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John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary

Q: Is John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary a good school?

John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary ranks 1580 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

1580^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary is a PK-5 campus in the Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd), serving 441 students in a high-poverty area where over 99% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school has undergone a remarkable transformation, jumping from the 26th percentile statewide in 2024-2025 to the 66th percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 3-star rating. This "phoenix turnaround" is the most dramatic positive swing among nearby schools, contrasting with stable high-performers like General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary (87th percentile) and Grulla Elementary (72nd percentile).

What truly sets Hinojosa apart is its exceptional effectiveness with students facing economic challenges. The school ranks in the 85th percentile statewide for its work with low socioeconomic status students, significantly outperforming its overall rank and nearby schools like Roque Guerra Junior Elementary (41st percentile) and La Union Elementary (20th percentile), which serve similar populations. Additionally, Hinojosa ranks in the 81st percentile for migrant student support, placing 6th out of 32 schools statewide. This targeted success is particularly noteworthy when compared to Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary, just 1.28 miles away, which has higher per-pupil spending ($15,382 vs. ~$10,500) but ranks lower overall (58th percentile) and struggles with science proficiency.

The school's test scores reveal a unique "V-shaped" performance pattern. In 2025-2026, 3rd and 5th graders significantly outperformed district and state averages in Reading, while 5th graders also excelled in Math. However, 4th grade scores in both Reading (37.25%) and Math (42%) fell below averages, creating a challenge not seen at most peer schools. Science remains a persistent weakness, with only 40.68% of 5th graders proficient, though this still exceeds district (25.63%) and state (29.57%) averages. After a post-COVID plunge to the 1st percentile in 2021, the school's current trajectory suggests a successful recovery strategy focused on re-engaging its most vulnerable students, making it a rising star in the district.

441

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,666

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2448 Embassy St
Rio Grande City, TX 78582

(956) 370-4366

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

Students who attend John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Veterans Middle
High:	Rio Grande City High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.8%

White:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2016 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg56%

Texas avg51%

1,580^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 26 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to top 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	60.8	1580 of 4627	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.0	3431 of 4651	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	4227 of 4710	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	4267 of 4647	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	4013 of 4581	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	4531 of 4578	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	63.0	1364 of 4479	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	2275 of 4359	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.3	2071 of 4329	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.5	2570 of 4286	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.8	2502 of 4320	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.2	2632 of 4260	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.2	2741 of 4221	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.8	3009 of 4206	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	69.7	1201 of 4095	70.7%	★★★★☆
2010	75.5	753 of 3937	80.9%	★★★★☆
2009	69.8	1107 of 3884	71.5%	★★★★☆
2008	64.2	1404 of 3768	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.7	1504 of 3724	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	34.5	2699 of 3476	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.7	2644 of 3475	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	37.9	2568 of 3465	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	40.7	2769 of 4461	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.2	4140 of 4331	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	92.1	119 of 4295	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.2	448 of 4240	89.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	1820 of 2918	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	2995 of 3668	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	3017 of 3556	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	2838 of 3487	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	3321 of 3446	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	79.3	342 of 3333	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	720 of 3226	77.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.9	1242 of 4575	72.9%	★★★★☆
2025	32.1	2688 of 3744	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	3478 of 4658	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	4132 of 4588	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	3997 of 4561	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	4472 of 4499	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	56.7	1677 of 4348	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	2340 of 4306	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	1352 of 3075	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.1	2242 of 2619	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	2872 of 2980	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	2706 of 2958	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.5	2998 of 3006	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.3	2246 of 3184	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	2830 of 3106	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	1116 of 4413	74.7%	★★★★☆
2025	36.8	2463 of 3644	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.0	3892 of 4465	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	3981 of 4401	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	3741 of 4376	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	4287 of 4329	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	69.7	882 of 4188	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	51.1	1878 of 4168	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	684 of 4520	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	42.4	2217 of 3705	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	3842 of 4594	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	3958 of 4521	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	3595 of 4477	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	4392 of 4451	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	77.5	486 of 4309	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	1362 of 4264	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	1975 of 4582	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.7	2825 of 3739	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	4427 of 4647	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	4170 of 4585	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	3934 of 4563	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	4377 of 4498	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	67.3	1131 of 4357	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	44.1	2310 of 4319	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	6 of 32	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	49.4	20 of 45	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.7	43 of 44	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	46 of 56	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.9	22 of 93	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	58.9	36 of 112	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	3303 of 4301	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	3201 of 3549	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	3932 of 4292	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	4069 of 4086	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	3537 of 3952	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	2461 of 3799	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.9	1075 of 3684	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	44.9	1718 of 3558	51.7%	★★★☆☆

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)85th percentile+19 vs school

Migrant (2026)81st percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)75th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)73rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)57th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)56th percentile-10 vs school

At Risk (2022)38th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2026)23rd percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading59%+5 vs state

Mathematics48%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary

Is John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary a good school?

John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary ranks 1580^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 441 students attended John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary.

What district is John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary in?

Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary?

Students at John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary attend?

Students who attend John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Veterans Middle
High : Rio Grande City High School

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