The top reported proficiency rate is 45% in English language arts. The lowest is 25% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on E B Reyna El
E.B. Reyna Elementary sits on East Veterans Boulevard in Mission, Texas, serving children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as part of La Joya ISD. The school is almost entirely Hispanic, reflecting the composition of Mission itself, a mid-sized Rio Grande Valley city with a young population, deep Mexican-origin roots, and a substantial share of residents born outside the United States. The surrounding economy spans health care, retail, food production, and manufacturing, with the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro publicly reported to be projecting continued job growth through the end of the decade.
The student body at E.B. Reyna is economically concentrated, with nearly all students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. That context matters when reading the school's academic results. Texas assesses students on STAAR at grades three through five, and the school's scores from the most recent year available show a mixed picture that parents should think through carefully.
In English language arts, performance varies widely by grade. Third graders tested on the Spanish-language STAAR showed very low proficiency, though the number of students in that testing group was quite small, which limits how much weight to put on that figure alone. Fourth grade ELA on the English assessment was notably stronger, with more than half of students reaching proficiency. Fifth grade ELA on the Spanish assessment was the school's highest single result, though again the tested group was small. In math, third and fourth grade proficiency rates were low, with fewer than one in four students reaching the meets-or-above standard; fifth grade math was meaningfully better, approaching half of students. Fifth grade science proficiency came in at roughly a quarter of students tested.
Looking across all tested subjects together, about seven in ten students reach the approaches-grade-level threshold, which is Texas's floor measure, but the "meets grade level" standard drops to roughly four in ten, and the masters level is quite low. Placed against other districts in Hidalgo County, the school's overall proficiency index sits below the midpoint of that county set. For a parent trying to understand whether a child will be academically challenged and supported toward strong preparation, these numbers suggest real soft spots, particularly in math at the lower elementary grades and in science. It would be worth asking the school directly about its intervention strategies and what support looks like for students not yet at grade level.
The school's assessment data includes both Spanish and English versions of STAAR across different grades, which points to a bilingual instructional model in at least some grades. Enrollment data for English learners and students with IEPs was not available in the data provided, so the scope of specialized services could not be assessed here.
Beyond the school itself, the district context is something every family enrolling in La Joya ISD should understand clearly. In early 2024, the Texas Education Agency removed the elected school board and installed a state-appointed board of managers and a new superintendent, following a publicly reported investigation that substantiated fraud and conflicts of interest by prior trustees, including a criminal conspiracy involving contract kickbacks. The TEA extended that state control through early 2028. Separately, in early 2026 the district's appointed board voted to permanently close several elementary and middle schools for the 2026-2027 school year, driven by a decade-long enrollment decline. E.B. Reyna is not among the campuses scheduled to close, but the closures will shift students and redraw attendance zones, and parents in affected areas have publicly raised concerns about transportation and class sizes at receiving schools.
The housing market around the school is considerably more affordable than Texas as a whole, with home values well below the state median and rent-to-income ratios that are relatively modest by current national standards. For families looking at the Rio Grande Valley as a place to buy, the affordability picture is a real practical difference from most of the state.
A graduation rate does not apply here because E.B. Reyna serves only pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. Multi-year trend data was not available, so whether the school's current performance represents improvement or decline from prior years could not be assessed.
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