Delia Gonzalez Garcia El, Rio Grande City TX

Original Research by School Decision on Delia Gonzalez Garcia El

Delia Gonzalez Garcia Elementary serves students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Rio Grande City, part of Roma ISD. The school is a regular public elementary with a student body that is entirely Hispanic. Nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic circumstances of the families the school serves.

The school's recent state assessment results show solid performance across the tested grades. In third grade, proficiency in math and reading each landed in the low to mid-range, with about three-quarters of students meeting proficiency in math and slightly fewer in reading. Performance strengthens notably by fifth grade, where roughly four-fifths of students were proficient in math. When looking across all tested subjects and grades together, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among districts within Starr County.

The data shows strength particularly in foundational competencies: across all subjects, a substantial majority of students approached grade-level standards, and roughly half to more than half demonstrated mastery. Social studies proficiency was notably high. The school tested a small number of students on Spanish-language assessments at grades four and five, which limits what can be concluded there.

Enrollment is stable at just under five hundred students distributed evenly across the grade levels. The school is relatively compact for an elementary, which can support close community and staff-student relationships.

Roma ISD, the district that houses this school, has invested in facility modernization through a bond that funded improvements across the system, including outdoor learning spaces at elementary schools. More durably, the district is now part of a multi-year grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation designed to expand free early-college and dual-credit pathways, with the goal of helping students earn college credits before graduation. The district has also secured funding for a career and technical education pathway in healthcare, training students as licensed practical or vocational nurses through a partnership with South Texas College. These initiatives signal a district commitment to opening pathways beyond high school for families where most students are economically disadvantaged.

Housing values in the Rio Grande City area are modest, and the overall economic environment reflects the region's characteristics. The school's peer group is the broader Roma ISD student population, which is similarly economically disadvantaged and primarily Hispanic. For families in Rio Grande City seeking an elementary education rooted in their immediate community with accessible facilities and district-wide support for college and career readiness, this school represents the local public option.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 374%

School 74% · District 78% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Grade 584%

School 84% · District 84%

▲ 43 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 371%

School 71% · District 81% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 479%

School 79% · District 82% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

This schoolROMA 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-income69%Higher-income86%17 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income87%Higher-income100%13 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income72%Higher-income86%14 pp gap