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What's the one class at DEL RIO EARLY COLLEGE H S every student should take?
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Enrollment
472
High
DISTRICT 1,015 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD·NCES 483890013444
Del Rio Early College High School
100 MEMORIAL DR, DEL RIO, TX 78840 · (830) 778-4416 · Val Verde County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Texas public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
282 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 125 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 121 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 118 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 108 | 23% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
87.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +42.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
67.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 42 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 70.0% | 9.0% | 4.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 49.0% | 25.0% | 8.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 87.0% | 67.0% |
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 18.0% |
| 2021-22 | 65.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 45.0% | 55.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 25 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Del Rio Early College High School
Del Rio Early College High School's state test result (72.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del Rio Early College High School this school | 472 | 59.7% | 72.8% |
| Lyford High School LYFORD | 439 | 62.9% | 37.7% |
| Harlingen School of Health Professions HARLINGEN | 448 | 56.0% | 78.2% |
| Young Women's Leadership Academy EL PASO | 320 | 59.7% | 62.6% |
| Northwest Early College H S (nwechs) EL PASO | 373 | 56.6% | 83.3% |
| Cast Tech High School SAN ANTONIO | 451 | 64.1% | 62.4% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Del Rio Early College High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #178 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #182 of 1,425 ▲ 139 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #93 of 1,425 ▲ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +39.5pp | #37 of 1,184 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 472 | #936 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #231 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.6% | #1,222 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.7% | #805 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +42.6% | #86 of 672 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
472
0 (0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 29.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 472 | 41.3 | 11.4:1 | 60% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 466 | 16 | 29.2:1 | 63% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 15.1 | 30.9:1 | 61% (282) |
| 2020-21 | 472 | 16 | 29.5:1 | 58% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 331 | 32.8 | 10.1:1 | 71% (234) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Del Rio Early College High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 43% (331 to 472); teachers up 26% (32.8 to 41.3).
About Del Rio Early College High School
Del Rio Early College High School is a small high school based in DEL RIO, Texas. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 472 students. An average school in this group (high schools in Texas) has about 796 students.
Del Rio Early College High School belongs to SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD, a district of 14 schools and 9,767 students.
About 96% of the student body at Del Rio Early College High School is Hispanic. The remaining students are 3% White. Among people living in Val Verde County, the Hispanic share is about 81%. Del Rio Early College High School's diversity index is 9%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 11.4:1, with 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Del Rio Early College High School is 60%. It compares with 72% for public schools in Val Verde County.
allk12 grades Del Rio Early College High School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Del Rio Early College High School is a top-10% school in Texas on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.2% with an actual 72.8%.
Across Val Verde County, the median household income is $66,100, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. In all, Val Verde County has 20 public schools and roughly 10,448 students.
The nearest public school is Del Rio High School, at about 0.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, Del Rio Early College High School ranks 1st on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Remote, or in a town far from an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 472 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 472. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 29.5:1 to 11.4:1.
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Val Verde County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,741
Census ACS
Median income
$66,100
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
10,448 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD
- Del Rio High SchoolHigh · 2,447 students
- Del Rio Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,347 students
- San Felipe Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- Ceniza Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 629 students
- Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
Other schools in DEL RIO
- Del Rio High SchoolHigh · 2,447 students
- Del Rio Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,347 students
- San Felipe Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- Ceniza Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 629 students
- Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
Nearby schools
- Del Rio High School0.1 mi · 2,447
- Premier H S of Del Rio0.3 mi · 60
- Dr Lonnie Green Jr Elementary School0.3 mi · 591
- Irene C Cardwell Elementary School0.7 mi · 452
- Heritage Academy of Del Rio Middle School1.2 mi · 254
- Heritage Academy of Del Rio1.6 mi · 191
Frequently asked questions
About Del Rio Early College High SchoolHow many students attend Del Rio Early College High School?
Del Rio Early College High School enrolls approximately 472 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Del Rio Early College High School serve?
Del Rio Early College High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Del Rio Early College High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Del Rio Early College High School is approximately 11.4:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Del Rio Early College High School?
At Del Rio Early College High School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Del Rio Early College High School?
Del Rio Early College High School is overseen by SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD in Val Verde County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.