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C+

Zapata South El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

500 Delmar St, Zapata, TX 78076 · (956) 765-4332 · Part of Zapata County Independent School District

Zapata’s School Grade C− better than 24% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
428
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Zapata South El

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 20.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Zapata kids: Zapata Middle

On the path

Where Zapata kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Zapata South ElYou are here
6–8Zapata Middle730 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

500 Delmar St, Zapata

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K57
Kindergarten47
Grade 157
Grade 261
Grade 348
Grade 474
Grade 584
Enrollment over time
539’20
467’21
467’22
442’23
428’24

Down 20.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 100%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Zapata South El from Zapata families.

Other schools in Zapata County Independent School District

The district →
Zapata North El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Zapata
C+
571 students16:1
Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Zapata
D
445 students14:1
Benavides El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · San Ygnacio
D−
51 students8:1
Zapata Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Zapata
C−
730 students12:1
Zapata H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Zapata
C−
1,065 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Zapata’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.