📍 909 Javelina Dr, Crystal City, Zavala County, 78839
Zavala el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Crystal City, Zavala County. The school has 358 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Noemi Lopez. It is part of the Crystal City Isd school district. It serves grades 1–3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Zavala el enrolls 358 students across grades 1–3. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino, <1% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 354 | 99% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
328 of the school's 358 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 308 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Zavala el is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 19, state house district 80.
Zavala el is one of 5 schools in CRYSTAL CITY ISD, based in CRYSTAL CITY, Texas. The district serves 1,643 students district-wide and employs 112 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 358 students, Zavala el is close to the district average of about 329 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote