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Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary

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Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary ranks 1949 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

1949^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary is a PK-5 school in Rio Grande City, TX, serving 493 students within the Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd), where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school stands out for its remarkable turnaround, climbing from the 9th percentile statewide in 2020-2021 to the 58th percentile (3 stars) in 2025-2026, a more dramatic positive swing than any nearby school. It also spends significantly more per student ($15,382) than district peers, funding a low student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1, which is much smaller than the 21.1:1 ratio at the nearby Idea Rio Grande City Academy.

The school’s greatest strength is its exceptional performance with students from low-income backgrounds, ranking in the 77th percentile statewide (4 stars) for this subgroup in 2025-2026. This suggests the school is highly effective at overcoming poverty-related challenges, outperforming many similar schools. However, there is a striking gender gap: female students rank in the 70th percentile, while male students rank in the 39th percentile—a 31-point disparity that is the largest in the district. The school also excels with English Language Learner students (63rd percentile) but struggles with its Migrant (12th percentile) and Gifted and Talented (31st percentile) populations, indicating a need for more specialized resources.

Academically, the school shows both bright spots and critical weaknesses. Fourth-grade math is a standout success, with a 70.77% proficiency rate in 2025-2026—well above the state average of 49.28% and a dramatic improvement from 43.08% two years prior. In contrast, 5th-grade science is a crisis, with only 5.8% of students proficient in 2024-2025, far below the state average of 29.57%. For comparison, the nearby Delia Gonzalez Garcia Elementary (a 5-star, top-3% school) serves a similar high-poverty population but achieves high proficiency across all subjects, showing that such performance is possible and providing an aspirational benchmark for Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary.

493

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,744

Per pupil spending ?

90.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8001 Trophy Rd
Rio Grande City, TX 78582

(956) 370-4413

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

Students who attend Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary usually attend:

High:

Rio Grande City High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.4%

Asian:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2016 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg56%

Texas avg51%

1,949^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	53.2	1949 of 4627	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.8	1913 of 4651	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	2758 of 4710	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	3263 of 4647	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	3215 of 4581	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	4187 of 4578	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	3103 of 4479	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	2820 of 4359	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.2	3717 of 4329	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	42.8	2667 of 4286	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.5	2294 of 4320	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.5	3081 of 4260	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.1	3520 of 4221	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.4	4103 of 4206	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	77.1	690 of 4095	83.2%	★★★★☆
2010	62.2	1645 of 3937	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.4	2012 of 3884	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.1	2085 of 3768	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.9	2499 of 3724	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	52.5	1927 of 4461	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.2	3778 of 4331	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.3	654 of 4295	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	730 of 4240	82.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	1069 of 2918	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	1814 of 3668	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	1913 of 3556	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	2135 of 3487	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.0	3107 of 3446	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	58.0	1186 of 3333	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	1008 of 3226	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	1387 of 4575	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.2	1146 of 3744	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	2028 of 4658	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.9	3227 of 4588	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	3403 of 4561	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	4059 of 4499	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	2755 of 4348	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	2867 of 4306	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	2108 of 3075	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.4	1952 of 2619	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	2910 of 2980	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	2682 of 2958	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.8	2974 of 3006	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	3100 of 3184	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	2874 of 3106	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	1515 of 4413	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.1	1225 of 3644	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	2242 of 4465	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	2914 of 4401	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	2858 of 4376	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.6	3918 of 4329	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	2596 of 4188	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	2470 of 4168	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.2	1029 of 4520	77.2%	★★★★☆
2025	64.3	1016 of 3705	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	53.0	2000 of 4594	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	2575 of 4521	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	2442 of 4477	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.4	3891 of 4451	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.0	2200 of 4309	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	2085 of 4264	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	2787 of 4582	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.9	1969 of 3739	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	3142 of 4647	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	3099 of 4585	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	2945 of 4563	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.1	4124 of 4498	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	3196 of 4357	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	2840 of 4319	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	28 of 32	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.6	32 of 56	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	57 of 93	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	90 of 112	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	1958 of 4301	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.9	2088 of 3549	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	2903 of 4292	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	1598 of 3952	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.2	2035 of 3799	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	1313 of 3684	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.9	2168 of 3558	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)77th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2026)70th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)63rd percentile+4 vs school

At Risk (2022)57th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2026)54th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)31st percentile-26 vs school

Migrant (2026)12th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics56%+9 vs state

Reading46%-8 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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary?

Students at Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Rio Grande City High School

What district is Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary in?

Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 493 students attended Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary.

Is Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary a good school?

Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary ranks 1949^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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