Roque Guerra Jr Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Rio Grande City, Texas
Roque Guerra Jr Elementary in Rio Grande City, Texas enrolled 604 students in 2024-25 with 39.1 full-time teachers, 15.5 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 39-43% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 27% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
639 students in 2022-23, 626 students in 2023-24, 604 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.1 to 39.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 639 | 43.1 | 14.8 |
| 2023-24 | 626 | 44.2 | 14.2 |
| 2024-25 | 604 | 39.1 | 15.5 |
15.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 63 of every 100 Texas elementary schools
Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 326 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Roque Guerra Jr Elementary enrolled 652 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 326 of the 652 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent16.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
99.3% of students were Hispanic, 0.7% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic99.3%
- White0.7%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Roque Guerra Jr Elementary scored proficient or above: 39-43% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 39‑43% | 38% | 52% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 27% | 26% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Rio Grande City
9 public elementary schools in Rio Grande City report 2024-25 enrollment; Roque Guerra Jr Elementary is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idea Rio Grande City Academy | 717 | 21.2 | 85.2% |
| General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary | 712 | 17.4 | 93.8% |
| Roque Guerra Jr Elementary | 604 | 15.5 | 94.4% |
| Alto Bonito Elementary | 588 | 17.4 | 97.4% |
| Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary | 493 | 14.4 | 87.6% |
| Delia Gonzalez Garcia Elementary | 487 | 13.4 | 92.2% |
| Ringgold Elementary | 482 | 16.4 | 96.3% |
| John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary | 441 | 14.4 | 99.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Roque Guerra Jr Elementary
- Alberto and Celia Barrera ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 420 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Ringgold ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 482 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Compare Roque Guerra Jr Elementary with Alberto and Celia Barrera ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Rio Grande City Grulla ISD spends per student$13,835 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,835
- The largest public schools in TexasRoque Guerra Jr Elementary is the number 1,540 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,540 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher15.5 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.15.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Roque Guerra Jr Elementary
How many students attend Roque Guerra Jr Elementary?
604 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 639 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Rio Grande City, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Roque Guerra Jr Elementary?
15.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Roque Guerra Jr Elementary a Title I school?
Roque Guerra Jr Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Roque Guerra Jr Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Roque Guerra Jr Elementary scored proficient or above: 39-43% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Roque Guerra Jr Elementary in?
Rio Grande City Grulla ISD, NCES district ID 4837140. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 483714004180 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.