E B Reyna Elementary School
Public elementary school in Mission, Texas · La Joya ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
E B Reyna Elementary School serves 523 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Mission (Hidalgo County). It is one of 36 schools in La Joya ISD. By enrollment it is the 2310th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.9 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 35.13 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | La Joya ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482613006875 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | La Joya ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 523 | 22,942 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 14.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87% | 92.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 51% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
E B Reyna Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 22 elementary schools in La Joya ISD, E B Reyna Elementary School is the 10th largest, with 2.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.8 miles away and have a median of 498 students, so E B Reyna Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is pre-K with 104 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 61, against an average of 75 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 69 in kindergarten and 70 in grade 5. It also enrolls 104 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 99.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across La Joya ISD (99.8%).
87% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 92.3% across La Joya ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
E B Reyna Elementary School has 35.13 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 523 students would have about 35.3 teachers, so E B Reyna Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. There are 33 elementary schools within 5 miles and 70 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
| White | 0.2% |
51.1% of students are girls and 48.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 104 |
| Kindergarten | 69 |
| Grade 1 | 65 |
| Grade 2 | 64 |
| Grade 3 | 90 |
| Grade 4 | 61 |
| Grade 5 | 70 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
900 E Veterans Blvd, Mission, TX 78572
Phone: (956)323-2390
Website: lajoyaisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: E B Reyna Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 0.8 mi | 715 | 15.8 | 81.4% |
| Jose De Escandon Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 1.2 mi | 614 | 15.7 | 86.5% |
| Leo J Leo Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 1.7 mi | 319 | 12.7 | 95.3% |
| Vanguard Monet | Vanguard Academy | 1.8 mi | 198 | 15.8 | 91.4% |
| Guillermo Flores Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 1.8 mi | 452 | 15.7 | 93.1% |
| IDEA Palmview Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.9 mi | 705 | 21.3 | 97.9% |
| Lloyd M Bentsen Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 1.9 mi | 538 | 16.4 | 85.7% |
| Ollie O'Grady Elementary School | Mission CISD | 1.9 mi | 457 | 16.2 | 91.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.