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Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary

Public Grades K-5

3979^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary is a K-5 school in Del Rio, TX, serving 623 students within the San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District, where about 85% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting a high-needs community.

This school has faced significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 20-30% of Texas elementary schools over the past decade. Recent data shows a sharp decline to the 14th percentile, making it one of the lowest-performing schools in the district. For context, nearby schools like Buena Vista Elementary (42nd percentile) and Ceniza Hills Elementary (43rd percentile) perform significantly better, while Roberto Bobby Barrera Elementary STEM Magnet (65th percentile) stands out as a high-achieving option with a much lower poverty rate. Dr Fermin Calderon is more comparable to Lamar Elementary (18th percentile) and Ruben Chavira Elementary (3rd percentile), which also serve very high-poverty populations.

Despite these struggles, there are bright spots. In 5th grade reading, 55.81% of students were proficient in 2024-2025, matching the state average and outperforming the district. This dramatic improvement from the previous year suggests a strong teacher or intervention program at that grade level. The school also shows relative strength in serving English Language Learners. However, science scores are a critical weakness, with only 15.12% of 5th graders proficient—half the state average. While per-student spending ($8,955) is lower than some peers, the key differentiator appears to be how resources are used, not just the amount.

623

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,140

Per pupil spending ?

84.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1900 Hwy 90 E
Del Rio, TX 78840

(830) 778-4620

District: San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Del Rio Middle
	San Felipe Memorial Middle
High:	Del Rio High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.6%

White:

2.2%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg38%

Texas avg51%

3,979^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District

661^st of 951San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District 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	21.3	3979 of 4627	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.9	3374 of 4651	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	3709 of 4710	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	3051 of 4647	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	3637 of 4581	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	4019 of 4578	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	4119 of 4479	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	4130 of 4359	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	22.0	3663 of 4329	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.4	2905 of 4286	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.8	3622 of 4320	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	5.9	4204 of 4260	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.0	4085 of 4221	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.0	3939 of 4206	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.2	3955 of 4095	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.1	3571 of 3937	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	25.3	3389 of 3884	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.8	3408 of 3768	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	31.3	3020 of 3724	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.7	3029 of 3476	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.7	3203 of 3475	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.0	3260 of 3465	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	32.2	3366 of 4461	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	4220 of 4331	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	3444 of 4295	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	3022 of 4240	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	1943 of 2918	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	2532 of 3668	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	1994 of 3556	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	2760 of 3487	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	3408 of 3446	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	3164 of 3333	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	3123 of 3226	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	3918 of 4575	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.9	2738 of 3744	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	3439 of 4658	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	2963 of 4588	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	3733 of 4561	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	3991 of 4499	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	3722 of 4348	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	3889 of 4306	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	2050 of 2619	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.2	2005 of 2980	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	2600 of 2958	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	2302 of 3006	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	2621 of 3184	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	2785 of 3106	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	3644 of 4413	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.2	2502 of 3644	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	3213 of 4465	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.3	2536 of 4401	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	3447 of 4376	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	3750 of 4329	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	3888 of 4188	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	3927 of 4168	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	3778 of 4520	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.9	2523 of 3705	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	3246 of 4594	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.4	2525 of 4521	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	3191 of 4477	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	3830 of 4451	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	3892 of 4309	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	4027 of 4264	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	3856 of 4582	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.5	2777 of 3739	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	3729 of 4647	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	3064 of 4585	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	3517 of 4563	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	3869 of 4498	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	4168 of 4357	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	4156 of 4319	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	3809 of 4301	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	3166 of 3549	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	3369 of 4292	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.9	2230 of 4086	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	2186 of 3952	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.9	3649 of 3799	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	3286 of 3684	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	3083 of 3558	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+6 vs school

At Risk (2022)25th percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile~ school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)11th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading36%-18 vs state

Mathematics33%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary	Public	K-5	1900 Hwy 90 E	Del Rio	78840	Val Verde County	San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 778-4620	623	36	17.4	84.9%	14 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	602 (96.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21.3	3979^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.0%		30.9	3374^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.5%	605			34.8	30.5	42.9				22.5	34.3	39.5					$9,140
Ruben Chavira Elementary	Public	K-5	2253 S Us Hwy 277	Del Rio	78840	Val Verde County	San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 778-4668	563	31	18.2	86.7%	12 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	550 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.2	4480^th of 4627 public elementary schools	3.2%		25.1	3718^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.1%	762			27.4	18.3	36.7				18.4	25.4	28.3					$9,501
Lamar Elementary	Public	K-5	301 Waters Ave	Del Rio	78840	Val Verde County	San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 778-4730	547	30	18.2	87.0%	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	533 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24.2	3796^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.0%		30	3434^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.2%	362			38.0	34.7	40.0				29.4	31.5	45.0					$10,286
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	300 W Martin	Del Rio	78840	Val Verde County	San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 778-4700	635	34	18.7	85.7%	17 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	617 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)	81.0	100.0				42.2	49.8	41.7				28.5	36.8	26.6	31.2	$11,373
Dr Lonnie Green Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	905 Cantu Rd	Del Rio	78840	Val Verde County	San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 778-4756	591	31	19.0	78.5%	22 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	558 (94.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	33.4	3195^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.9%		46.8	2331^st of 4651 public elementary schools	49.9%	864			46.3	48.9	47.5				21.8	40.0	39.6					$10,672
Buena Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Echo Vly Dr	Del Rio	78840	Val Verde County	San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 778-4600	515	28	18.4	54.4%	30 (5.8%)	7 (1.4%)	470 (91.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	40.5	2703^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	41.6%		47.9	2266^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.3%	437			40.5	54.7	57.0				24.7	40.9	40.9					$9,797
Ceniza Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	401 Pitaya Ln	Del Rio	78840	Val Verde County	San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 778-4770	629	32	19.4	50.6%	61 (9.7%)	3 (0.5%)	555 (88.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	41.1	2651^st of 4627 public elementary schools	42.7%		49.1	2194^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.8%	457			42.6	39.8	59.6				40.0	38.0	50.0					$12,260
Roberto Bobby Barrera Elementary Stem Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7904 Bowling St	Laughlin AFB	78843	Val Verde County	San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(830) 778-4110	148	11	13.8	14.9%	81 (54.7%)	8 (5.4%)	43 (29.1%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.8%)	59.6	1625^th of 4627 public elementary schools	64.9%		77.7	851^st of 4651 public elementary schools	81.7%	774			61.1	54.2	76.9				27.8	50.0	57.1					$11,617

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary

Is Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary a good school?

Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.0% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary in?

San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District

How many students attend Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 623 students attended Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary?

Students at Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Del Rio Middle
Middle : San Felipe Memorial Middle
High : Del Rio High School

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