+11.2 ptsvs 78.8 average · 2,070 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
234 of 2,070tied with 63 others
Score vs region
+4.3 ptsvs 85.7 average · 505 rated schools in Region 01: Edinburg
Region 01: Edinburg placement
143 of 505tied with 41 others
Score vs county
+4.0 ptsvs 86 average · 127 rated schools in Cameron County
Cameron County placement
31 of 127tied with 13 others
Score vs similar-size group
+9.7 ptsvs 80.3 average · 4,744 similarly sized rated schools
Similar size placement
837 of 4,744tied with 196 others
Score vs state
+8.7 ptsvs 81.3 average · 7,646 rated Texas schools
Texas placement
1,571 of 7,646tied with 341 others
A90
At a glance
Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving down; under the rules in force back then it scored 94 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 78.8 average for 2,070 rated schools serving a similar economic context.The current score is above the 85.7 average for 505 rated schools in Region 01: Edinburg.The current score is above the 86 average for 127 rated schools in Cameron County.The current score is above the 80.3 average for 4,744 similarly sized rated schools.The current score is above the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools.
Evidence worth noticing
Strengths and momentum
STAAR result
All Subjects above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters
Meets
59%vs 44.8% avg · +14.2 pts
Masters
36%vs 17.8% avg · +18.2 pts
Among 1,936 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Dora Romero Elem is rated A by TEA, scoring 90 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 78.8 average for 2,070 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is down 3 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 234th of 2,070 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 63 others).
Dora Romero Elem is rated A by TEA, scoring 90 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 85.7 average for 505 rated schools in Region 01: Edinburg. It is down 3 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 143rd of 505 rated schools in Region 01: Edinburg (tied with 41 others).
Dora Romero Elem is rated A by TEA, scoring 90 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 86 average for 127 rated schools in Cameron County. It is down 3 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 31st of 127 rated schools in Cameron County (tied with 13 others).
Dora Romero Elem is rated A by TEA, scoring 90 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 80.3 average for 4,744 similarly sized rated schools. It is down 3 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 837th of 4,744 similarly sized rated schools (tied with 196 others).
Dora Romero Elem is rated A by TEA, scoring 90 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools. It is down 3 points since 2021-22.
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Compare against
2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated A with 94 that year.
Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.
Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.
Student Achievement88 B+13.1 vs similar economic context · 1,936 reporting
School Progress90 A+10.1 vs similar economic context · 1,930 reporting
Closing the Gaps90 A+14.0 vs similar economic context · 1,914 reporting
Academic Growth85 B+12.1 vs similar economic context · 1,870 reporting
Relative Performance90 A+11.7 vs similar economic context · 1,930 reporting
Dora Romero Elem
Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,070 in cohort)
Domain scores
Domain
Score
Grade
Points to next grade
Student Achievement
88
B
2
School Progress
90
A
—
Closing the Gaps
90
A
—
Academic Growth
85
B
5
Relative Performance
90
A
—
TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student
Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (90), so
Student Achievement (88) is published above but does not enter the overall
score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 90.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
All Subjects
Approaches grade level80%+9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,936 reporting
Meets grade level59%+14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,936 reporting
Masters grade level36%+18 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,936 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
Approaches grade level82%+9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,933 reporting
Meets grade level62%+12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,933 reporting
Masters grade level39%+20 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,933 reporting
Math3 performance levels
Approaches grade level75%+7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,924 reporting
Meets grade level58%+18 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,924 reporting
Masters grade level32%+17 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,924 reporting
Science3 performance levels
Approaches grade level85%+15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,784 reporting
Meets grade level57%+16 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,784 reporting
Masters grade level37%+19 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,784 reporting
Approaches grade level
Meets grade level
Masters grade level
Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,070 in cohort)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.
