Lopez-Riggins Elementary School
Public elementary school in Los Fresnos, Texas · Los Fresnos CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Lopez-Riggins Elementary School serves 467 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Los Fresnos (Cameron County). It is one of 13 schools in Los Fresnos CISD. By enrollment it is the 2839th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.7 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 ÷ 31.87 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Los Fresnos CISD |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | Suburb, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Provision 1, 2 or 3) |
| NCES school ID | 482829006140 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Los Fresnos CISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 467 | 10,357 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 15.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 84.8% | 76.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 48% 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.
Lopez-Riggins Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 9 elementary schools in Los Fresnos CISD, Lopez-Riggins Elementary School is the 7th largest, with 4.5% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 3.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 551; Lopez-Riggins 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 grade 5 with 75 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 59, against an average of 67 per grade. This year grade 5 has 15% more students than kindergarten (75 against 65). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 59 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 98.1% here and 96.8% across Los Fresnos CISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
84.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 76.8% across Los Fresnos CISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under Provision 2 or 3 of the National School Lunch Program, every student eats at no charge; meal applications are only collected in a base year.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 31.87 full-time-equivalent teachers for 467 students, Lopez-Riggins Elementary School has 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 467 students would have about 31.6 teachers, so Lopez-Riggins 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
Lopez-Riggins Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 100,000 to 250,000 people, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, midsize. The nearest other elementary school is Los Fresnos Elementary School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 32 other elementary schools, 6 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 98.1% |
| White | 1.3% |
| Black | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
48.2% of students are girls and 51.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 59 |
| Kindergarten | 65 |
| Grade 1 | 63 |
| Grade 2 | 71 |
| Grade 3 | 67 |
| Grade 4 | 67 |
| Grade 5 | 75 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
613 Mesquite Ln, Los Fresnos, TX 78566
Phone: (956)233-6916
Website: lre.lfcisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lopez-Riggins Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Fresnos Elementary School | Los Fresnos CISD | 1.1 mi | 549 | 15.3 | 77.8% |
| Palmer-Laakso Elementary School | Los Fresnos CISD | 3.0 mi | 582 | 15.4 | 75.4% |
| Dora Romero Elementary School | Los Fresnos CISD | 3.3 mi | 552 | 15.8 | 76.1% |
| Laureles Elementary School | Los Fresnos CISD | 3.4 mi | 516 | 14.7 | 84.1% |
| Rancho Verde Elementary School | Los Fresnos CISD | 3.7 mi | 696 | 16.6 | 65.2% |
| Villareal Elementary School | Los Fresnos CISD | 4.8 mi | 444 | 14.2 | 74.3% |
| Olmito Elementary School | Los Fresnos CISD | 5.2 mi | 538 | 15.4 | 66.2% |
| IDEA Sports Park Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 5.3 mi | 571 | 19.3 | 92.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Los Fresnos CISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dora Romero Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 552 |
| Las Yescas Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 354 |
| Laureles Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 516 |
| Liberty Memorial Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 673 |
| Los Cuates Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 825 |
| Los Fresnos Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 549 |
| Los Fresnos High School | High | 9–12 | 3,285 |
| Olmito Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 538 |
| Palmer-Laakso Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 582 |
| Rancho Verde Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 696 |
| Resaca Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 870 |
| Villareal Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 444 |