Enrollment
101
Middle
DISTRICT 142 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVIERA ISD·NCES 483732022879
DE LA PAZ MIDDLE
203 SEAHAWK DR, RIVIERA, TX 78379 · (361) 296-3101 · Kleberg County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL101 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
50 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
DE LA PAZ MIDDLE→KAUFER H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within RIVIERA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
72.0%
TX avg 51.8%
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 42.0%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
About DE LA PAZ MIDDLE
DE LA PAZ MIDDLE is an intermediate school of tiny scale in RIVIERA, Texas, run under RIVIERA ISD, caters to 101 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 84% below the state mean of about 643.
RIVIERA ISD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 425 students. DE LA PAZ MIDDLE is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, DE LA PAZ MIDDLE lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 70%; the rest reads as 26% White, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Kleberg County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Roughly 50% of students at DE LA PAZ MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Kleberg County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DE LA PAZ MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.0%.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Kleberg County) logs that median household income runs about $61,292, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. Across Kleberg County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,746 students), DE LA PAZ MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.
KAUFER H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DE LA PAZ MIDDLE at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 41.9%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Kleberg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,579
Census ACS
Median income
$61,292
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,746 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RIVIERA ISD
- KAUFER H SHigh · 181 students
- NANNY ELElementary · 143 students
Other schools in RIVIERA
- KAUFER H SHigh · 181 students
- NANNY ELElementary · 143 students
Nearby schools
- KAUFER H S0.0 mi · 181
- NANNY EL0.0 mi · 143
- SARITA EL5.4 mi · 126
- RICARDO MIDDLE9.0 mi · 210
- RICARDO EL9.0 mi · 449
- H M KING H S13.9 mi · 918
Frequently asked questions
About DE LA PAZ MIDDLEHow many students attend DE LA PAZ MIDDLE?
DE LA PAZ MIDDLE enrolls approximately 101 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does DE LA PAZ MIDDLE serve?
DE LA PAZ MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at DE LA PAZ MIDDLE?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at DE LA PAZ MIDDLE.
How diverse is DE LA PAZ MIDDLE?
DE LA PAZ MIDDLE reports a student body of 26% White, 70% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is DE LA PAZ MIDDLE public or private?
DE LA PAZ MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by RIVIERA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.