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Evangelina Garza Elementary

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Evangelina Garza Elementary ranks 2775 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2775^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Evangelina Garza Elementary is a PK-5 campus in Mission, TX, serving 384 students within the La Joya Independent School District (Isd), where over 96% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The most exciting news is a dramatic recent turnaround: after years of ranking in the bottom 20th percentile statewide, the school jumped to the 40th percentile in the latest data—its highest rank in nearly a decade. This improvement is especially notable compared to nearby schools like Dr Maria Palmira Mendiola Elementary (12th percentile) and Juan Seguin Elementary (23rd percentile), which remain in the bottom quarter. Evangelina Garza also stands out for its exceptional work with migrant students, ranking 7th out of 32 schools statewide in that category (78th percentile), and for effectively supporting students from low-income backgrounds (53rd percentile). Its Gifted and Talented program is another hidden strength, ranking in the 63rd percentile.

However, the school shows a "two-speed" academic profile. Third graders outperform the district and state in both reading and math, but by 5th grade, proficiency drops below state averages, especially in math (31% vs. 47% statewide) and science (just 8% proficient). This pattern contrasts with Diaz-Villarreal Elementary, which maintains strong performance across all grades. Additionally, Evangelina Garza operates within a lower-performing district compared to its neighbors in Mission Consolidated Independent School District, where schools like Salinas Elementary and Cantu Elementary consistently rank higher. The recent jump is promising, but sustained improvement—especially in upper grades—will be key to confirming this school has truly turned a corner.

384

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,779

Per pupil spending ?

96.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8731 N Doffing Rd
Mission, TX 78574

(956) 323-2350

District: La Joya Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Evangelina Garza 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: Holding steady — 41st percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (41% vs 50% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg43%

Texas avg50%

2,775^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	39.6	2775 of 4627	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.9	3675 of 4651	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	3743 of 4710	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	4020 of 4647	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	3725 of 4581	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	3922 of 4578	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	2491 of 4479	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.0	3450 of 4359	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.5	2995 of 4329	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.9	2550 of 4286	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.1	2743 of 4320	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.7	3069 of 4260	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.5	2564 of 4221	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.7	2117 of 4206	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.6	3069 of 4095	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	6.0	3891 of 3937	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	37.4	2988 of 4461	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.8	3733 of 4331	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.0	888 of 4295	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	48.9	2009 of 4240	52.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	2497 of 2918	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	3298 of 3668	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	3269 of 3556	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	3097 of 3487	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	3058 of 3446	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.4	1339 of 3333	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.3	2075 of 3226	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	2598 of 4575	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.1	2687 of 3744	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	3425 of 4658	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	3255 of 4588	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.1	2758 of 4561	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	3418 of 4499	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.8	2234 of 4348	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	3149 of 4306	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.8	1135 of 3075	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.9	1823 of 2619	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	1954 of 2980	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	1916 of 2958	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	2252 of 3184	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	2936 of 3106	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	2350 of 4413	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.7	3023 of 3644	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	3708 of 4465	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	3735 of 4401	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	3427 of 4376	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	3729 of 4329	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.3	2111 of 4188	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	3213 of 4168	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	2134 of 4520	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.4	2902 of 3705	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	3663 of 4594	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	3650 of 4521	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	3438 of 4477	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	3972 of 4451	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.1	1700 of 4309	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.8	2922 of 4264	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	2948 of 4582	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	12.7	3543 of 3739	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	4421 of 4647	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	4317 of 4585	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	4334 of 4563	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	4340 of 4498	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	2681 of 4357	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.0	3711 of 4319	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.5	7 of 32	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	33.7	41 of 56	26.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	48 of 93	48.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	3444 of 4301	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	3428 of 3549	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	3936 of 4292	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	2919 of 4086	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	3260 of 3952	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	2727 of 3684	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	3170 of 3558	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2026)78th percentile+38 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)63rd percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)43rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)36th percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)33rd percentile+14 vs school

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

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading49%-6 vs state

Mathematics40%-7 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 (2025)	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
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
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
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
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
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 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
Salinas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10820 N Conway Ave	Mission	78572	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
Cantu Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	920 W Main Ave	Alton	78572	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	78572	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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Evangelina Garza Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Evangelina Garza Elementary?

Students at Evangelina Garza Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

How many students attend Evangelina Garza Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended Evangelina Garza Elementary.

What district is Evangelina Garza Elementary in?

La Joya Independent School District (Isd)

Is Evangelina Garza Elementary a good school?

Evangelina Garza Elementary ranks 2775^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Evangelina Garza Elementary attend?

Students who attend Evangelina Garza 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

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