Jose Bernabe Munoz El, La Villa TX

Original Research by School Decision on Jose Bernabe Munoz El

Jose Bernabe Munoz Elementary serves grades pre-K through fifth in La Villa, a very small, predominantly Hispanic residential town in eastern Hidalgo County. The school sits within a compact, densely settled community where families are mostly owner-occupied homeowners and household income falls in the low range for Texas. About a substantial share of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic character of the town. The student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic and Latino. Enrollment is modest, with students distributed across the grade band from pre-K through fifth.

The school's academic performance in state testing is below where families would want to see it. In mathematics, proficiency rates across grades three, four, and five cluster in the low range. Reading and language arts proficiency is similarly low, with one grade showing particularly weak results. Science proficiency in fifth grade is notably weak. The data available covers only the most recent school year, so it does not show whether performance is improving, stable, or declining. On the positive side, a meaningful share of students do reach the "approaches" level in both math and language arts, showing that some students are making progress even if proficiency remains limited overall.

When compared to other school districts in Hidalgo County, Jose Bernabe Munoz's overall proficiency index falls in the bottom quartile, meaning proficiency rates across tested subjects and grades are substantially lower than the median for the county. A parent considering this school may want to look into the school's specific plans to raise student achievement, as well as any support programs or interventions the school or district has underway.

The school is part of La Villa Independent School District, which serves La Villa and the nearby unincorporated community of Laguna Seca. The district operates three schools spanning pre-K through high school and also runs an Early College High School program. No major recent changes to district policy, infrastructure, or curriculum were publicly reported in available sources, though routine calendars and staffing actions proceed.

La Villa itself is experiencing modest population growth and has recently revived a city development program offering residents land for home construction as part of an infrastructure-renewal effort. Home values in the area are below state and national medians, and housing affordability relative to income is better than the national benchmark, making the town accessible for families with limited means. The town is geographically compact and car-oriented, organized along a state highway corridor with limited walkable commercial or civic amenities beyond the school district facilities and city government.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 331%

School 31% · District 31%

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

Grade 432%

School 32% · District 32%

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 531%

School 31% · District 31%

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 334%

School 34% · District 34%

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 423%

School 23% · District 23%

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

Grade 534%

School 34% · District 34%

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Science

Grade 57%

School 7% · District 7%

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

This schoolLA VILLA 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.