Santos Livas El, Alamo TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Santos Livas El

Santos Livas is an early-elementary school serving pre-K through fifth grade in Alamo, serving nearly all Hispanic students from economically stretched families. The vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic profile of this part of Hidalgo County.

The school's academic performance is mixed and warrants close attention. In English language arts, results range from low (third grade) to above-average (fifth grade), with fifth-grade proficiency notably stronger. Math performance is softer across the board. Third grade shows the lowest math results, fourth grade moderately low, and fifth grade particularly weak. The school also offers testing in Spanish, though participation in those assessments is very small. Science results were available only for fifth grade and in Spanish, with no students meeting proficiency on that test.

When you look across all subjects and levels, the school reaches a modest level of proficiency. The school sits below the midpoint among Hidalgo County school districts on overall proficiency, a gap a parent may want to look into further with the school.

The enrollment is small to moderate for its grade band, with reasonably balanced numbers across grades. Early-grade classes run in the mid-60s to mid-80s per grade.

The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD, Santos Livas's parent district, made a significant recent move: all high schools in the district are now designated Early College High Schools, allowing students to begin college coursework as early as ninth grade and potentially graduate with an associate degree or substantial college credits at no cost to families. This is a defining pathway for the district's secondary students, though it does not directly affect elementary students now at Santos Livas. The district also faced a setback when voters rejected two bond propositions in November 2025 aimed at upgrades to aging facilities, including HVAC replacements, roofing repairs, and a performing arts auditorium. That decision means facility improvements the district sought remain unfunded.

Housing in the Alamo zip code is affordable relative to state and national medians, and rent-to-income ratios are manageable for working families, though a substantial share of students here qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating family incomes remain modest.

Santos Livas is a neighborhood school with a clear demographic character and economically vulnerable student body. Its academic performance, particularly in math, suggests students are navigating real academic gaps. Parents considering this school should ask the school directly about interventions in math, the curriculum approach in early grades, and how the school supports students who come in below grade level.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 340%

School 40% · District 21% · ▲ 19 pts above district

even with state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 447%

School 47% · District 33% · ▲ 14 pts above district

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

Grade 527%

School 27% · District 26% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 335%

School 35% · District 31% · ▲ 4 pts above district

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

Grade 425%

School 25% · District 56% · ▼ 31 pts below district

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

Grade 553%

School 53% · District 55% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Science

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 13% · ▼ 13 pts below district

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

This schoolPHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO 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-income44%Higher-income75%31 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income25%Higher-income71%46 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income57%Higher-income78%21 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income37%Higher-income58%21 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income43%Higher-income71%28 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income27%Higher-income33%6 pp gap