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Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

70^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary in Roma, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 526 students in the Roma Independent School District (Isd), a high-performing district ranked in the top 6% of Texas. This school stands out as a national model for equity and excellence, ranking 14th out of 4,520 schools statewide for its performance with students from low socio-economic backgrounds, where over 93% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Saenz Elementary has shown remarkable academic growth, climbing from the 82nd percentile in 2016 to the 98th percentile in 2026, and has consistently earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

One of the school's most impressive strengths is its extraordinary performance in 5th Grade Mathematics, where 98.91% of students were proficient in the 2025-2026 school year—more than double the state average of 47.38%. This is a clear outlier compared to nearby schools in the district, such as Florence J Scott Elementary, which achieved 91.18% proficiency. The school also demonstrates a powerful "pandemic bounce-back" story, dropping to the 69th percentile in 2021 but catapulting to the 96th percentile the very next year, remaining in the top 5% of Texas elementary schools ever since. This resilience highlights the effectiveness of the school's leadership and teaching staff.

Interestingly, Saenz Elementary operates with lower per-student spending ($10,085) compared to peers like Delia Gonzalez Garcia Elementary ($11,355) and Rt Barrera Elementary ($11,830), yet achieves higher overall rankings than most of them, suggesting a highly efficient use of resources. While the school excels with nearly every student group, its performance with Gifted and Talented students, while still excellent at the 91st percentile, is relatively lower than its other subgroup rankings. This indicates that while the school is phenomenal at bringing all students to high proficiency, its enrichment programs for the highest-achieving students may not be as uniquely differentiated as its core instruction.

526

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,789

Per pupil spending ?

93.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

310 S Gate Rd
Roma, TX 78584

(956) 849-7230

District: Roma Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Roma Middle
High:	Roma High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.2%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (86% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school86%

District avg85%

Texas avg50%

70^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Roma Independent School District (Isd)

60^th of 951Roma 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	97.7	70 of 4627	98.5%	★★★★★
2025	95.5	170 of 4651	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	89 of 4710	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	100 of 4647	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	167 of 4581	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	62.1	1441 of 4578	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.5	498 of 4479	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	673 of 4359	84.6%	★★★★☆
2017	88.0	442 of 4329	89.8%	★★★★☆
2016	79.2	781 of 4286	81.8%	★★★★☆
2015	72.6	1124 of 4320	74.0%	★★★★☆
2014	64.1	1532 of 4260	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.1	1067 of 4221	74.7%	★★★★☆
2012	67.7	1274 of 4206	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.4	1413 of 4095	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.3	2094 of 3937	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	67.2	1286 of 3884	66.9%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	99.5	12 of 4461	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	174 of 4331	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	24 of 4295	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	56 of 4240	98.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	103 of 2918	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	43 of 3668	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	24 of 3556	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	29 of 3487	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	82.6	283 of 3446	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	72 of 3333	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	85 of 3226	97.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	97.3	56 of 4575	98.8%	★★★★★
2025	94.1	139 of 3744	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	100 of 4658	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	122 of 4588	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	143 of 4561	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	76.9	792 of 4499	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	472 of 4348	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.8	449 of 4306	89.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.6	287 of 3075	90.7%	★★★★★
2025	77.3	78 of 2619	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	76.2	226 of 2980	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	78.2	121 of 2958	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	35.2	2208 of 3006	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.1	1229 of 3184	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.6	165 of 3106	94.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	98.5	26 of 4413	99.4%	★★★★★
2025	97.5	32 of 3644	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	22 of 4465	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	30 of 4401	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	65 of 4376	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	70.9	856 of 4329	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	89.5	203 of 4188	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	85.1	330 of 4168	92.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	99.6	14 of 4520	99.7%	★★★★★
2025	98.9	20 of 3705	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	99.5	12 of 4594	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	17 of 4521	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	29 of 4477	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	81.9	369 of 4451	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	75 of 4309	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	143 of 4264	96.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	96.5	85 of 4582	98.1%	★★★★★
2025	95.6	100 of 3739	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	90 of 4647	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	104 of 4585	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	254 of 4563	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	43.9	2329 of 4498	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	82.6	563 of 4357	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	959 of 4319	77.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	94.4	119 of 4301	97.2%	★★★★★
2025	93.8	95 of 3549	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	35 of 4292	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	23 of 4086	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	84.7	267 of 3952	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	74.0	457 of 3684	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	35.1	2377 of 3558	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)100th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)97th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)96th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)91st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics89%+42 vs state

Reading85%+30 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 4th 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
Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	310 S Gate Rd	Roma	78584	Starr County	Roma Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 849-7230	526	40	13.0	93.2%	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	522 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97.7	70^th of 4627 public elementary schools	98.5%		95.5	170^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.3%	100	60.0	78.8	85.7	88.0	83.3	79.0	98.9	$11,789
Florence J Scott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Pfc Angel J Moreno St	Roma	78584	Starr County	Roma Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 849-1175	550	38	14.3	92.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	549 (99.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98.7	29^th of 4627 public elementary schools	99.4%		97.4	90^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.1%	61		89.7	87.5	86.8	89.7	90.6	91.2	$11,508
Emma Vera Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2015 N Us Hwy 83	Roma	78584	Starr County	Roma Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 849-4552	504	32	15.5	82.3%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	503 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97.8	62^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	98.7%		98.4	41^st of 4651 public elementary schools	99.1%	21		83.9	85.1	89.9	91.9	78.4	87.0	$11,503
Veterans Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4772 E Hwy 83	Roma	78584	Starr County	Roma Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 849-1717	458	35	13.2	93.9%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	455 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	90	372^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	92.0%		88.6	423^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	90.9%	51		80.7	70.3	63.8	77.4	76.6	81.0	$11,878
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary

Is Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary a good school?

Yes! Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 70^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary attend?

Students who attend Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Roma Middle
High : Roma High School

How many students attend Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 526 students attended Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary?

Students at Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

What district is Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary in?

Roma Independent School District (Isd)

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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

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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