Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary

Summary:

Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary is a public elementary school in Mission, Texas, serving 599 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the La Joya Independent School District, which serves a predominantly Hispanic student population.

Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary consistently outperforms the district and the state of Texas on STAAR assessments, with strong academic performance across multiple grade levels and subjects. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school had over 60% of 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to the district's 53-55% and the state's 49-54%. In STAAR Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates were also significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's performance is particularly impressive given its high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 80% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby schools within the La Joya Independent School District and the Mission Consolidated Independent School District, Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary consistently outperforms its peers, despite having a similar student demographic makeup. This suggests that the school may have effective teaching practices, curriculum, or other resources that contribute to its academic success, which could be valuable for other schools in the area to learn from. The school's relatively low student-to-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending may also be factors that contribute to its strong performance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2612 N Moorefield Rd
       Mission, TX  78574


(956) 323-2720

District: La Joya Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
895th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,317 Help


Students who attend Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary usually attend:

High:    Jimmy Carter Early College High School
    La Joya Palmview High School
    Thelma Rosa Salinas Stem Early College High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.8 Help
Number of students:  751

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
99.6%
African American:
0.3%
White:
0.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  92.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary ranks better than 80.9% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 2nd among 22 ranked elementary schools in the La Joya Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.03. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the La Joya Independent School District (Isd). Racial makeup is: Hispanic (99.6%), African American (0.3%), White (0.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 92.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary is 16.8. 20 elementary schools in the La Joya Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary employs 44.5 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary is $11,317. 15 elementary schools in the La Joya Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary 895th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary in the ranking list.)

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La Joya Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks La Joya Independent School District (Isd) 451st of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 59.48 1703rd 3724 54.3%
2008 59.23 1703rd 3768 54.8%
2009 51.54 2158th 3884 44.4%
2010 37.11 2968th 3937 24.6%
2011 58.37 1918th 4095 53.2%
2012 73.91 937th 4206 77.7%
2013 69.35 1217th 4221 71.2%
2014 61.92 1645th 4260 61.4%
2015 73.43 1082nd 4320 75.0%
2016 73.60 1058th 4286 75.3%
2017 79.52 725th 4329 83.3%
2018 77.00 774th 4359 82.2%
2019 72.16 982nd 4479 78.1%
2021 35.85 2797th 4578 38.9%
2022 70.73 1117th 4581 75.6%
2023 78.48 828th 4647 82.2%
2024 76.03 895th 4675 80.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.61 293rd 3226 90.9%
2019 59.73 1092nd 3333 67.2%
2021 23.68 3023rd 3446 12.3%
2022 65.47 883rd 3487 74.7%
2023 75.59 524th 3556 85.3%
2024 63.53 993rd 3638 72.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 48.80 1715th 4086 58.0%
2024 35.04 2889th 4261 32.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.37 230th 4264 94.6%
2019 78.88 439th 4309 89.8%
2021 43.45 2498th 4451 43.9%
2022 78.14 520th 4477 88.4%
2023 85.11 284th 4521 93.7%
2024 87.82 219th 4560 95.2%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.94 10th 112 91.1%
2019 73.71 10th 93 89.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.91 820th 4306 81.0%
2019 76.21 773rd 4348 82.2%
2021 45.77 2255th 4499 49.9%
2022 72.43 993rd 4561 78.2%
2023 71.08 1054th 4588 77.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.51 758th 3106 75.6%
2019 65.65 1133rd 3184 64.4%
2022 58.49 1490th 2958 49.6%
2023 66.81 1046th 2980 64.9%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.95 430th 4240 89.9%
2019 64.26 1080th 4295 74.9%
2021 29.50 3404th 4331 21.4%
2022 85.25 299th 4461 93.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.67 798th 4319 81.5%
2019 67.13 1134th 4357 74.0%
2021 29.58 3219th 4498 28.4%
2022 65.97 1284th 4563 71.9%
2023 78.31 777th 4585 83.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.39 416th 4168 90.0%
2019 77.89 530th 4188 87.3%
2021 43.46 2355th 4329 45.6%
2022 77.55 615th 4376 85.9%
2023 84.37 392nd 4401 91.1%
2024 80.91 495th 4431 88.8%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2006 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 0
2007 0 0 0 890 0 n/a n/a 0 890
2008 1 0 0 836 1 n/a n/a 0 838
2009 2 0 1 765 0 n/a n/a 0 768
2010 3 0 1 770 0 n/a n/a 0 774
2011 1 1 1 751 0 0 0 0 754
2012 0 0 0 703 0 0 0 0 703
2013 0 0 0 718 0 0 0 0 718
2014 0 0 0 731 0 0 0 0 731
2015 0 0 0 705 0 0 0 0 705
2016 1 0 0 598 1 0 0 0 600
2017 1 0 0 567 3 0 0 0 571
2018 0 0 0 548 1 0 0 0 549
2019 0 0 0 634 1 0 0 0 635
2020 0 0 0 612 0 0 0 0 612
2021 0 0 0 558 0 0 0 0 558
2022 0 0 0 524 0 0 0 0 524
2023 0 2 0 597 0 0 0 0 599
2024 1 2 0 748 0 0 0 0 751

