ALTO BONITO EL

ALTO BONITO EL is a medium-sized elementary school in RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas, part of RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD. The school hosts 588 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD, which oversees 15 schools and 9,316 students, ALTO BONITO EL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, ALTO BONITO EL shows that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Compared to Starr County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ALTO BONITO EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 31.3%; actual is 45.6%, +14.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, Starr County reports that median household income runs about $37,639, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 31% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Starr County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,900 students), of which ALTO BONITO EL is one.

GRULLA EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around ALTO BONITO EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ALTO BONITO EL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 39.9%.

ALTO BONITO EL operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 3%: 570 students in 2018 compared to 588 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.

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