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Alberto And Celia Barrera Elementary

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Alberto And Celia Barrera Elementary ranks 651 st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

651^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Alberto And Celia Barrera Elementary in Rio Grande City, TX, serves 420 students in grades PK-5 and is located in a high-poverty area where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school has achieved one of the most dramatic turnarounds in the state, jumping from the bottom 20% of Texas elementary schools to the 86th percentile and earning a 4-star rating in the 2025-2026 school year. With a low student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7, the school now excels with its highest-need students, ranking in the 97th percentile for low-income students and achieving the #1 spot in the state for migrant student performance.

Barrera Elementary now outperforms its district, Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd), and the state average in nearly every subject and grade. For example, 5th grade reading proficiency soared to 88.89% compared to the district's 58.36% and state's 58.47%, while 3rd grade math reached 70.83% versus the state's 44.33%. The only area of concern is 4th grade math, where the school's 47.17% proficiency falls below the district average of 57.29%. This "V-shaped" recovery—where scores hit a low point in 2022-2023 and rebounded dramatically—suggests a school-wide systemic change that took effect recently, benefiting all subgroups including special education students, who jumped from the 4th to the 90th percentile.

Compared to nearby schools, Barrera Elementary is now the top-performing school in its district, surpassing even the consistently strong General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary (87th percentile). However, it still trails the elite schools in neighboring Roma Independent School District (Isd), such as Veterans Memorial Elementary, Rt Barrera Elementary, and Delia Gonzalez Garcia Elementary, which consistently rank in the 91st-99th percentile. Notably, Barrera achieved this turnaround without a massive increase in spending—its per-pupil cost of $10,875 is in the middle of the pack compared to peers—pointing to effective resource allocation rather than simply more funding.

420

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,153

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 N Lopez St
Rio Grande City, TX 78582-2753

(956) 370-4214

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

Students who attend Alberto And Celia Barrera Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Veterans Middle
High:	Rio Grande City High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.8%

White:

0.7%

African American:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2016 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (69% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 52 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg56%

Texas avg51%

651^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 52 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	83.2	651 of 4627	85.9%	★★★★☆
2025	24.5	3759 of 4651	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	3033 of 4710	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	3557 of 4647	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	4376 of 4581	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	4361 of 4578	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	2749 of 4479	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.1	3624 of 4359	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.7	3627 of 4329	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.9	2840 of 4286	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.5	2820 of 4320	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.0	2519 of 4260	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.1	3134 of 4221	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.8	4044 of 4206	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	58.7	1899 of 4095	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.3	1496 of 3937	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.0	1426 of 3884	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.6	1955 of 3768	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	71.1	994 of 3724	73.3%	★★★★☆
2006	51.6	1973 of 3476	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.0	2519 of 3475	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.0	2869 of 3465	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	30.0	3365 of 4331	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.1	660 of 4295	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	56.7	1517 of 4240	64.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	2046 of 2918	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.0	1921 of 3668	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	2336 of 3556	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	3084 of 3487	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	2823 of 3446	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.4	1163 of 3333	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	1736 of 3226	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	653 of 4575	85.7%	★★★★☆
2025	26.2	2986 of 3744	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	3253 of 4658	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	3792 of 4588	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	4242 of 4561	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	4060 of 4499	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	2899 of 4348	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.9	3785 of 4306	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.9	1475 of 3075	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	27.7	2264 of 2619	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	2905 of 2980	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	2846 of 2958	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	2729 of 3006	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	2871 of 3184	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	2889 of 3106	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	86.7	295 of 4413	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	28.8	2867 of 3644	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.8	2588 of 4465	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	3257 of 4401	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	4172 of 4376	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	4097 of 4329	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	2328 of 4188	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	3375 of 4168	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	91.4	149 of 4520	96.7%	★★★★★
2025	34.5	2662 of 3705	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.1	2404 of 4594	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	3013 of 4521	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.3	4121 of 4477	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	4182 of 4451	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	53.5	1799 of 4309	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.8	3058 of 4264	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.4	626 of 4582	86.3%	★★★★☆
2025	21.8	3172 of 3739	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	2870 of 4647	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	3256 of 4585	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	4409 of 4563	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	4403 of 4498	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	2552 of 4357	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.3	3414 of 4319	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	93.5	1 of 32	96.9%	★★★★★
2025	37.1	32 of 45	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.5	14 of 38	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	22 of 44	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	20 of 49	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.6	47 of 56	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.8	35 of 93	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	32 of 112	71.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	81.6	409 of 4301	90.5%	★★★★★
2025	14.9	3404 of 3549	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	2735 of 4292	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	1330 of 4086	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.8	3255 of 3952	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	3691 of 3799	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	2701 of 3684	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	2117 of 3558	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)97th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)93rd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)90th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)86th percentile~ school

Female (2026)86th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)52nd percentile-34 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile+11 vs school

At Risk (2021)22nd percentile+18 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading74%+19 vs state

Mathematics65%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
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
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
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
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
Idea Rio Grande City Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2803 W Monarch Ln	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 263-4900	717	34	21.1	85.2%	23 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	693 (96.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.4	2097^th of 4627 public elementary schools	54.7%		53.2	1954^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.0%	143	31.3	49.6	58.2	44.4	45.4	66.9	$14,119
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
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
Delia Gonzalez Garcia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4186 W Us Hwy 83	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Roma Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 849-8450	487	36	13.3	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	487 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96.3	119^th of 4627 public elementary schools	97.4%		96	140^th of 4651 public elementary schools	97.0%	21	84.6	93.3	74.7	89.2	93.3	81.3	$12,051
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
Rt Barrera Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	126 N Fm 649	Roma	78584	Starr County	Roma Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 486-2475	400	31	13.0	91.8%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	398 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98.8	26^th of 4627 public elementary schools	99.4%		97.2	98^th of 4651 public elementary schools	97.9%	72	86.2	96.2	89.5	87.9	88.5	86.8	$13,361

Frequently Asked Questions about Alberto And Celia Barrera Elementary

What schools do graduates of Alberto And Celia Barrera Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alberto And Celia Barrera Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Veterans Middle
High : Rio Grande City High School

What is the racial makeup of Alberto And Celia Barrera Elementary?

Students at Alberto And Celia Barrera Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

What district is Alberto And Celia Barrera Elementary in?

Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Alberto And Celia Barrera Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 420 students attended Alberto And Celia Barrera Elementary.

Is Alberto And Celia Barrera Elementary a good school?

Alberto And Celia Barrera Elementary ranks 651^st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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