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Ringgold Elementary

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Ringgold Elementary ranks 992 nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

992^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Ringgold Elementary in Rio Grande City, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 482 students within the Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd), and it has achieved a remarkable turnaround, climbing from a 2-star rating to a 4-star rating (79th percentile statewide) by 2025-2026.

What truly sets Ringgold apart is its exceptional ability to help students from low socio-economic backgrounds succeed. The school ranks in the 94th percentile for serving these students, a full 15 points higher than its overall rank, showing it adds significant value beyond what demographics might predict. This is a standout strength, especially compared to nearby General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary, which also serves a high-poverty population but doesn't show the same pronounced effect. Ringgold also excels in mathematics, with 3rd-grade math proficiency at 75.81% in 2025-2026—far outpacing the district's 57.26% and the state's 44.33%. While reading scores are strong in 3rd and 4th grade, 5th-grade reading dips slightly below state averages, suggesting a focus area as students advance. Science is a hidden strength, with 5th-grade proficiency rates often double the state average.

Ringgold's steady improvement contrasts with the dramatic single-year spike at nearby Alberto And Celia Barrera Elementary, which jumped from the 19th to the 86th percentile in one year. However, Ringgold still trails the top-tier schools in Roma Independent School District (Isd), like Rt Barrera Elementary (99th percentile) and Delia Gonzalez Garcia Elementary (5 stars), setting a high benchmark for the region. For parents, Ringgold offers a proven track record of lifting up its most vulnerable students, especially in math and science, making it a strong choice for families seeking a school that truly makes a difference.

482

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,641

Per pupil spending ?

97.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 S Fort Ringgold
Rio Grande City, TX 78582

(956) 370-4421

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

Students who attend Ringgold Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ringgold Middle
High:	Rio Grande City High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.8%

White:

0.6%

Asian:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (62% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 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 school62%

District avg56%

Texas avg51%

992^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	73.7	992 of 4627	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	60.0	1581 of 4651	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	1349 of 4710	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	54.9	1887 of 4647	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	2307 of 4581	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.6	4312 of 4578	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	65.1	1270 of 4479	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	1170 of 4359	73.2%	★★★★☆
2017	46.7	2150 of 4329	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.6	1976 of 4286	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.8	1437 of 4320	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	79.2	766 of 4260	82.0%	★★★★☆
2013	61.0	1670 of 4221	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.2	2701 of 4206	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	81.8	381 of 4095	90.7%	★★★★★
2010	79.7	477 of 3937	87.9%	★★★★☆
2009	79.5	526 of 3884	86.5%	★★★★☆
2008	59.9	1663 of 3768	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	76.8	640 of 3724	82.8%	★★★★☆
2006	61.3	1459 of 3476	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	35.5	2649 of 3475	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.0	2721 of 3465	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	68.8	897 of 4461	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	29.1	3438 of 4331	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	85.0	267 of 4295	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	182 of 4240	95.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	802 of 2918	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	59.8	1185 of 3668	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	1226 of 3556	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	1366 of 3487	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.4	2881 of 3446	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.1	522 of 3333	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	301 of 3226	90.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.5	741 of 4575	83.8%	★★★★☆
2025	68.5	944 of 3744	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	1292 of 4658	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	57.0	1743 of 4588	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	1691 of 4561	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	13.6	4296 of 4499	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	69.2	1065 of 4348	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	1084 of 4306	74.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.2	1917 of 3075	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.7	1911 of 2619	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	2801 of 2980	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	2835 of 2958	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.9	2990 of 3006	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	2708 of 3184	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	2931 of 3106	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.4	578 of 4413	86.9%	★★★★☆
2025	73.1	660 of 3644	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	1096 of 4465	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.0	1481 of 4401	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	1839 of 4376	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	16.7	4068 of 4329	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	70.7	843 of 4188	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	753 of 4168	81.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	87.0	253 of 4520	94.4%	★★★★★
2025	80.2	356 of 3705	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	70.3	912 of 4594	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	1212 of 4521	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	1571 of 4477	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	17.7	4139 of 4451	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	77.2	494 of 4309	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	387 of 4264	90.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.0	1361 of 4582	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	63.2	1154 of 3739	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	1906 of 4647	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	2032 of 4585	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	2699 of 4563	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.1	4056 of 4498	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	57.9	1566 of 4357	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	1350 of 4319	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.8	4 of 32	87.5%	★★★★★
2025	71.7	9 of 45	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	5 of 38	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	11 of 44	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	34.4	34 of 49	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	29 of 56	48.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	21 of 93	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	11 of 112	90.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.1	1209 of 4301	71.9%	★★★★☆
2025	57.8	1169 of 3549	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	1081 of 4292	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	23.7	3554 of 4086	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	2512 of 3952	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	2571 of 3799	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	82.3	258 of 3684	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	63.3	790 of 3558	77.8%	★★★★☆

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)94th percentile+16 vs school

Migrant (2026)88th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)87th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)84th percentile+5 vs school

At Risk (2022)80th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)72nd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)70th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)38th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics67%+20 vs state

Reading58%+3 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Ringgold Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Ringgold Elementary?

Students at Ringgold Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

How many students attend Ringgold Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 482 students attended Ringgold Elementary.

What district is Ringgold Elementary in?

Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)

Is Ringgold Elementary a good school?

Ringgold Elementary ranks 992^nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Ringgold Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ringgold Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ringgold Middle
High : Rio Grande City High School

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