Henry B Gonzalez El, Eagle Pass TX

Original Research by School Decision on Henry B Gonzalez El

Henry B Gonzalez Elementary serves grades one through six in Eagle Pass, a border city in Maverick County. The school sits in an economically constrained setting: a very substantial majority of enrolled students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student body is nearly entirely Hispanic, reflecting the city's demographics. Enrollment is small, in the range typical for a rural or small-district elementary school. No data on English learner status or special education were available.

State test results from the most recent year show mixed academic performance. In English language arts, the school's results are more stable, with roughly about half of third graders reaching proficiency, a lower share of fourth graders, and somewhat above half of sixth graders meeting the standard. Reading is a relative strength compared to mathematics. In math, proficiency is notably lower across tested grades. Third and sixth grade math proficiency both fall in the low range, and sixth grade shows a similar or slightly worse result. The school administered a Spanish-language math assessment to a very small number of fourth and fifth graders; those results cannot be reliably interpreted because the tested cohorts were extremely small. Science proficiency data were limited to a small Spanish-tested fifth grade cohort and showed very low results, though again the sample size limits what can be concluded.

When viewed across all subjects and grade levels, the school showed that most students approach standard but far fewer meet or master it. About seven in ten students reached the "approaches standard" level across all assessments, but only about one in three met standard, and fewer than one in ten achieved mastery. These gaps between approaching and meeting standard point to a skill-building challenge across the school.

The setting is rural and economically stressed. Eagle Pass is a working border city with cross-border ties to Piedras Negras, Mexico, and has long served as a port of entry and cultural hub. Median home values are considerably below state benchmarks. The community is experiencing deliberate civic development efforts, including opportunity zones and incentive programs to attract business investment, though major employers are not widely publicized. Recently, voters approved a major school bond in a close election, the district's first bond issuance in some years, committing resources to facilities improvements across campuses.

A parent considering this school should understand it as a small elementary in a high-poverty, Hispanic-majority community where reading instruction is relatively more effective than math instruction, and where students' overall proficiency falls below state expectations in both core subjects. The school serves families rooted in Eagle Pass and the border region. No data on special services, programs, or staffing patterns were available to describe what supports or enrichment the school offers beyond standard instruction.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 334%

School 34% · District 43% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 631%

School 31% · District 38% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 348%

School 48% · District 25% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 442%

School 42% · District 30% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▼ 7 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 560%

School 60% · District 54% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 653%

School 53% · District 52% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Science

Grade 520%

School 20% · District 13% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · even with county median

This schoolEAGLE PASS ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income46%Higher-income80%34 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income42%Higher-income40%2 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income37%Higher-income67%30 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income53%Higher-income57%4 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income18%Higher-income33%15 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income29%Higher-income43%14 pp gap