DEL RIO EARLY COLLEGE H S

DEL RIO EARLY COLLEGE H S is a 9-12 campus of low-enrollment scale in DEL RIO, Texas, run under SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD, caters to 472 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 41% leaner than the state mean of about 796.

Within SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD, which oversees 14 schools and 9,767 students, DEL RIO EARLY COLLEGE H S is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, DEL RIO EARLY COLLEGE H S records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (96%); the rest breaks down as 3% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Val Verde County's rate of about 72%.

With demographic context factored in, DEL RIO EARLY COLLEGE H S ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 47.8%; DEL RIO EARLY COLLEGE H S posts 72.8%, +25.0 points above that line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Val Verde County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,100, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Val Verde County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,448 students), DEL RIO EARLY COLLEGE H S is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is DEL RIO H S, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DEL RIO EARLY COLLEGE H S at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 37.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Trend over the last 7 years. DEL RIO EARLY COLLEGE H S's enrollment has increased 43% since 2018, when it stood at 331 (now 472). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 10.1:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

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