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Rodolfo Rudy Silva Junior Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3647^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Rodolfo Rudy Silva Junior Elementary is a PK-5 campus in the Weslaco Independent School District (Isd) serving 685 students in a high-poverty area, where about 80% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school currently ranks in the 21st percentile statewide with a 1-star rating, significantly below the district average (45th percentile) and most nearby schools. This marks a sharp decline from the 2018-2019 school year when it ranked in the 46th percentile, and unlike other local schools that have rebounded after pandemic-era dips, Silva Elementary has remained stuck in the 15th-27th percentile range for the past four years.

A critical concern is the dramatic drop in performance between 4th and 5th grade—a "5th grade cliff" not seen in higher-performing nearby schools. In the most recent school year, 4th graders achieved about 50% proficiency in Reading and Math, but by 5th grade, those rates plummeted to roughly 26% and 23%, respectively. This pattern suggests a systemic issue with curriculum or support for older students. Additionally, 5th grade Science proficiency has been alarmingly low, hovering around 21%, which is roughly half the rate of the district and state. Interestingly, the school spends more per student ($11,804) than top-performing neighbors like Sam Houston Elementary ($10,358) and Raul A Gonzalez Junior Elementary ($10,791), indicating that funding alone isn't the issue.

The most telling comparison is with Cleckler/Heald Elementary, located just over a mile away and serving a nearly identical student population (82.5% vs. 79.6% low-income). Cleckler/Heald ranks in the 65th percentile (3 stars) and consistently outperforms Silva by 20-30 percentage points in every subject and grade. For example, Cleckler/Heald's 3rd graders achieved 70.5% proficiency in Math compared to Silva's 36.6%. This stark contrast strongly suggests that the challenges at Silva are driven by school-specific factors like leadership, teaching quality, and school culture, rather than the student population itself. On a positive note, the school's programs for English Language Learners have shown relative strength, ranking in the 35th percentile in 2024-2025.

685

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,782

Per pupil spending ?

79.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 W Mile 10
Weslaco, TX 78596

(956) 969-6790

District: Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Rodolfo Rudy Silva Junior Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Beatriz G Garza Middle
High:	Weslaco High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.0%

White:

0.9%

African American:

0.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg52%

Texas avg51%

3,647^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)

521^st of 951Weslaco 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	26.7	3647 of 4627	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.7	3686 of 4651	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	3915 of 4710	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	3392 of 4647	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	3883 of 4581	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	4524 of 4578	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	2438 of 4479	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	2634 of 4359	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.6	2809 of 4329	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.4	2381 of 4286	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.8	2016 of 4320	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.6	2009 of 4260	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	41.4	2790 of 4221	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.6	2863 of 4206	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.3	2274 of 4095	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.5	1927 of 3937	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.1	1538 of 3884	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.1	1237 of 3768	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.0	1546 of 3724	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.9	2007 of 3476	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	27.4	2930 of 3475	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.9	3027 of 3465	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	42.4	2640 of 4461	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.6	4126 of 4331	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.6	2215 of 4295	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	1904 of 4240	55.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	1884 of 2918	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	3047 of 3668	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	2514 of 3556	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	3215 of 3487	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	3129 of 3446	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	2040 of 3333	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	1538 of 3226	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	3547 of 4575	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	3076 of 3744	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	3978 of 4658	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	3648 of 4588	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	3785 of 4561	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	4493 of 4499	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	2452 of 4348	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	2254 of 4306	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	2439 of 3075	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	59.0	1326 of 2619	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	2108 of 2980	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.7	2161 of 2958	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.7	1696 of 3184	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.1	1743 of 3106	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	3333 of 4413	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.0	2718 of 3644	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	3665 of 4465	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	3019 of 4401	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	3594 of 4376	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	4291 of 4329	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.0	1916 of 4188	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	2218 of 4168	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	3290 of 4520	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	3071 of 3705	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	4039 of 4594	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	3354 of 4521	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	3455 of 4477	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	4438 of 4451	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.1	1988 of 4309	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	2267 of 4264	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	3700 of 4582	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	2928 of 3739	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	3856 of 4647	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	3056 of 4585	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.4	3905 of 4563	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	4192 of 4498	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.3	2373 of 4357	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	3060 of 4319	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	21.7	42 of 44	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	42 of 49	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	70 of 93	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.6	59 of 112	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	3504 of 4301	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.5	2696 of 3549	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	2930 of 4292	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	3504 of 4086	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	3080 of 3952	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	3420 of 3684	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	2945 of 3558	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)41st percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)21st percentile~ school

