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Grulla Elementary

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Grulla Elementary ranks 1292 nd of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

1292^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Grulla Elementary is a PK-5 school in the rural community of Grulla, Texas, serving 414 students as part of the Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd).

Grulla Elementary stands out for its remarkable turnaround and sustained excellence, especially for students from low-income backgrounds. After ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Texas elementary schools from 2018-2021, the school has achieved a 4-star rating for three consecutive years (2023-2026), now ranking in the 72nd percentile statewide. This is not a fluke—the school has maintained high performance, indicating systemic improvements in leadership and teaching. The school is exceptionally effective with its economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the 95th percentile statewide for this subgroup in 2024-2025. It also excels in supporting migrant students, ranking 2nd out of 38 schools in Texas for this group in 2023-2024. Academically, Grulla consistently outperforms both district and state averages in Math and Science, with 5th-grade Science scores showing a 15-20 point advantage over the district. The school achieves these results with a lower student-to-teacher ratio (13.7:1) and middle-of-the-pack per-student spending ($11,125), suggesting efficient use of resources.

Interestingly, Grulla Elementary is located just 1.62 miles from Alto Bonito Elementary, which serves a similar demographic but has not replicated Grulla’s success—Alto Bonito ranks in the 62nd percentile (3 stars) and is relatively stable. This comparison highlights the power of school-level factors like leadership and culture. One area for potential growth is Gifted and Talented (G/T) students, where Grulla ranks in the 54th percentile, below its overall performance. This suggests that while the school’s interventions for at-risk students are world-class, enrichment programs for high-achieving students may need further development to challenge all learners fully.

414

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,478

Per pupil spending ?

97.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

443 Old Military Rd
Grulla, TX 78582

(956) 370-4260

District: Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Grulla Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Grulla Middle
High:	Grulla High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

100.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (59% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 42 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg56%

Texas avg51%

1,292^nd of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 42 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)

369^th of 947Rio Grande City Grulla 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	66.4	1292 of 4643	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	70.3	1122 of 4651	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	856 of 4710	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	54.8	1901 of 4647	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	2605 of 4581	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.2	4135 of 4578	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	3972 of 4479	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	3369 of 4359	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	52.4	1842 of 4329	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	36.6	2991 of 4286	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.2	3519 of 4320	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	51.5	2229 of 4260	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	16.3	3931 of 4221	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.0	3916 of 4206	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	67.4	1354 of 4095	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.3	2417 of 3937	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.4	3012 of 3884	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.3	3272 of 3768	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.5	2578 of 3724	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.9	2683 of 3476	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.2	2912 of 3475	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.8	2974 of 3465	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	68.7	903 of 4461	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	35.5	2927 of 4331	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	1939 of 4295	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	1425 of 4240	66.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	422 of 2918	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	402 of 3668	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	940 of 3556	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	54.9	1368 of 3487	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.0	2603 of 3446	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	2261 of 3333	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	1532 of 3226	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	1387 of 4588	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.9	806 of 3744	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	786 of 4658	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	52.8	1990 of 4588	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	2494 of 4561	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.3	4201 of 4499	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	3718 of 4348	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	3357 of 4306	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.7	1422 of 3080	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.7	1518 of 2619	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	2437 of 2980	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	2494 of 2958	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	2815 of 3006	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	3038 of 3184	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	3045 of 3106	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.1	850 of 4425	80.8%	★★★★☆
2025	79.3	458 of 3644	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	403 of 4465	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	61.6	1386 of 4401	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	2157 of 4376	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.5	3870 of 4329	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	3648 of 4188	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	3127 of 4168	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.4	458 of 4535	89.9%	★★★★☆
2025	87.3	196 of 3705	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	200 of 4594	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	69.5	936 of 4521	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	57.7	1628 of 4477	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.6	3881 of 4451	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	3594 of 4309	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	2820 of 4264	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.7	1237 of 4597	73.1%	★★★★☆
2025	72.1	834 of 3739	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	868 of 4647	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	56.1	1804 of 4585	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	2684 of 4563	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.9	3871 of 4498	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	3974 of 4357	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	3351 of 4319	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.4	9 of 32	71.9%	★★★★☆
2025	68.3	11 of 45	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.0	2 of 38	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	71.2	8 of 44	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	9 of 49	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	58.3	13 of 56	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	43.6	58 of 93	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	69 of 112	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.5	1241 of 4308	71.2%	★★★★☆
2025	53.8	1372 of 3549	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	1496 of 4292	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	1488 of 4086	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.8	3121 of 3952	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	3077 of 3684	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	3486 of 3558	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)90th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)86th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)81st percentile+9 vs school

At Risk (2022)80th percentile+37 vs school

Male (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Migrant (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)71st percentile~ school

Female (2026)70th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)54th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics61%+14 vs state

Reading56%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (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 Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 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
Grulla Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	443 Old Military Rd	Grulla	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4260	414	30	13.7	97.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	414 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.4	1292^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	72.2%		70.3	1122^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	75.9%	170							46.8	65.5	53.5	44.7	74.1	62.0	$8,478
Alto Bonito Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	753 Fm 2360	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4238	588	34	17.4	99.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	588 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57.1	1760^th of 4643 public elementary schools	62.1%		52.8	1979^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.5%	219							54.7	39.7	57.5	70.7	58.9	41.5	$7,141
Rosendo Benavides Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1882 El Pinto Rd	Sullivan City	78595	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2360	267	21	12.7	95.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	267 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.7	4128^th of 4643 public elementary schools	11.1%		19.5	4053^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	12.9%	75	16.7	16.7	33.3				21.4	30.8	53.9	15.0	31.3	29.0	$12,377
Sam Fordyce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Fm 886	Sullivan City	78595	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2490	356	28	12.6	98.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	356 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54.4	1895^th of 4643 public elementary schools	59.2%		65.2	1338^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.2%	557	76.9						44.8	41.1	57.5	56.1	50.9	57.5	$9,186
La Union Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6300 NE Hwy 83	Garciasville	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4384	341	24	14.0	96.2%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	340 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26	3707^th of 4643 public elementary schools	20.2%		28.9	3504^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.7%	203							29.2	37.2	57.1	31.9	26.2	38.1	$10,041
Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	8001 Trophy Rd	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4413	493	34	14.4	90.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	490 (99.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.2	1953^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	57.9%		53.8	1913^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.9%	40							39.2	50.8	50.9	37.8	70.8	64.3	$10,744
John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2448 Embassy St	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4366	441	31	14.4	99.1%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	440 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.8	1583^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	65.9%		30	3431^st of 4651 public elementary schools	26.2%	1848							67.2	37.3	70.2	51.5	42.0	50.0	$7,666
Tabasco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	223 S Leo Ave	La Joya	78560	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2440	544	34	15.8	90.4%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	542 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.4	2430^th of 4643 public elementary schools	47.7%		53.6	1926^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.6%	504	50.0	64.7	47.1				44.7	43.6	57.8	49.2	28.2	53.2	$8,272
Idea La Joya Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	725 E Expy 83	La Joya	78560	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 766-3100	656	32	20.5	90.5%	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	644 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.9	4463^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	3.9%		12.4	4397^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.5%	66			71.4				26.1	30.7	41.1	21.2	23.1	18.5	$13,185
Ringgold Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1 S Fort Ringgold	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4421	482	29	16.3	97.1%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	476 (98.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.7	994^th of 4643 public elementary schools	78.6%		60	1581^st of 4651 public elementary schools	66.0%	587							56.5	61.1	54.7	75.8	59.7	67.2	$10,641

Frequently Asked Questions about Grulla Elementary

How many students attend Grulla Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 414 students attended Grulla Elementary.

What district is Grulla Elementary in?

Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)

Is Grulla Elementary a good school?

Grulla Elementary ranks 1292^nd of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Grulla Elementary attend?

Students who attend Grulla Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Grulla Middle
High : Grulla High School

What is the racial makeup of Grulla Elementary?

Students at Grulla Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNewSep 30, 2026

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

2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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