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Emiliano Zapata Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

Summary

Emiliano Zapata Elementary is a public elementary school in Mission, Texas, serving 549 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the La Joya Independent School District, which is ranked 594 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Emiliano Zapata Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with proficiency rates in reading, math, and science that are generally below the district and state averages. Compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Raquel Cavazos Elementary and Dr Maria Palmira Mendiola Elementary, Emiliano Zapata Elementary performs worse on state assessments. However, the school does show some strengths, such as higher 5th-grade reading proficiency rates compared to the district and state in recent years.

The school faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with over 96% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite these challenges, Emiliano Zapata Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.5 to 15 students per teacher in recent years, which is slightly better than the nearby schools. The school's per-student spending is also in line with the district average, at around $11,200 per student. While the school's performance is concerning, the broader challenges faced by the La Joya Independent School District suggest that the issues may be systemic within the region.

511

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,402

Per pupil spending ?

95.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9100 N La Homa
Mission, TX 78572

(956) 323-2700

District: La Joya Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Emiliano Zapata Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Domingo Trevino 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: Recently slipping — 49th percentile in 2022 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (32% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 49th-percentile peak (2022) to 22nd (2025)

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg39%

Texas avg47%

Not ranked this year

Emiliano Zapata Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2025	26.7	3628 of 4651	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	3090 of 4710	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	3021 of 4647	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	2323 of 4581	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.1	3702 of 4578	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	2458 of 4479	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	2408 of 4359	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.3	3187 of 4329	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.4	3412 of 4286	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.2	3609 of 4320	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.7	3272 of 4260	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.7	3221 of 4221	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.7	3224 of 4206	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.5	3076 of 4095	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.8	3026 of 3937	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.3	2636 of 3884	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.8	1995 of 3768	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.3	2634 of 3724	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.8	2935 of 3476	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.3	2774 of 3475	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.9	3128 of 3465	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	63.2	1212 of 4461	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	28.3	3489 of 4331	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.2	881 of 4295	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	61.9	1202 of 4240	71.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	2156 of 2918	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	2774 of 3668	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	2225 of 3556	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	2257 of 3487	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.6	3172 of 3446	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	53.9	1368 of 3333	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	1625 of 3226	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	3104 of 3744	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	3506 of 4658	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	2858 of 4588	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.8	1574 of 4561	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.7	3399 of 4499	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	2572 of 4348	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	2228 of 4306	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	1180 of 2619	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	1534 of 2958	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	2010 of 3006	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	2235 of 3184	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.9	1790 of 3106	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	2689 of 3644	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	3168 of 4465	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.6	2597 of 4401	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.0	1763 of 4376	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.4	3479 of 4329	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.5	2034 of 4188	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	2027 of 4168	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	2561 of 3705	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	2877 of 4594	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	2382 of 4521	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.7	1439 of 4477	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.0	3734 of 4451	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.2	1626 of 4309	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	1664 of 4264	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	2705 of 3739	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	3507 of 4647	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	2999 of 4585	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	2965 of 4563	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.6	3967 of 4498	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.6	2210 of 4357	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	2705 of 4319	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	27 of 45	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	28 of 38	26.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	2857 of 3549	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	3480 of 4292	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.6	2040 of 4086	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	1575 of 3558	55.7%	★★★☆☆

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)73rd percentile+24 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)55th percentile+33 vs school

Migrant (2025)40th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading41%-14 vs state

Mathematics29%-16 vs state

Science24%-6 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
Emiliano Zapata Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9100 N La Homa	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2700	511	32	15.9	95.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	511 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$8,402
Evangelina Garza Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8731 N Doffing Rd	Mission	78574	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2350	384	27	14.4	96.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	384 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.6	2775^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.0%		25.9	3675^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.0%	900	32.3	24.4	33.3	41.3	57.4	46.3	49.4	41.6	31.3	$9,779
Salinas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10820 N Conway Ave	Mission	78573	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-6200	366	24	15.1	97.5%	15 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	351 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57.6	1731^st of 4627 public elementary schools	62.6%		53.4	1944^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.2%	213	30.8	55.6		45.0	55.6	46.2	47.2	62.3	56.1	$12,144
Juan Seguin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8500 N Western Rd	Mission	78574	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2710	569	35	16.4	98.2%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	568 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28	3560^th of 4627 public elementary schools	23.1%		21.5	3945^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.2%	385	36.0	39.1		24.4	40.4	38.6	31.8	47.1	39.8	$8,942
Cantu Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	920 W Main Ave	Alton	78573	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-7400	521	31	17.0	91.2%	11 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	507 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39.6	2776^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.0%		57.1	1717^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.1%	1059	17.9	38.5	50.0	29.3	42.9	63.6	23.5	40.7	50.6	$11,191
Raquel Cavazos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	803 S Los Ebanos Blvd	Alton	78573	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-7200	521	30	17.6	85.8%	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	515 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.9	1814^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.8%		50.8	2103^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	54.8%	289	46.2	31.3	37.5	58.0	38.6	73.0	25.8	52.1	58.2	$10,453
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
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
Alton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 N Chicago	Alton	78573	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-7600	337	23	14.5	93.5%	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	326 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.3	2425^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.6%		30.2	3417^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.5%	992				22.5	55.8	52.0	42.5	61.4	38.0	$12,711
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Emiliano Zapata Elementary

What schools do graduates of Emiliano Zapata Elementary attend?

Students who attend Emiliano Zapata Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Domingo Trevino 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 Emiliano Zapata Elementary?

Students at Emiliano Zapata Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

How many students attend Emiliano Zapata Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 511 students attended Emiliano Zapata Elementary.

What district is Emiliano Zapata Elementary in?

La Joya Independent School District (Isd)

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

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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