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The highest-poverty public schools in Starr County, Texas

Across Starr County, Texas, 26 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. ALBERTO AND CELIA BARRERA EL leads the list at 100%, against a median of 94.6% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Starr County, Texas

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

94.6%

HIGHEST POVERTY · STARR COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	ALBERTO AND CELIA BARRERA EL	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	Elementary	420	100%
2	ALTO BONITO EL	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	Elementary	588	99.3%
3	JOHN & OLIVE HINOJOSA EL	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	Elementary	441	99.1%
4	PREPARATORY FOR EARLY COLLEGE H S	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	High	430	98.6%
5	GRULLA EL	GRULLA, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	Elementary	414	97.3%
6	RINGGOLD EL	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	Elementary	482	97.1%
7	GRULLA H S	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	High	716	96.8%
8	ROQUE GUERRA JR EL	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	Elementary	604	96.4%
9	RIO GRANDE CITY H S	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	High	1,670	96.2%
10	LA UNION EL	GARCIASVILLE, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	Elementary	341	96.2%
11	RINGGOLD MIDDLE	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	Middle	639	96.1%
12	VETERANS MIDDLE	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	Middle	734	95.1%
13	GRULLA MIDDLE	GRULLA, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	Middle	632	94.9%
14	GENERAL RICARDO SANCHEZ EL	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	Elementary	712	94.2%
15	VETERANS MEMORIAL EL	ROMA, TX	ROMA ISD	Elementary	458	93.9%
16	RAMIRO BARRERA MIDDLE	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	ROMA ISD	Middle	564	93.3%
17	ROEL A & CELIA R SAENZ EL	ROMA, TX	ROMA ISD	Elementary	526	93.2%
18	FLORENCE J SCOTT EL	ROMA, TX	ROMA ISD	Elementary	550	92.5%
19	DELIA GONZALEZ GARCIA EL	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	ROMA ISD	Elementary	487	92.2%
20	RT BARRERA EL	ROMA, TX	ROMA ISD	Elementary	400	91.8%
21	DR MARIO E RAMIREZ EL	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	Elementary	493	90.9%
22	ROMA MIDDLE	ROMA, TX	ROMA ISD	Middle	776	90.2%
23	IDEA RIO GRANDE CITY COLLEGE PREPARATORY	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	695	90.1%
24	ROMA H S	ROMA, TX	ROMA ISD	High	1,721	86.8%
25	IDEA RIO GRANDE CITY ACADEMY	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	717	85.2%
26	EMMA VERA EL	ROMA, TX	ROMA ISD	Elementary	504	82.3%

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