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Buena Vista Elementary

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Buena Vista Elementary ranks 2708 th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2708^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Buena Vista Elementary in Del Rio, TX, serves 515 students in grades K-5 and is a stable, mid-tier school within the San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District, though it recently dropped to a 2-star rating (42nd percentile statewide) after years of consistent 3-star performance.

Buena Vista’s greatest strength is its exceptional support for Gifted and Talented students, who ranked in the 86th percentile statewide in 2025-2026—a stark contrast to the school’s overall ranking. This suggests a specialized program that excels for high-achieving learners. However, the school faces persistent challenges with English Language Learners, who ranked in the 19th percentile in 2024-2025. Academically, Buena Vista shows a clear strength in Reading over Math; for example, 4th-grade Reading proficiency (54.74%) significantly outpaced Math proficiency (40.88%) in 2025-2026. Despite its recent decline, the school consistently outperforms the district average in nearly every subject, making it a relative bright spot compared to lower-performing schools like Garfield Elementary (8th percentile) and Ruben Chavira Elementary (20th percentile).

Nearby, Roberto Bobby Barrera Elementary STEM Magnet offers a different model with only 14.86% of students on free/reduced lunch, smaller enrollment (148), and higher per-student spending ($12,859), achieving an 82nd percentile ranking. Buena Vista, with over 54% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch and lower spending ($8,882 per student), operates in a different context. While schools like Ceniza Hills Elementary (53rd percentile) and Dr. Lonnie Green Junior Elementary outperform it, Buena Vista remains a solid, average option in a district with many struggling schools. The recent drop in ranking is a warning sign, but its consistent outperformance of the district suggests a foundation of effective teaching that can be built upon.

515

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,797

Per pupil spending ?

54.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Echo Vly Dr
Del Rio, TX 78842

(830) 778-4600

District: San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Buena Vista Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.3%

White:

5.8%

African American:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (45% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg38%

Texas avg51%

2,708^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 26 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

655^th of 947San 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	40.6	2708 of 4643	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.9	2266 of 4651	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	2316 of 4710	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	2202 of 4647	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	2095 of 4581	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.5	2062 of 4578	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	1786 of 4479	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	1957 of 4359	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.5	1938 of 4329	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.7	1389 of 4286	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.3	1411 of 4320	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.9	1708 of 4260	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.2	1478 of 4221	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.9	1599 of 4206	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.7	1452 of 4095	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.1	1705 of 3937	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.2	1865 of 3884	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.6	1208 of 3768	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.4	2391 of 3724	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.4	1926 of 3476	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.6	2128 of 3475	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	43.2	2339 of 3465	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	38.0	658 of 967	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	37.7	2964 of 4461	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	3471 of 4331	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	3412 of 4295	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.0	2155 of 4240	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	2355 of 2918	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	3084 of 3668	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	3278 of 3556	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	3324 of 3487	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	3352 of 3446	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	3305 of 3333	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	3011 of 3226	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	2714 of 4588	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.4	2154 of 3744	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	2662 of 4658	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	2320 of 4588	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	2119 of 4561	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	1697 of 4499	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	1559 of 4348	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	1876 of 4306	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	446 of 3080	85.5%	★★★★☆
2025	71.1	635 of 2619	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	1002 of 2980	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	1155 of 2958	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	1362 of 3006	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.2	1833 of 3184	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	2160 of 3106	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	2585 of 4425	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.2	1772 of 3644	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	2171 of 4465	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	1845 of 4401	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	1755 of 4376	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	2015 of 4329	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	1491 of 4188	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	1728 of 4168	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	3240 of 4535	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.6	2499 of 3705	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	3194 of 4594	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	2812 of 4521	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	3532 of 4477	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	3950 of 4451	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	2517 of 4309	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	2578 of 4264	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	2747 of 4597	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.3	1710 of 3739	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	2180 of 4647	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	2073 of 4585	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	2211 of 4563	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	2463 of 4498	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	2017 of 4357	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	2134 of 4319	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	1718 of 4308	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.4	2386 of 3549	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	1910 of 4292	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	974 of 4086	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	225 of 3952	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	52.1	1307 of 3799	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.7	550 of 3684	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	669 of 3558	81.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	63.7	1031 of 3108	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	1173 of 3106	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	1658 of 3082	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	79.0	419 of 3082	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	1155 of 3142	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	1741 of 3127	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)86th percentile+44 vs school

White (2024)67th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2026)60th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)41st percentile~ school

Male (2026)40th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)34th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2021)32nd percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading52%~ state avg

Mathematics37%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	STAAR Spanish Mathematics (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 (2025)	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 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd 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
Buena Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Echo Vly Dr	Del Rio	78842	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%)	40.6	2708^th of 4643 public elementary schools	41.7%		47.9	2266^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.3%	442			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	78842	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	2657^th of 4643 public elementary schools	42.8%		49.1	2194^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.8%	463			42.6	39.8	59.6	40.0	38.0	50.0	$12,260
Dr Lonnie Green Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	905 Cantu Rd	Del Rio	78842	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%)	33.5	3203^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	31.0%		46.8	2331^st of 4651 public elementary schools	49.9%	872			46.3	48.9	47.5	21.8	40.0	39.6	$10,672
Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary	Public	K-5	1900 Hwy 90 E	Del Rio	78842	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	3990^th of 4643 public elementary schools	14.1%		30.9	3374^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.5%	616			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	78842	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	4493^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	3.2%		25.1	3718^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.1%	775			27.4	18.3	36.7	18.4	25.4	28.3	$9,501
Lamar Elementary	Public	K-5	301 Waters Ave	Del Rio	78842	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	3807^th of 4643 public elementary schools	18.0%		30	3434^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.2%	373			38.0	34.7	40.0	29.4	31.5	45.0	$10,286
Roberto Bobby Barrera Elementary Stem Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7904 Bowling St	Laughlin AFB	78842	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%)	59.7	1628^th of 4643 public elementary schools	64.9%		77.7	851^st of 4651 public elementary schools	81.7%	777			61.1	54.2	76.9	27.8	50.0	57.1	$11,617

Frequently Asked Questions about Buena Vista Elementary

Is Buena Vista Elementary a good school?

Buena Vista Elementary ranks 2708^th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Buena Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Buena Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Buena Vista Elementary?

Students at Buena Vista Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 6% White, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Buena Vista Elementary in?

San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District

How many students attend Buena Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 515 students attended Buena Vista Elementary.

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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

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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