Who this school serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
Students
562
Economically disadvantaged
73.6%+0.1 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
24.3%+1.6 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
22.3%+3.5 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
93.9%+0.2 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
16.7%−2.0 pts vs similar economic context
Student demographics
Dora Romero Elem
African American 0.2%
Hispanic 98.4%
White 1.1%
American Indian 0.2%
Two or More Races 0.2%
Selected comparison averageFor schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,070 reporting for every category shown · 2,070 in full cohort
African American 12.8%
Hispanic 60.4%
White 21.1%
American Indian 0.3%
Asian 1.9%
Pacific Islander 0.2%
Two or More Races 3.2%
Selected comparison averageFor Region 01: Edinburg · 505 reporting for every category shown · 505 in full cohort
African American 0.2%
Hispanic 97.5%
White 1.9%
Asian 0.3%
Two or More Races 0.1%
Selected comparison averageFor Cameron County · 127 reporting for every category shown · 127 in full cohort
African American 0.3%
Hispanic 96.2%
White 2.9%
American Indian 0.1%
Asian 0.4%
Two or More Races 0.2%
Selected comparison averageFor similarly sized schools · 4,744 reporting for every category shown · 4,744 in full cohort
African American 12.1%
Hispanic 54.7%
White 24.6%
American Indian 0.3%
Asian 4.6%
Pacific Islander 0.1%
Two or More Races 3.5%
Statewide average7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
African American 11.5%
Hispanic 52.6%
White 27.8%
American Indian 0.3%
Asian 4.2%
Pacific Islander 0.1%
Two or More Races 3.4%
Student counts behind the percentages
Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.
Students in this TEA accountability summary
560
Economically disadvantaged students
412
Emergent bilingual students
136
Special education students
125
Campus mobility · 2024–25
Mobile students
25
Students in TEA mobility denominator
421
TEA-published mobility rate
5.9%
The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.
The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.
Enrollment over time
TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.
TEA reported 562 students in 2025–26, an increase of 10 (1.8%) from 2024–25.
Latest enrollment
562
2025–26
Change from 2024–25
+10
Increase · +1.8%
Change since 2021–22
+28
Increase · +5.2%
Enrollment in 2025–26
This school
562
Selected comparison
639.4
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,038 rated schools reporting
Student enrollment by school year for Dora Romero Elem
School year
Students enrolledDora Romero Elem
Change from previous school year
Average enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22
534
First available year
656.5
2022–23
587
Increase of 53 (9.9%)
660.7
2023–24
577
Decrease of 10 (1.7%)
658.6
2024–25
552
Decrease of 25 (4.3%)
655.8
2025–26
562
Increase of 10 (1.8%)
639.4
The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.
These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.
Discipline and removal from class
TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.
Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
15
2.6% of cumulative year-end enrollment
Disciplinary actions
23
4.03 per 100 students
Cumulative year-end enrollment
571
2024–25
Share of students · 2024–25
This school
2.6%
Selected comparison
13.2%
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,567 rated schools reporting
−10.6 pts vs similar economic context
Actions per 100 students · 2024–25
This school
4.03
Selected comparison
31.8
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,677 rated schools reporting
−27.8 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Dora Romero Elem
School year
Cumulative enrollment
Studentsall discipline
Students% of enrollment
Actionsall discipline
Actionsper 100 students
Studentsselected comparison average %
Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21
562
Suppressed
—
Suppressed
—
—
—
2021–22
578
Suppressed
—
17
2.94
—
31.1
2022–23
627
Suppressed
—
Suppressed
—
—
—
2023–24
610
11
1.8%
19
3.11
13.5%
33.1
2024–25
571
15
2.6%
23
4.03
13.2%
31.8
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Dora Romero Elem in 2024–25
Category
Students
Students% of enrollment
Actions
Actionsper 100 students
Studentsselected comparison average %
Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline
15
2.6%
23
4.03
13.2%
31.8
In-school suspensions
13
2.3%
20
3.50
11.8%
23.8
Out-of-school suspensions
Suppressed
—
Suppressed
—
—
—
DAEP placements
Not reported
—
Not reported
—
—
—
Mandatory DAEP placements
Not reported
—
Not reported
—
—
—
Discretionary DAEP placements
Not reported
—
Not reported
—
—
—
JJAEP placements
Not reported
—
Not reported
—
—
—
Mandatory JJAEP placements
Not reported
—
Not reported
—
—
—
Discretionary JJAEP placements
Not reported
—
Not reported
—
—
—
Expulsions
Not reported
—
Not reported
—
—
—
Mandatory expulsions
Not reported
—
Not reported
—
—
—
Discretionary expulsions
Not reported
—
Not reported
—
—
—
Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.
Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.
Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.
Spending per student
The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.
Dora Romero Elem
Parent district: Los Fresnos CISD
Texas average
Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate
Spending per student · 2025
This school
$10,853
Selected comparison
$13,139
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,050 rated schools reporting
−$2,286 vs similar economic context
For 2025, TEA reported $10,853 per student for this campus, $16,626 per student for its parent district, Los Fresnos CISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.
Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.
View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
Year
Dora Romero Elem
Parent district: Los Fresnos CISD
Texas average
Selected comparison average
Reportingselected comparison
2018
$8,300
$10,799
$13,054
$8,051
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,924 rated schools reporting
2019
$8,275
$11,095
$13,108
$8,191
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,943 rated schools reporting
2020
$8,477
$11,330
$14,058
$8,744
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,964 rated schools reporting
2021
$9,306
$12,095
$14,797
$9,285
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,977 rated schools reporting
2022
$11,216
$15,724
$15,708
$10,577
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,997 rated schools reporting
2023
$10,425
$16,794
$16,792
$11,193
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,014 rated schools reporting
2024
$11,306
$16,485
$18,125
$12,321
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,038 rated schools reporting
2025
$10,853
$16,626
$18,972
$13,139
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,050 rated schools reporting
The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.
Teachers and actual class size
Average salary
$65,088−$1,492 vs similar economic context
Teachers
37−6.3 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
15.1+1.1 vs similar economic context
Teaching experience
Dora Romero Elem
Beginning 8.1%
1 to 5 years 18.9%
6 to 10 years 18.9%
11 to 20 years 37.8%
21 to 30 years 16.2%
Selected comparison averageFor schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,070 reporting for every category shown · 2,070 in full cohort
Beginning 6.7%
1 to 5 years 27.2%
6 to 10 years 19%
11 to 20 years 27.2%
21 to 30 years 15.3%
Over 30 years 3.8%
Selected comparison averageFor Region 01: Edinburg · 505 reporting for every category shown · 505 in full cohort
Beginning 2.7%
1 to 5 years 19.3%
6 to 10 years 16.2%
11 to 20 years 35%
21 to 30 years 22.6%
Over 30 years 4.2%
Selected comparison averageFor Cameron County · 127 reporting for every category shown · 127 in full cohort
Beginning 2.5%
1 to 5 years 20.5%
6 to 10 years 14.9%
11 to 20 years 35.1%
21 to 30 years 22.3%
Over 30 years 4.7%
Selected comparison averageFor similarly sized schools · 4,744 reporting for every category shown · 4,744 in full cohort
Beginning 6.1%
1 to 5 years 26.4%
6 to 10 years 19.7%
11 to 20 years 29%
21 to 30 years 15.6%
Over 30 years 3.1%
Statewide average7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
Beginning 6.2%
1 to 5 years 25.6%
6 to 10 years 19.2%
11 to 20 years 28.7%
21 to 30 years 15.9%
Over 30 years 3.7%
Average students in a class
TEA average class size by grade or subject for Dora Romero Elem in 2024–25
Grade or subject
Average students per classDora Romero Elem · 2024–25
Average students per classselected comparison
Kindergarten
21
18
Grade 1
18.5
18.2
Grade 2
21
18.3
Grade 3
18
18.6
Grade 4
22
18.9
Grade 5
25
19.9
These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 6 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.
Out of 105 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.
Other top-5% rankings
High placements in larger reporting groups
3 measures
52of 1,936
All Subjects — Masters
Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 1,936 that report this measure · tied with 6
52of 1,933
Reading — Masters
Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 1,933 that report this measure · tied with 8
82of 1,924
Math — Masters
Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 1,924 that report this measure · tied with 16
These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above
this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears
once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any
tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones
no school would put in a press release.
Where this comes from
The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings,
outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through
txschools.gov,
fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal
links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's
PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026.
The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.
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pages and shared data are counted. This campus is a row
in the bulk files on the download page, keyed by its TEA id 031906110.