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Tony Gonzalez Elementary

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Tony Gonzalez Elementary ranks 3126 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3126^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Tony Gonzalez Elementary is a small, rural PK-5 school in Santa Maria, TX, serving 224 students within the Santa Maria Independent School District (Isd). The school serves an exceptionally high-needs population, with over 99.5% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and it benefits from a very low student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1 and above-average per-pupil spending.

One of the school's most notable strengths is its exceptional performance with English Language Learners (ELL) and Low Socio-Economic Status (SES) students, who consistently outperform their peers statewide. This is a significant differentiator from nearby schools like Rangerville Elementary and Progreso Elementary, which also serve high-poverty communities but do not achieve the same level of subgroup success. However, the school's overall performance is inconsistent, with 5th-grade science scores dropping dramatically from 29% proficient in 2022-2023 to just 9.52% in 2024-2025, far below the state average and nearby schools like Ruben Hinojosa Elementary (37.68%).

In contrast, the same 5th-grade cohort achieved an impressive 77.27% proficiency in reading in 2024-2025, far exceeding the state average of 57.83%. This volatility, combined with the small enrollment, means that the performance of a single cohort can dramatically swing the school's metrics. While C E Vail Elementary in the La Feria Independent School District (Isd) excels across the board with a 66th percentile ranking, Tony Gonzalez shows that it can be highly effective with its most challenging subgroups, even if overall achievement lags behind top-performing peers.

224

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,415

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11142 Military Rd
Santa Maria, TX 78592-0448

(956) 565-5348

District: Santa Maria Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Tony Gonzalez Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Santa Maria Middle
High:	Santa Maria High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.2%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (41% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

Texas avg51%

3,126^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

713^th of 951Santa Maria 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	34.4	3126 of 4627	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.3	2818 of 4651	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	2759 of 4710	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	3094 of 4647	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	2937 of 4581	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.4	4184 of 4578	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	3781 of 4479	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.5	2653 of 4359	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.8	2472 of 4329	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	16.4	3880 of 4286	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.5	4050 of 4320	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.1	4148 of 4260	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.8	4151 of 4221	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.9	4184 of 4206	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.6	4050 of 4095	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.4	3647 of 3937	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.8	3859 of 3884	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.7	3621 of 3768	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.7	3446 of 3724	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.3	3316 of 3476	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	21.4	3135 of 3475	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	23.8	3062 of 3465	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	58.9	1487 of 4461	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.1	3197 of 4331	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	70.9	745 of 4295	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	60.1	1314 of 4240	69.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	1338 of 2918	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	1272 of 3668	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	1400 of 3556	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	1653 of 3487	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.2	2416 of 3446	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.3	1302 of 3333	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	1273 of 3226	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	3158 of 4575	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.4	2311 of 3744	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	2910 of 4658	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	3215 of 4588	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	2904 of 4561	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.0	4075 of 4499	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	3385 of 4348	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.3	1724 of 4306	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	40.1	2206 of 2958	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	2603 of 3006	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	3167 of 3184	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	3080 of 3106	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	2560 of 4413	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.4	2062 of 3644	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	2358 of 4465	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	2852 of 4401	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	2609 of 4376	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.6	3916 of 4329	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	3426 of 4188	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.8	2221 of 4168	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	1876 of 4520	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.4	1673 of 3705	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	2026 of 4594	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	2244 of 4521	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	2063 of 4477	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.8	3866 of 4451	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	3301 of 4309	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.3	1690 of 4264	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	3152 of 4582	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.4	2412 of 3739	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	2921 of 4647	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	2832 of 4585	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	2922 of 4563	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.8	4079 of 4498	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	3970 of 4357	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	3273 of 4319	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	1892 of 3549	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	2277 of 4292	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.0	4009 of 4086	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	3362 of 3799	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)67th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)54th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile~ school

Female (2026)31st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2022)25th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading46%-8 vs state

Mathematics37%-10 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 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th 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
Tony Gonzalez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11142 Military Rd	Santa Maria	78592	Cameron County	Santa Maria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 565-5348	224	18	12.6	99.6%	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	220 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.4	3126^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.4%		39.3	2818^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.4%	308				46.0	35.5	53.7	32.4	29.0	46.3	$11,415
David G Sanchez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1601 S Main St	La Feria	78559	Cameron County	La Feria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 797-8550	330	22	15.0	92.7%	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	321 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.5	2194^th of 4627 public elementary schools	52.6%		52.9	1966^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.7%	228				36.0	35.9	70.7	28.0	48.1	67.2	$8,472
C E Vail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	209 W Jessamine Ave	La Feria	78559	Cameron County	La Feria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 797-8460	376	26	14.4	94.1%	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	363 (96.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	60.7	1585^th of 4627 public elementary schools	65.7%		69.3	1163^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	75.0%	422				63.6	53.3	60.6	47.3	65.0	38.0	$8,418
Ruben Hinojosa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 S Rio Rico Rd	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 512-2227	468	36	13.1	82.9%	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	454 (97.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30.1	3421^st of 4627 public elementary schools	26.1%		42.5	2607^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.9%	814	41.7	16.7	50.0	42.9	45.5	48.3	24.7	38.7	35.1	$10,686
Travis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1551 S Georgia Ave	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 514-2322	478	34	14.0	90.0%	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	464 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14.8	4305^th of 4627 public elementary schools	7.0%		29.6	3458^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.7%	847				33.3	35.0	37.5	20.0	21.0	31.8	$10,498
Sam Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 N Beddoes	La Feria	78559	Cameron County	La Feria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 797-8490	456	27	16.8	68.0%	20 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	433 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25.7	3710^th of 4627 public elementary schools	19.8%		46.2	2374^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.0%	1336				37.5	44.3	46.3	29.6	35.7	30.0	$7,895
Rangerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17558 Landrum Park Rd	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6840	203	13	15.6	90.1%	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	198 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.2	1647^th of 4627 public elementary schools	64.4%		48.5	2225^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.2%	578				48.2	52.2	64.5	51.9	52.2	48.4	$13,377
John F Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Hidalgo St	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 514-2300	399	29	13.8	95.0%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	396 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)										$10,832
Taylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 N Missouri Ave	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 514-2388	406	32	12.6	93.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	406 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.1	3145^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.0%		22.7	3868^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.8%	723	26.1	36.4	23.1	22.2	32.1	38.2	35.8	55.4	48.2	$11,042
Progreso Elementary	Public	3-5	1401 N Business Fm 1015	Progreso	78579	Hidalgo County	Progreso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 514-9400	262	18	14.3	100.0%	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	260 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.7	2228^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.8%		56.8	1737^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.7%	491	21.1	42.9	50.0	41.3	47.8	50.6	38.5	54.3	53.9	$10,331

Frequently Asked Questions about Tony Gonzalez Elementary

How many students attend Tony Gonzalez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 224 students attended Tony Gonzalez Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Tony Gonzalez Elementary?

Students at Tony Gonzalez Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Tony Gonzalez Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tony Gonzalez Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Santa Maria Middle
High : Santa Maria High School

What district is Tony Gonzalez Elementary in?

Santa Maria Independent School District (Isd)

Is Tony Gonzalez Elementary a good school?

Tony Gonzalez Elementary ranks 3126^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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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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