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2006 0 n/a n/a n/a
2007 890 50.1 17.8 6.7
2008 838 50.4 16.6 6.7
2009 768 45.3 16.9 4.2
2010 774 48.0 16.1 3
2011 754 48.1 15.6 2.1
2012 703 44.3 15.8 1.7
2013 718 43.3 16.5 82.3
2014 731 43.3 16.8 80.4
2015 705 43.0 16.3 81.8
2016 600 38.0 15.7 80.7
2017 571 36.0 15.8 79.2
2018 549 35.6 15.3 77.4
2019 635 38.0 16.6 75.6
2020 612 40.0 15.2 73.2
2021 558 39.1 14.2 78.3
2022 524 36.2 14.4 74
2023 599 38.5 15.5 80.5
2024 751 44.5 16.8 92.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2006 0 n/a n/a n/a
2007 890 50.1 17.8 6.7
2008 838 50.4 16.6 6.7
2009 768 45.3 16.9 4.2
2010 774 48.0 16.1 3
2011 754 48.1 15.6 2.1
2012 703 44.3 15.8 1.7
2013 718 43.3 16.5 82.3
2014 731 43.3 16.8 80.4
2015 705 43.0 16.3 81.8
2016 600 38.0 15.7 80.7
2017 571 36.0 15.8 79.2
2018 549 35.6 15.3 77.4
2019 635 38.0 16.6 75.6
2020 612 40.0 15.2 73.2
2021 558 39.1 14.2 78.3
2022 524 36.2 14.4 74
2023 599 38.5 15.5 80.5
2024 751 44.5 16.8 92.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $646 (6.7%) $9,019 (93.3%) $9,666
2020 $1,515 (14.7%) $8,758 (85.3%) $10,273
2021 $1,078 (9.5%) $10,240 (90.5%) $11,317

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 982nd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 828th of 4647 Elementary schools
 4.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary)4062
 22%
   3rd Grade Reading (La Joya Independent School District (Isd))4654
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary)5851
 7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (La Joya Independent School District (Isd))5043
 7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary)5546
 9%
   3rd Grade Reading (La Joya Independent School District (Isd))4736
 11%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
4th Grade Reading (Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary)5958
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (La Joya Independent School District (Isd))5149
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary)4551
 6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (La Joya Independent School District (Isd))4647
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary)3840
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (La Joya Independent School District (Isd))3645
 9%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
5th Grade Reading (Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary)5971
 12%
   5th Grade Reading (La Joya Independent School District (Isd))4960
 11%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary)7477
 3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (La Joya Independent School District (Isd))5650
 6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary)5749
 8%
   5th Grade Science (La Joya Independent School District (Isd))4832
 16%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
5th Grade Reading (Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary)370
 37%
   5th Grade Reading (La Joya Independent School District (Isd))5730
 27%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5333
 20%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students635599
 5.7%
African American02
American Indian10
 100%
Asian00
Hispanic634597
 5.8%
Pacific Islander00
White00
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients75.6%80.5%
 4.9%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 751 students attended Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary.

Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary ranks 895th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary are 100% Hispanic.


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