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Zapata North Elementary

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Zapata North Elementary ranks 1515 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1515^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Zapata North Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Zapata County Independent School District (ISD) in Zapata, Texas, with 575 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.6. The school has consistently been ranked in the middle to lower range of Texas elementary schools by SchoolDigger, with a 3-star rating in recent years.

Zapata North Elementary faces several key challenges, including a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 89.33% to 91.3% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's performance on the STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) exams has been mixed, with strengths in 4th and 5th grade reading and math, but struggles in 3rd grade reading and math, where proficiency rates have been well below the state average. The school's ranking among Texas elementary schools varies significantly by student subgroup, performing relatively well for Hispanic students and English Language Learners, but struggling with lower rankings for female students, male students, special education students, and gifted and talented students.

Zapata North Elementary's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than the other elementary schools in the Zapata County ISD, such as Benavides Elementary and Fidel And Andrea R Villarreal Elementary. However, all of these schools have struggled to match the state's average performance on STAAR assessments, indicating a broader challenge within the district. Additionally, Zapata North Elementary's ranking among Texas elementary schools has declined over the past several years, suggesting that the school's performance may be trending downward compared to other schools in the state.

571

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,944

Per pupil spending ?

88.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

502 E 17th Ave
Zapata, TX 78076

(956) 765-6921

District: Zapata County Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Zapata North Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Zapata Middle
High:	Zapata High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.8%

African American:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 54 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Zapata County Independent School District (Isd)

✓Above the Texas median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg45%

Texas avg47%

1,515^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 54 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Zapata County Independent School District (Isd)

567^th of 961Zapata County 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
2025	61.3	1515 of 4651	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	1526 of 4710	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	2107 of 4647	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.7	3500 of 4581	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	3204 of 4578	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	1761 of 4479	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.1	2870 of 4359	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.5	3509 of 4329	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.7	3520 of 4286	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.8	3737 of 4320	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.6	3379 of 4260	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.2	3189 of 4221	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.5	3756 of 4206	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.3	3752 of 4095	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	25.0	3790 of 4461	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.4	1876 of 4331	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.5	1804 of 4295	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.0	2885 of 4240	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	856 of 2918	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	747 of 3668	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	52.3	1560 of 3556	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.2	3023 of 3487	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	2459 of 3446	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.0	1456 of 3333	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.2	2023 of 3226	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	1743 of 3744	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	1479 of 4658	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	2181 of 4588	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.2	3414 of 4561	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	3061 of 4499	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.3	1491 of 4348	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.6	2960 of 4306	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	1307 of 2619	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.6	2516 of 2958	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	2592 of 3006	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	2274 of 3184	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	2304 of 3106	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	886 of 3644	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	979 of 4465	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	57.3	1630 of 4401	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.1	3214 of 4376	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	3042 of 4329	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.4	1353 of 4188	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.7	2547 of 4168	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	653 of 3705	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	703 of 4594	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	58.5	1619 of 4521	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.1	3381 of 4477	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.5	2887 of 4451	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.2	1219 of 4309	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	42.0	2565 of 4264	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	1054 of 3739	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	1605 of 4647	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	2078 of 4585	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.7	3473 of 4563	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	2853 of 4498	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	2080 of 4357	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.6	2874 of 4319	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	1645 of 3549	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.8	730 of 4292	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	52.8	1475 of 4086	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.5	1530 of 3952	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	1962 of 3684	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.6	974 of 3558	72.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)50th percentile-17 vs school

At Risk (2022)15th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading53%~ state avg

Mathematics53%+7 vs state

Science35%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Zapata North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	502 E 17th Ave	Zapata	78076	Zapata County	Zapata County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 765-6921	571	37	15.5	88.6%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	570 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.3	1515^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.4%		61.4	1526^th of 4710 public elementary schools	67.6%	11	28.2	62.6	68.8	44.2	53.9	60.3	34.6	$7,944
Fidel And Andrea R Villarreal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Mira Flores St	Zapata	78076	Zapata County	Zapata County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 765-4321	445	31	14.4	93.5%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	444 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.3	2483^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	46.6%		56.7	1768^th of 4710 public elementary schools	62.5%	715	40.0	33.9	47.3	52.7	59.3	48.7	17.6	$9,438
Zapata South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Delmar St	Zapata	78076	Zapata County	Zapata County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 765-4332	428	31	13.8	86.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	428 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.4	2543^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	45.3%		42.6	2689^th of 4710 public elementary schools	42.9%	146	59.6	63.9	47.1	46.8	55.6	22.1	7.1	$9,972
Benavides Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	307 Lincoln St	San Ygnacio	78067	Zapata County	Zapata County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 765-5611	51	6	8.5	86.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56.9	1731^st of 4651 public elementary schools	62.8%		53.8	1941^st of 4710 public elementary schools	58.8%	210	69.2	16.7	71.4	53.9	0.0	42.9	28.6	$13,122

Frequently Asked Questions about Zapata North Elementary

Is Zapata North Elementary a good school?

Zapata North Elementary ranks 1515^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Zapata North Elementary attend?

Students who attend Zapata North Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Zapata Middle
High : Zapata High School

How many students attend Zapata North Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 571 students attended Zapata North Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Zapata North Elementary?

Students at Zapata North Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

What district is Zapata North Elementary in?

Zapata County Independent School District (Isd)

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