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Natalia Elementary

Public Grades 2-5

4329^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Natalia Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades 2-5 in the Natalia Independent School District (ISD) in Natalia, Texas. With 371 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools over the past decade, currently holding a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Natalia Elementary's academic performance is a significant concern, with proficiency rates on STAAR tests consistently falling well below state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's reading proficiency rates were 32% for 3rd grade, 27% for 4th grade, and 38.32% for 5th grade, compared to state averages of 52.02%, 53.73%, and 57.83%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with special education needs, all of which rank in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools. The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 72.51% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, likely contributes to these academic challenges.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Castroville Elementary in the Medina Valley ISD, Natalia Elementary consistently underperforms, with Castroville Elementary ranking 1,153 out of 4,651 Texas elementary schools in 2024-2025, compared to Natalia Elementary's 4,329 ranking. Despite these challenges, Natalia Elementary's performance has remained stagnant or even declined over the past decade, suggesting the school has been unable to effectively address its academic issues. Addressing the complex set of factors impacting Natalia Elementary's performance will likely require a comprehensive, long-term approach from the school, district, and community.

426

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,010

Per pupil spending ?

64.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

408 8th St
Natalia, TX 78059

(830) 663-4416

District: Natalia Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Natalia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Natalia J H
High:	Natalia High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.4%

White:

13.8%

Two or more races:

0.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (25% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Science scores 23 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

Texas avg47%

4,329^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

871^st of 961Natalia 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	14.2	4329 of 4651	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	3616 of 4710	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	3483 of 4647	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	3698 of 4581	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	3322 of 4578	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	4254 of 4479	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	4098 of 4359	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.3	4036 of 4329	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	21.5	3664 of 4286	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.9	4070 of 4320	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	19.5	3835 of 4260	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	43.7	2659 of 4221	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.2	2818 of 4206	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.4	2442 of 4095	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.3	2962 of 3937	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	47.9	2356 of 3884	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.8	2535 of 3768	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.6	2893 of 3724	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.7	2938 of 3476	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.6	3233 of 3475	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	17.7	3224 of 3465	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	16.0	4252 of 4461	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	3928 of 4331	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	3982 of 4295	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	4039 of 4240	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	2188 of 2918	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	2252 of 3668	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	2631 of 3556	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	3295 of 3487	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	2749 of 3446	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	2988 of 3333	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	3103 of 3226	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	3381 of 3744	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	3614 of 4658	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	2992 of 4588	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	3598 of 4561	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	3362 of 4499	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	3951 of 4348	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	4127 of 4306	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	2383 of 2619	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	2434 of 2980	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.7	1709 of 2958	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.6	2427 of 3006	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	3079 of 3184	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	2885 of 3106	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	3278 of 3644	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	3339 of 4465	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	3058 of 4401	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	3689 of 4376	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	3334 of 4329	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	4009 of 4188	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	4027 of 4168	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	3375 of 3705	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	4417 of 4594	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	3512 of 4521	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	3941 of 4477	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	3047 of 4451	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.8	4175 of 4309	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	3991 of 4264	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	3392 of 3739	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	3581 of 4647	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	3767 of 4585	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	3819 of 4563	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	3166 of 4498	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	4265 of 4357	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	3971 of 4319	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	2278 of 3549	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	2413 of 4292	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	1977 of 4086	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.5	3658 of 3952	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	3590 of 3799	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	3323 of 3684	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	3049 of 3558	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	2454 of 2612	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	2351 of 3108	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	2871 of 3106	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	2074 of 3082	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	2121 of 3082	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	8.6	3063 of 3142	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	2577 of 3127	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)5th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading33%-22 vs state

Mathematics24%-22 vs state

Science7%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)		STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th 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	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Natalia Elementary	Public	2-5	408 8th St	Natalia	78059	Medina County	Natalia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 663-4416	426	24	17.4	64.8%	59 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	364 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	14.2	4329^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.9%		27.5	3616^th of 4710 public elementary schools	23.2%	713						32.0	27.0	38.3	14.7	26.3	30.8	6.6	$8,010
Natalia Early Child Center	Public	PK, KG-1	408 8th St	Natalia	78059	Medina County	Natalia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 663-4416	283	17	16.1	72.4%	34 (12.0%)	2 (0.7%)	247 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$7,078
John J Ciavarra Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	112 Bentsen Dr	Devine	78016	Medina County	Devine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 851-0395	502	36	14.1	63.9%	162 (32.3%)	1 (0.2%)	332 (66.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)								(n/a)													$7,977
Devine Intermediate School	Public	3-5	900 Atkins Ave	Devine	78016	Medina County	Devine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 851-0495	454	28	16.3	60.1%	127 (28.0%)	2 (0.4%)	320 (70.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16.2	4223^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	9.2%		33.3	3255^th of 4710 public elementary schools	30.9%	968						39.2	33.1	38.6	16.0	17.6	27.6	13.1	$7,507
Lytle Elementary	Public	2-5	11550 Laredo	Lytle	78052	Atascosa County	Lytle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 709-5130	532	31	17.1	75.0%	64 (12.0%)	4 (0.8%)	449 (84.4%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	18.7	4102^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	11.8%		18.8	4133^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	12.3%	31						36.0	34.2	37.3	31.2	26.9	22.5	13.4	$7,816
Lytle Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	19126 Prairie St	Lytle	78052	Atascosa County	Lytle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 709-5140	342	23	14.8	81.0%	36 (10.5%)	3 (0.9%)	297 (86.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)								(n/a)													$9,299
Lacoste Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16069 Uvalde St	La Coste	78039	Medina County	Medina Valley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 931-2243	610	45	13.6	63.6%	134 (22.0%)	16 (2.6%)	431 (70.7%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.3%)	55	1839^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.5%		56.3	1795^th of 4710 public elementary schools	61.9%	44	16.7			0.0		54.4	43.9	55.2	50.6	48.2	52.1	30.2	$7,849
Elm Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11535 Pearsall Rd	Atascosa	78002	Bexar County	Southwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 622-4430	805	51	15.7	77.5%	66 (8.2%)	4 (0.5%)	733 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52.6	1988^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.3%		40.2	2826^th of 4710 public elementary schools	40.0%	838	27.3	30.8	40.0	39.1	37.5	47.4	57.9	59.4	37.9	50.8	40.8	26.3	$9,899
Castroville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Madrid	Castroville	78009	Medina County	Medina Valley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 931-2117	600	36	16.6	52.3%	197 (32.8%)	11 (1.8%)	375 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	69.5	1153^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	75.2%		61.4	1528^th of 4710 public elementary schools	67.6%	375						54.0	60.6	59.3	49.0	47.5	63.0	54.6	$9,164
Somerset Early Childhood Elementary	Public	PK-K	19930 Touchstone Rd	Somerset	78069	Bexar County	Somerset Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 750-8962	373	19	19.7	85.5%	22 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	350 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)													$9,155

Frequently Asked Questions about Natalia Elementary

Is Natalia Elementary a good school?

Natalia Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.9% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Natalia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Natalia Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Natalia J H
High : Natalia High School

What is the racial makeup of Natalia Elementary?

Students at Natalia Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 14% White.

How many students attend Natalia Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 426 students attended Natalia Elementary.

What district is Natalia Elementary in?

Natalia Independent School District (Isd)

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