352 of 3476	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.6	2080 of 3475	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	49.5	2042 of 3465	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	78.2	497 of 4461	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	25.9	3677 of 4331	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.7	1229 of 4295	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	980 of 4240	76.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	2053 of 2918	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.5	2002 of 3668	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.0	1098 of 3556	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	939 of 3487	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	23.2	3045 of 3446	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.2	1351 of 3333	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	993 of 3226	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	3445 of 4575	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.6	2149 of 3744	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	2513 of 4658	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	1965 of 4588	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	1677 of 4561	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	16.6	4110 of 4499	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.4	2152 of 4348	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	2025 of 4306	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.7	1713 of 3075	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.2	1568 of 2619	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	1748 of 2980	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.2	1231 of 2958	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	9.8	2841 of 3006	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	66.0	1109 of 3184	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	1690 of 3106	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	3093 of 4413	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.0	2194 of 3644	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	2081 of 4465	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.1	1029 of 4401	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	1097 of 4376	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	21.5	3799 of 4329	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	2096 of 4188	50.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.3	1682 of 4168	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	2617 of 4520	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.7	1792 of 3705	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	1697 of 4594	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.8	609 of 4521	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	834 of 4477	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	24.4	3765 of 4451	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.4	1678 of 4309	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	1318 of 4264	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	3387 of 4582	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.9	2813 of 3739	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.3	2731 of 4647	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.5	1276 of 4585	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	1604 of 4563	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.9	3814 of 4498	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	2811 of 4357	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	2078 of 4319	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	45.0	65 of 112	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	2774 of 4301	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.9	2244 of 3549	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	2949 of 4292	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	1465 of 4086	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	19.1	3702 of 3799	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	2696 of 3684	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	2715 of 3558	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)89th percentile+24 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)44th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile+18 vs school

Migrant (2018)42nd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile~ school

Male (2026)26th percentile~ school

Female (2026)25th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading44%-10 vs state

Mathematics34%-13 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
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
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
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
Dr Americo Paredes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5301 Bentsen Palm Dr	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2730	465	29	15.8	96.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	465 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.1	3933^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	15.0%		30.1	3419^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.5%	514	30.0	20.0	0.0	41.9	30.9	43.9	34.0	33.9	26.6	$9,578
Elodia R Chapa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5670 Doffing Rd	Mission	78574	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2400	445	29	15.2	95.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	445 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.3	3605^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.1%		24.7	3748^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.4%	143	42.9	40.0	15.4	28.6	40.9	54.8	23.8	34.0	36.0	$9,275
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
Diaz-Villarreal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5543 La Homa Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2470	527	36	14.7	93.0%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	526 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.9	1310^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.7%		53.8	1916^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.8%	606	23.8	35.3	19.1	70.6	56.3	52.1	48.7	64.1	52.9	$9,370
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
Dr Maria Palmira Mendiola Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6401 N Abram Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2420	583	34	17.2	95.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	583 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.6	4066^th of 4627 public elementary schools	12.1%		19.2	4073^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	12.4%	7	16.7	8.3	6.1	21.4	41.3	47.8	19.1	41.4	23.4	$9,638
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Patricio Perez Elementary

What schools do graduates of Patricio Perez Elementary attend?

Students who attend Patricio Perez Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Juan De Dios Salinas Middle
High : Jimmy Carter Early College High School
High : Juarez-Lincoln High School
High : Thelma Rosa Salinas Stem Early College High School

What is the racial makeup of Patricio Perez Elementary?

Students at Patricio Perez Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

Is Patricio Perez Elementary a good school?

Patricio Perez Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.6% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Patricio Perez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended Patricio Perez Elementary.

What district is Patricio Perez Elementary in?

La Joya Independent School District (Isd)

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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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