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Roberto Garate Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3613^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Roberto Garate Elementary in Monte Alto, TX, serves 386 students in grades PK-5 and is the sole elementary school in the Monte Alto Independent School District (Isd), a small, rural community where over 88% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school has experienced a significant decline in recent years, dropping from a strong 69th percentile ranking in 2019 to the 22nd percentile today. While this is a concerning drop, it is important to note that Roberto Garate still outperforms several nearby schools, such as Lasara Elementary (3rd percentile), John F Kennedy Elementary (6th percentile), and Ruben C Rodriguez Elementary (12th percentile). However, it lags far behind the regional standout, Idea Elsa Academy (75th percentile), a charter school just 5.9 miles away that serves a similarly disadvantaged population. A key bright spot is the school's recent performance with Special Education students, who jumped from the 7th percentile to the 53rd percentile in one year, suggesting targeted programs may be working.

Mathematics is a critical area for improvement, with proficiency rates in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades hovering around 26-33%, roughly 20 points below the state average. The school's inconsistent performance for subgroups like English Language Learners and male students indicates a need for more stable, long-term strategies. The challenge for the school's leadership is to diagnose what changed after the pandemic and re-implement the successful approaches that led to its earlier success, particularly for its At-Risk and Gifted students.

386

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,058

Per pupil spending ?

88.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25149 First St
Monte Alto, TX 78538-9719

(956) 262-1601

District: Monte Alto Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Roberto Garate Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jose Borrego Middle
High:	Monte Alto High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.5%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

Texas avg51%

3,613^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

746^th of 951Monte Alto 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	27.2	3613 of 4627	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.3	3177 of 4651	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	3386 of 4710	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.8	2611 of 4647	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	2777 of 4581	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	3183 of 4578	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.7	1379 of 4479	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	1478 of 4359	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	30.9	3094 of 4329	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	52.0	2203 of 4286	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.5	2575 of 4320	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.5	3232 of 4260	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.6	2843 of 4221	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.6	3024 of 4206	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	59.8	1822 of 4095	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	43.9	2643 of 3937	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.4	2476 of 3884	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.8	1547 of 3768	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.2	2402 of 3724	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.5	2698 of 3476	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.2	3018 of 3475	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.4	2700 of 3465	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	43.8	2532 of 4461	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	3033 of 4331	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.1	1570 of 4295	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	1974 of 4240	53.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	1877 of 2918	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	2603 of 3668	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.5	1761 of 3556	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.5	2254 of 3487	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	2444 of 3446	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	1590 of 3333	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.0	2102 of 3226	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	3760 of 4575	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.2	2280 of 3744	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	3176 of 4658	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	2124 of 4588	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.0	3236 of 4561	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	3834 of 4499	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.1	1444 of 4348	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	1416 of 4306	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	65.7	1127 of 3184	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.8	819 of 3106	73.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	3278 of 4413	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.3	2389 of 3644	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	3096 of 4465	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	2099 of 4401	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	2392 of 4376	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	2887 of 4329	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.6	938 of 4188	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.0	1063 of 4168	74.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	2982 of 4520	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.9	2302 of 3705	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	2970 of 4594	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.0	1761 of 4521	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	2010 of 4477	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.4	2778 of 4451	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.5	612 of 4309	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	664 of 4264	84.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	3298 of 4582	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.4	2931 of 3739	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	3606 of 4647	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	2921 of 4585	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	2309 of 4563	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	2487 of 4498	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.6	1293 of 4357	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	57.6	1612 of 4319	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	41.2	61 of 93	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.6	43 of 112	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	2033 of 4301	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	18.0	3296 of 3549	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	3542 of 4292	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	3793 of 4086	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	2584 of 3952	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	2383 of 3799	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.4	595 of 3684	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	36.6	2264 of 3558	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2019)65th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)53rd percentile+31 vs school

At Risk (2022)43rd percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile+4 vs school

Migrant (2019)34th percentile-35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading46%-8 vs state

Mathematics29%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Roberto Garate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	25149 First St	Monte Alto	78538	Hidalgo County	Monte Alto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-1601	386	22	17.4	88.3%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	384 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.2	3613^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.9%		34.3	3177^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.7%	436	38.5	51.1	48.3				33.3	28.3	25.9					$8,058
John F Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	500 W 9th St	Elsa	78543	Hidalgo County	Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-6027	383	28	13.7	93.7%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	381 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15	4288^th of 4627 public elementary schools	7.3%		12.6	4389^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.6%	101	32.7	25.9	39.4				27.3	22.4	32.3					$10,330
Ruben C Rodriguez Elementary	Public	K-5	1302 W Santa Rosa	Edcouch	78538	Hidalgo County	Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-6062	457	33	13.8	88.0%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	455 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.7	4169^th of 4627 public elementary schools	9.9%		18.7	4100^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.8%	69	30.6	24.2	34.9				37.5	27.9	31.8					$9,062
Hargill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13394 4th St	Hargill	78549	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2338	520	33	15.7	94.0%	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	516 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.3	3792^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	18.0%		34.4	3173^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	31.8%	619	25.3	39.5	52.2				33.3	24.7	39.1					$10,814
Lyndon B Johnson Elementary	Public	K-5	200 S Fannin St	Elsa	78543	Hidalgo County	Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-6010	470	30	15.7	91.9%	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	466 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.2	3280^th of 4627 public elementary schools	29.1%		29.3	3472^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	25.3%	192	48.2	30.0	43.8				43.8	26.3	45.2					$9,042
Santiago Garcia Elementary	Public	K-5	101 E Santa Rosa Ave	Edcouch	78538	Hidalgo County	Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-6002	358	28	12.7	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	358 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.2	3743^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	19.1%		16.9	4186^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.0%	443	20.3	37.9	36.8				27.4	59.3	29.3					$10,186
Idea Elsa Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	431 S Fannin	Elsa	78577	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 567-4700	718	34	20.9	89.3%	43 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	673 (93.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.6	1152^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	75.1%		64.1	1378^th of 4651 public elementary schools	70.4%	226	63.7	59.4	59.1				60.5	64.2	42.7					$10,169
Jose Bernabe Munoz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 N Cottonwood	La Villa	78562	Hidalgo County	La Villa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-9357	227	17	13.6	96.0%	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	225 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.8	3306^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.5%		18	4141^st of 4651 public elementary schools	11.0%	835	45.2	38.2	41.9				58.1	29.4	25.8					$11,243
Carmen V Avila Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9205 N Alamo	Edinburg	78541	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2307	636	40	15.9	89.9%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	634 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.7	3248^th of 4627 public elementary schools	29.8%		37.2	2971^st of 4651 public elementary schools	36.1%	277	24.0	48.4	42.5				37.1	55.3	30.3					$10,809
Lasara Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	607 E Sixth St	Lasara	78561	Willacy County	Lasara Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 642-3271	238	18	12.9	89.5%	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	233 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.2	4228^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.6%		9.3	4507^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.1%	279	36.4	26.9	27.8	31.8	50.0	40.0	22.7	42.3	16.7	17.4	33.3	58.3	53.3	$12,059

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Roberto Garate Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.9% of Texas elementary schools.

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Students who attend Roberto Garate Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jose Borrego Middle
High : Monte Alto High School

What district is Roberto Garate Elementary in?

Monte Alto Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Roberto Garate Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended Roberto Garate Elementary.

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Students at Roberto Garate Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

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