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Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary

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Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary ranks 1240 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1240^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary in San Juan, TX, is a PK-5 campus serving 557 students in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd), and it has become a standout success story by showing remarkable, steady improvement over the past decade—rising from the 11th percentile statewide in 2015-2016 to the 73rd percentile in 2025-2026 and earning a 4-star rating.

What truly sets this school apart is its exceptional ability to support students from all backgrounds, especially those facing the greatest challenges. In the 2025-2026 school year, Amanda Garza-Pena ranked in the 89th percentile statewide for serving students from low socio-economic status (SES) backgrounds—far higher than its overall rank and significantly better than nearby schools like John Doedyns Elementary, which serves a similar population but ranks lower overall (60th percentile). The school also excels in supporting Special Education students, ranking in the 81st percentile, a stark contrast to many neighboring schools where this data is often not reported. This focus on equity means the school is not just performing well on average; it is performing best for its most vulnerable students, making it a true "rising tide that lifts all boats."

Academically, Amanda Garza-Pena shines brightest in mathematics, consistently outperforming both district and state averages—for example, 4th graders scored 67.05% proficient in math compared to 49.28% statewide. However, there is one clear area for growth: 5th grade science, where only 25.53% of students were proficient in 2024-2025, below both district and state averages. Compared to the top-performing nearby school, Raul Longoria Elementary (76th percentile overall), Amanda Garza-Pena actually outperforms it in serving low SES and Special Education students, suggesting a more equitable approach to student success. This school’s sustained upward trend—unlike the volatile rankings of some peers—makes it a compelling choice for families seeking a school that is not just improving, but doing so with a clear focus on every child’s potential.

557

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,693

Per pupil spending ?

93%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 E Fm 495
San Juan, TX 78589

(956) 354-2800

District: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	R Yzaguirre Middle
High:	Psja Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.3%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (58% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 62 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (73rd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg54%

Texas avg50%

1,240^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 62 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 25Elementary Schools in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)

306^th of 951Pharr-San Juan-Alamo 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	67.6	1240 of 4627	73.2%	★★★★☆
2025	54.9	1847 of 4651	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	2077 of 4710	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	2321 of 4647	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.2	3699 of 4581	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	3146 of 4578	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	2296 of 4479	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	3372 of 4359	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.2	2703 of 4329	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	18.0	3823 of 4286	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.8	3213 of 4320	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.1	3444 of 4260	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.0	3256 of 4221	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.7	2850 of 4206	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.8	3406 of 4095	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.4	2766 of 3937	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.8	2505 of 3884	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.5	2692 of 3768	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	47.1	2342 of 3724	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.3	1930 of 3476	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.1	2157 of 3475	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	62.6	1361 of 3465	60.7%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	42.1	2663 of 4461	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	2170 of 4331	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.1	739 of 4295	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	54.6	1645 of 4240	61.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	947 of 2918	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	1499 of 3668	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	1666 of 3556	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.7	2628 of 3487	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	2900 of 3446	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.8	771 of 3333	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	55.0	1253 of 3226	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	1496 of 4575	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.0	1602 of 3744	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	2770 of 4658	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	2681 of 4588	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	3523 of 4561	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	2889 of 4499	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	1990 of 4348	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.3	3462 of 4306	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.4	1163 of 3075	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.0	1068 of 2619	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	1803 of 2980	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	2286 of 2958	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.1	1667 of 3184	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	2017 of 3106	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.9	772 of 4413	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	65.5	981 of 3644	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	60.5	1435 of 4465	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	1761 of 4401	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.7	3494 of 4376	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	2790 of 4329	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	1867 of 4188	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.1	3128 of 4168	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.2	507 of 4520	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	70.3	720 of 3705	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	1187 of 4594	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	1403 of 4521	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.3	3221 of 4477	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.8	2544 of 4451	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	1277 of 4309	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	39.0	2772 of 4264	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.2	1096 of 4582	76.1%	★★★★☆
2025	62.6	1182 of 3739	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	1553 of 4647	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	1938 of 4585	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.3	3848 of 4563	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	3608 of 4498	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	2644 of 4357	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	3208 of 4319	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	44.8	66 of 112	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	807 of 4301	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	72.8	561 of 3549	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	57.4	1421 of 4292	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.9	2467 of 4086	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	2984 of 3952	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.5	828 of 3684	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	37.4	2205 of 3558	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)89th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)81st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)76th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)68th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)67th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)62nd percentile-11 vs school

Migrant (2018)41st percentile+18 vs school

At Risk (2022)40th percentile+21 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics59%+12 vs state

Reading56%~ state avg

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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
Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 E Fm 495	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2800	557	34	16.3	93.0%	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	553 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.6	1240^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.2%		54.9	1847^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.3%	607		63.6		55.6	50.0	63.8	52.8	67.1	54.3	$10,693
John Doedyns Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 N Raul Longoria Rd	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2740	391	29	13.6	93.9%	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	388 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.3	1835^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.3%		38.6	2877^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.1%	1042				48.4	46.2	56.8	45.3	55.4	57.5	$12,661
Psja Sotomayor Building Blocks Academy	Public	PK, KG-1	1200 E Polk Ave	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 354-2000	167	11	15.6	84.4%	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	166 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$16,909
Henry Ford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1110 E Polk St	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2770	643	40	15.9	98.1%	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	634 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55	1862^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	59.8%		38	2926^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.1%	1064	30.0		75.0	42.2	50.7	52.6	51.4	54.7	54.9	$10,446
Raul Longoria Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 N Cypress	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2820	568	36	15.7	94.5%	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	560 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.1	1133^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	75.5%		54.9	1845^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.3%	712	0.0		80.0	64.0	57.5	63.8	45.0	56.0	66.2	$10,509
Idea Academy San Juan	Public, Charter	K-5	600 E Sioux Rd	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 702-5150	617	33	18.6	87.8%	28 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	582 (94.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22.4	3916^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.4%		37.4	2959^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.4%	957				28.3	37.0	52.7	30.3	34.3	24.8	$10,385
Arnoldo Cantu Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 N R Longoria	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2850	598	35	16.9	91.5%	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	594 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.7	1665^th of 4627 public elementary schools	64.0%		40.4	2748^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.9%	1083				57.1	52.5	45.1	56.3	62.2	45.1	$10,076
Drs Reed - Mock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 E Eldora Rd	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2890	509	34	15.1	98.2%	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	503 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.4	1492^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	67.8%		51.8	2040^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.1%	548	66.7	76.9	71.4	55.7	41.9	46.8	61.4	59.2	64.4	$11,274
Dr William Long Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 N Raiders Dr	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2750	767	42	18.0	96.3%	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	754 (98.3%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.9	2176^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.0%		47.3	2302^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	50.5%	126			37.5	47.3	51.4	57.1	49.5	44.9	41.1	$9,577
Sgt Leonel Trevino Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 E El Dora Rd	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2900	401	26	15.4	98.0%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	398 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.4	2990^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.4%		30.5	3393^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	27.0%	403	28.6	47.8		57.6	30.3	48.2	31.2	31.5	53.5	$13,401

Frequently Asked Questions about Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary

How many students attend Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 557 students attended Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary.

What district is Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary in?

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary attend?

Students who attend Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : R Yzaguirre Middle
High : Psja Early College High School

What is the racial makeup of Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary?

Students at Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

Is Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary a good school?

Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary ranks 1240^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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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

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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