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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 Elementary School leads the list at 100%, against a median of 94.6% across the ranked schools.

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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 Elementary School	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	Elementary	420	100%
2	Alto Bonito Elementary School	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	Elementary	588	99.3%
3	John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	Elementary	441	99.1%
4	Preparatory for Early College High School	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	High	430	98.6%
5	Grulla Elementary School	GRULLA, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	Elementary	414	97.3%
6	Ringgold Elementary School	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	Elementary	482	97.1%
7	Grulla High School	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	High	716	96.8%
8	Roque Guerra Jr Elementary School	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	Elementary	604	96.4%
9	Rio Grande City High School	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	High	1,670	96.2%
10	La Union Elementary School	GARCIASVILLE, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	Elementary	341	96.2%
11	Ringgold Middle School	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	Middle	639	96.1%
12	Veterans Middle School	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	Middle	734	95.1%
13	Grulla Middle School	GRULLA, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	Middle	632	94.9%
14	General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary School	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	Elementary	712	94.2%
15	Veterans Memorial Elementary School	ROMA, TX	ROMA ISD	Elementary	458	93.9%
16	Ramiro Barrera Middle School	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	ROMA ISD	Middle	564	93.3%
17	Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary School	ROMA, TX	ROMA ISD	Elementary	526	93.2%
18	Florence J Scott Elementary School	ROMA, TX	ROMA ISD	Elementary	550	92.5%
19	Delia Gonzalez Garcia Elementary School	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	ROMA ISD	Elementary	487	92.2%
20	Rt Barrera Elementary School	ROMA, TX	ROMA ISD	Elementary	400	91.8%
21	Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	Elementary	493	90.9%
22	Roma Middle School	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 High School	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 Elementary School	ROMA, TX	ROMA ISD	Elementary	504	82.3%

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