Male (2026)19th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)19th percentile-3 vs school

Migrant (2023)5th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading38%-16 vs state

Mathematics33%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Rodolfo Rudy Silva Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 W Mile 10	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6790	685	30	22.5	79.6%	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	678 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.7	3647^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.2%		25.7	3686^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.7%	39									37.7	50.6	26.4			26.0	48.4	23.1				$10,782
Horizon Montessori II - Stem Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1223 Sugarcane Dr	Weslaco	78599	Hidalgo County	Horizon Montessori Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-0044	326	22	14.8	82.8%	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	315 (96.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	43.9	2450^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.0%		27.9	3554^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.6%	1104							29.4	35.3	54.6	22.2	54.2	41.2	46.2	48.5	48.2	29.2	52.9	65.4	11.8	$9,763
Cleckler/Heald Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 W Sugarcane	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6888	909	41	22.3	82.5%	23 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	885 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.5	1633^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	64.7%		74.1	961^st of 4651 public elementary schools	79.3%	672									58.8	58.7	54.2			48.9	54.6	45.1				$9,171
Pfc Mario Ybarra Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 E Mile 10 N	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6587	503	28	17.8	88.3%	9 (1.8%)	3 (0.6%)	491 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.5	2416^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.8%		40.3	2753^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	40.8%	337									50.7	41.1	49.3			49.3	49.3	38.2				$11,459
Raul A Gonzalez Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3801 N 5 1/2 W	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6760	552	26	21.5	87.9%	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	546 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75	938^th of 4627 public elementary schools	79.7%		66.4	1291^st of 4651 public elementary schools	72.2%	353									57.8	73.6	66.3			44.4	62.1	66.7				$9,834
Sam Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	608 N Cantu	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6740	761	38	20.0	85.3%	13 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	744 (97.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.2	1174^th of 4627 public elementary schools	74.6%		71.7	1062^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	77.2%	112									56.3	48.7	62.7			59.8	58.3	67.0				$9,893
Julian S Adame	Public	PK, KG-5	5001 N Fm 493	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 461-4010	562	35	16.0	90.6%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	561 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.9	2957^th of 4627 public elementary schools	36.1%		44.7	2453^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	47.3%	504	16.2	22.6	5.0	24.3	20.0	37.5			38.8	46.5	51.8			41.2	37.1	42.4				$10,381
Idea Weslaco Pike Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1000 E Pike Blvd	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 351-4850	734	34	21.8	91.8%	28 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	702 (95.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.8	3580^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.6%		52.7	1981^st of 4651 public elementary schools	57.4%	1599									33.3	36.0	60.3			27.4	34.8	34.2				$9,909
Idea Academy Weslaco	Public, Charter	K-5	2931 E Sugar Cane Dr	Weslaco	78599	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 351-4100	649	29	22.5	88.6%	25 (3.9%)	4 (0.6%)	619 (95.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.3	3063^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	33.8%		38.8	2861^st of 4651 public elementary schools	38.5%	202									41.8	34.2	54.7			28.2	53.0	37.6				$9,096
T Price Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2906 E Roberts	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1303	416	25	16.6	90.1%	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	411 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)																				$9,063

Frequently Asked Questions about Rodolfo Rudy Silva Junior Elementary

What schools do graduates of Rodolfo Rudy Silva Junior Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rodolfo Rudy Silva Junior Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Beatriz G Garza Middle
High : Weslaco High School

What district is Rodolfo Rudy Silva Junior Elementary in?

Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Rodolfo Rudy Silva Junior Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 685 students attended Rodolfo Rudy Silva Junior Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rodolfo Rudy Silva Junior Elementary?

Students at Rodolfo Rudy Silva Junior Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

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Rodolfo Rudy Silva Junior Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.2% of Texas elementary schools.

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