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Elma E Barrera Elementary

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Elma E Barrera Elementary ranks 2431 st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2431^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Elma E Barrera Elementary in Santa Rosa, TX, serves 377 students in grades PK-5 within the Santa Rosa Independent School District (Isd), a community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has shown a positive trajectory, rising from the 22nd percentile statewide in 2022-2023 to the 47th percentile in 2025-2026, though it still lags behind many nearby schools.

The school's standout strength is its exceptional 5th Grade Mathematics performance, with 73.47% of students proficient in 2025-2026—a remarkable 26 points above the state average. This success is not mirrored in other grades or subjects, as 3rd and 4th Grade Reading proficiency rates (34.29% and 40.38%) fall 17-19 points below the state average. The school is particularly effective with its most vulnerable populations, ranking in the 62nd percentile for Low Socio-Economic Status students and the 60th percentile for English Language Learners. However, support for Special Education students has been inconsistent, fluctuating from the 93rd percentile in 2023-2024 to the 43rd percentile in 2025-2026.

Compared to nearby schools, Barrera's performance is mixed. While it outperforms Jose Bernabe Munoz Elementary (29th percentile) in La Villa ISD, it is significantly outpaced by Dr Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary (79th percentile) and Wilson Elementary (75th percentile) in Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District. Notably, C E Vail Elementary in La Feria Independent School District (Isd) achieves strong results (66th percentile) despite a similarly high poverty rate, demonstrating that high achievement is possible in comparable demographics. Barrera's spending per student ($10,644) is mid-range, suggesting the challenge lies in how resources are allocated, particularly in improving early-grade literacy.

377

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,042

Per pupil spending ?

91.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

Hwy 107
Santa Rosa, TX 78593-0368

(956) 636-9870

District: Santa Rosa Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Elma E Barrera Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jo Nelson Middle
High:	Santa Rosa High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.4%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Reading scores 11 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

Texas avg51%

2,431^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 30 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

574^th of 951Santa Rosa 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	44.2	2431 of 4627	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.1	2916 of 4651	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	3032 of 4710	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	3620 of 4647	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	3039 of 4581	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.2	3563 of 4578	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.1	2045 of 4479	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	2163 of 4359	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	32.9	2960 of 4329	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.4	3534 of 4286	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.4	3463 of 4320	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.1	3807 of 4260	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.6	3776 of 4221	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.6	4028 of 4206	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	24.2	3620 of 4095	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.7	3091 of 3937	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.7	3483 of 3884	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.6	3538 of 3768	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.9	3594 of 3724	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	33.4	2724 of 3476	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.8	3086 of 3475	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.9	2968 of 3465	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	29.3	3555 of 4461	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	3304 of 4331	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.2	2100 of 4295	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	2021 of 4240	52.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	653 of 1643	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.9	1450 of 2918	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.7	2646 of 3668	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	3222 of 3556	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	3130 of 3487	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	2508 of 3446	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.6	1750 of 3333	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	1764 of 3226	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	1772 of 4575	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.4	1939 of 3744	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	2839 of 4658	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	3529 of 4588	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	3992 of 4561	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	2917 of 4499	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	2246 of 4348	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	2593 of 4306	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	487 of 2619	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	36.2	2386 of 2980	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	2198 of 3006	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.7	1127 of 3184	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.7	2392 of 3106	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	2033 of 4413	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.2	1908 of 3644	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	2534 of 4465	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	3378 of 4401	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.7	2651 of 4376	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	3233 of 4329	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.3	1555 of 4188	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	1753 of 4168	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	1714 of 4520	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.0	1828 of 3705	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	2538 of 4594	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	3149 of 4521	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	2786 of 4477	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	3255 of 4451	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.7	1372 of 4309	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	1529 of 4264	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	3047 of 4582	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.7	2234 of 3739	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	2833 of 4647	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.2	3712 of 4585	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.6	2348 of 4563	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.5	3774 of 4498	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.0	1777 of 4357	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	1839 of 4319	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	2463 of 4301	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.3	1303 of 3549	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	86.0	290 of 4292	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	54.8	1365 of 4086	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.9	2738 of 3952	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	3279 of 3799	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	2176 of 3684	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	2382 of 3558	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)81st percentile+44 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)60th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)43rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)34th percentile-14 vs school

At Risk (2022)20th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics52%+5 vs state

Reading43%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (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 Biology 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 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Elma E Barrera Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	Hwy 107	Santa Rosa	78593	Cameron County	Santa Rosa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 636-9870	377	31	12.2	91.8%	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	371 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.2	2431^st of 4627 public elementary schools	47.5%		38.1	2916^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.3%	485			34.3	40.4	53.1				40.0	40.4	73.5				$10,042
Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16495 Primera Rd	Harlingen	78552	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3190	373	25	14.8	79.9%	16 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	353 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	69.8	1145^th of 4627 public elementary schools	75.3%		66.1	1306^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.9%	161			67.2	54.6	80.7				39.7	58.2	53.2				$11,152
Dr Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8402 W Wilson Rd	Harlingen	78552	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 430-4060	674	38	17.7	64.5%	40 (5.9%)	4 (0.6%)	619 (91.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	74.3	968^th of 4627 public elementary schools	79.1%		72.2	1042^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	77.6%	74			59.6	62.0	74.6				45.5	67.0	55.7				$8,938
Dishman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	309 Madeley	Combes	78535	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3100	313	21	14.8	94.2%	8 (2.6%)	3 (1.0%)	302 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63.2	1448^th of 4627 public elementary schools	68.7%		68.4	1193^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	74.3%	255			61.9	61.7	62.5				47.6	61.7	35.4				$11,414
Jose Bernabe Munoz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 N Cottonwood	La Villa	78562	Hidalgo County	La Villa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-9357	227	17	13.6	96.0%	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	225 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.8	3306^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.5%		18	4141^st of 4651 public elementary schools	11.0%	835			45.2	38.2	41.9				58.1	29.4	25.8				$11,243
Idea Harlingen Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	24240 Chester Park Rd	Harlingen	78552	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 377-8000	651	31	21.0	84.8%	42 (6.5%)	7 (1.1%)	596 (91.6%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.1	2379^th of 4627 public elementary schools	48.6%		40.4	2743^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	41.0%	364			52.0	52.5	63.3				34.3	37.3	38.5				$11,355
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
Stuart Place Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 Business Hwy 83	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3160	578	36	16.2	54.8%	29 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	547 (94.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63.7	1416^th of 4627 public elementary schools	69.4%		54.4	1880^th of 4651 public elementary schools	59.6%	464			49.4	53.8	71.3				51.2	50.0	55.5				$9,154
Jubilee Harlingen	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	123 S Palm Ct Dr	Harlingen	78552	Cameron County	Jubilee Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 708-2030	377	22	17.0	80.1%	18 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	353 (93.6%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.2	1504^th of 4627 public elementary schools	67.5%		51.3	2063^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	55.6%	559	46.2	61.5	88.9	39.1	66.7	40.0	62.5	51.9	80.6	53.2	58.1	24.0	45.2	16.0	$9,801
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Elma E Barrera Elementary

What schools do graduates of Elma E Barrera Elementary attend?

Students who attend Elma E Barrera Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jo Nelson Middle
High : Santa Rosa High School

How many students attend Elma E Barrera Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 377 students attended Elma E Barrera Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Elma E Barrera Elementary?

Students at Elma E Barrera Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 2% White.

What district is Elma E Barrera Elementary in?

Santa Rosa Independent School District (Isd)

Is Elma E Barrera Elementary a good school?

Elma E Barrera Elementary ranks 2431^st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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