ALAMO — Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD’s Zeferino Farias Elementary in Alamo received the official notification of being named a 2021 National Blue Ribbon School by the US Department of Education.The US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona recognized 325 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2021, including 26 schools in Texas. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.Farias Elementary is now the seventh PSJA ISD school to receive this recognition.“This year’s cohort of honorees demonstrates what is possible when committed educators and school leaders create vibrant, welcoming, and affirming ...