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La Union Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

3697^th

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of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

La Union Elementary in Garciasville, TX, is a small, rural PK-5 school serving 341 students as part of the Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd), where over 96% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Academically, La Union Elementary faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 20th percentile statewide and earning a 1-star rating. This performance is notably lower than nearby schools in the same district; for example, General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary ranks in the 87th percentile (4 stars), and Ringgold Elementary ranks in the 79th percentile (4 stars). Even Roque Guerra Junior Elementary, the lowest-performing nearby district school, ranks in the 41st percentile (2 stars). Test scores reveal significant deficits: in 4th Grade Mathematics, only 26% of La Union students were proficient compared to 57% for the district, and in 5th Grade Science, just 11% were proficient versus 26% for the district. The school also struggles with Special Education and Gifted & Talented students, ranking in the 3rd and 2nd percentiles statewide, respectively.

Despite these challenges, there are notable bright spots. La Union Elementary excels with its Migrant Student population, ranking in the 59th percentile (3 stars) statewide, a remarkable achievement that suggests effective support programs. Additionally, 5th Grade Reading is a standout, with 57% of students proficient—nearly matching the state average of 58%. The school spends $11,491 per student, higher than several higher-performing nearby schools like Alto Bonito Elementary ($10,030), indicating that funding is not the primary issue. These strengths offer a foundation for improvement, but the school must address its inconsistent year-to-year performance and translate its success with specific subgroups to the entire student body.

341

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,041

Per pupil spending ?

96.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6300 NE Hwy 83
Garciasville, TX 78547

(956) 370-4384

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.7%

White:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg56%

Texas avg51%

3,697^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

375^th of 951Rio 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	25.9	3697 of 4627	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.9	3504 of 4651	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	3157 of 4710	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	3817 of 4647	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	3592 of 4581	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	4290 of 4578	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	2483 of 4479	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	2262 of 4359	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.8	2611 of 4329	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.3	2953 of 4286	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.7	2080 of 4320	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	43.4	2729 of 4260	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.6	3370 of 4221	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.1	4076 of 4206	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	55.6	2096 of 4095	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.4	2908 of 3937	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.0	3532 of 3884	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	36.2	2848 of 3768	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	59.3	1715 of 3724	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.8	2153 of 3476	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	67.3	1135 of 3475	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	49.1	2064 of 3465	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	31.2	3279 of 4331	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	77.1	517 of 4295	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	621 of 4240	85.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	1755 of 2918	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	2200 of 3668	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	2655 of 3556	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	2334 of 3487	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	2854 of 3446	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.9	923 of 3333	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	851 of 3226	73.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	3661 of 4575	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.1	2477 of 3744	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	3334 of 4658	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	3568 of 4588	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	3751 of 4561	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	4239 of 4499	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.9	2129 of 4348	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.5	2137 of 4306	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	2577 of 2619	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	2766 of 2980	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	2519 of 2958	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	2923 of 3006	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	2670 of 3184	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	2578 of 3106	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	3405 of 4413	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.2	2559 of 3644	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	2956 of 4465	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	3496 of 4401	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	3336 of 4376	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	4035 of 4329	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	2029 of 4188	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	1928 of 4168	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	2801 of 4520	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.1	2573 of 3705	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	2874 of 4594	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	3557 of 4521	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.6	2986 of 4477	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.5	3996 of 4451	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.7	1584 of 4309	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	1526 of 4264	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	3536 of 4582	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	2921 of 3739	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	3133 of 4647	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.6	3976 of 4585	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	3405 of 4563	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	4068 of 4498	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	2864 of 4357	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	2413 of 4319	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	13 of 32	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.5	21 of 45	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	15 of 38	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.1	39 of 44	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	40 of 49	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.3	17 of 93	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	29 of 112	74.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.5	4181 of 4301	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	3346 of 3549	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	4178 of 4292	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	3761 of 4086	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	3677 of 3952	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	3478 of 3799	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	58.2	1019 of 3684	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	15.1	3503 of 3558	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)59th percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile+18 vs school

At Risk (2021)24th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)2nd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading41%-14 vs state

Mathematics32%-15 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	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
La Union Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6300 NE Hwy 83	Garciasville	78547	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%)	25.9	3697^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.1%		28.9	3504^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.7%	193				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	1949^th of 4627 public elementary schools	57.9%		53.8	1913^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.9%	36				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	1580^th of 4627 public elementary schools	65.9%		30	3431^st of 4651 public elementary schools	26.2%	1851				67.2	37.3	70.2	51.5	42.0	50.0	$7,666
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	1756^th of 4627 public elementary schools	62.0%		52.8	1979^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.5%	223				54.7	39.7	57.5	70.7	58.9	41.5	$7,141
Grulla Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	443 Old Military Rd	Grulla	78548	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	1289^th of 4627 public elementary schools	72.1%		70.3	1122^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	75.9%	167				46.8	65.5	53.5	44.7	74.1	62.0	$8,478
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	992^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	78.6%		60	1581^st of 4651 public elementary schools	66.0%	589				56.5	61.1	54.7	75.8	59.7	67.2	$10,641
Alberto And Celia Barrera Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1400 N Lopez St	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4214	420	31	13.7	100.0%	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	415 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	83.2	651^st of 4627 public elementary schools	85.9%		24.5	3759^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.2%	3108				64.6	66.0	88.9	70.8	47.2	77.8	$10,153
Roque Guerra Junior Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1600 W Main St	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4773	604	39	15.4	96.4%	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	600 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.4	2717^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.3%		33.1	3247^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.2%	530				47.7	51.3	37.8	55.8	40.3	32.2	$7,303
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	4117^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.0%		19.5	4053^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	12.9%	64	16.7	16.7	33.3	21.4	30.8	53.9	15.0	31.3	29.0	$12,377
General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2801 W Eisenhower St	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4786	712	41	17.3	94.2%	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	704 (98.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	84	622^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	86.6%		86.1	532^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	88.6%	90				58.6	72.1	64.8	66.7	77.9	71.7	$6,405

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La Union Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.1% of Texas elementary schools.

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Students at La Union Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

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Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)

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In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended La Union Elementary.

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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

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