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Enrollment
1,347
Middle
DISTRICT 1,009 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD·NCES 483890009518
Del Rio Middle School
720 RAYMOND LOZANO BLVD, DEL RIO, TX 78840 · (830) 778-4530 · Val Verde County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,347 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Texas public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
954 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 680 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 667 | 50% |
Student demographics
15%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 27.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 25.0% | 27.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.0% | 18.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 →
Schools most like Del Rio Middle School
Del Rio Middle School's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del Rio Middle School this school | 1,347 | 70.8% | 34.9% |
| Col John O Ensor Middle School EL PASO | 1,070 | 68.0% | 59.2% |
| Eagle Pass Junior High School EAGLE PASS | 1,040 | 70.3% | 45.0% |
| Eastwood Middle School EL PASO | 1,280 | 65.2% | 50.4% |
| Cedar Creek Middle School CEDAR CREEK | 1,059 | 74.6% | 19.4% |
| Wiggs Middle School EL PASO | 943 | 69.8% | 47.6% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #1,171 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,030 of 1,670 ▲ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,184 of 1,670 ▼ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.5pp | #264 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,347 | #61 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #1,448 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.5% | #1,345 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.8% | #691 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #547 of 942 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,347
+689 (+105%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 1,519
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 1,347 | 73.5 | 18.3:1 | 71% (954) |
| 2023-24 | 1,414 | 78.1 | 18.1:1 | 74% (1,042) |
| 2022-23 | 1,478 | 83.4 | 17.7:1 | 74% (1,092) |
| 2020-21 | 658 | 42 | 15.7:1 | 74% (487) |
| 2017-18 | 1,545 | 84.4 | 18.3:1 | 75% (1,158) |
| 2015-16 | 1,535 | 84 | 18.3:1 | 74% (1,141) |
| 2010-11 | 1,519 | 80 | 19.0:1 | 74% (1,127) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Del Rio Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,545 to 1,347); teachers down 13% (84.4 to 73.5).
About Del Rio Middle School
Del Rio Middle School runs as a high-enrollment middle school in DEL RIO, Texas. The latest federal count shows 1,347 students in grades 7 through 8. Against the 643-student average for middle schools in Texas, enrollment here is 109% higher.
SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD has 9,767 students in 14 schools, and Del Rio Middle School is one of those schools.
Del Rio Middle School's enrollment is 92% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 6% White. Val Verde County as a whole is about 81% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Del Rio Middle School's diversity index is 15%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 73.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Del Rio Middle School was 18.3:1. On average, middle schools in Texas have 14.4:1, compared with 18.3:1 here. Del Rio Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 71%. For comparison, public schools in Val Verde County average 72%.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Del Rio Middle School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 43.4% for a school in Texas with Del Rio Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Del Rio Middle School posts 34.9%.
Across Val Verde County, the median household income is $66,100, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. In all, Val Verde County has 20 public schools and roughly 10,448 students.
Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 36.3%, higher than Del Rio Middle School's 34.9%.
NCES assigns Del Rio Middle School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 658 to 1,347. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 15.7:1 to 18.3:1.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- 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
- Dr Lonnie Green Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
Other schools in DEL RIO
- Del Rio High SchoolHigh · 2,447 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
- Dr Lonnie Green Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
Nearby schools
- Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary School0.1 mi · 623
- Lamar Elementary School1.1 mi · 547
- San Felipe Memorial Middle School1.2 mi · 671
- Garfield Elementary School1.9 mi · 635
- Blended Academy2.0 mi · 127
- Irene C Cardwell Elementary School2.1 mi · 452
Frequently asked questions
About Del Rio Middle SchoolHow large is Del Rio Middle School?
Del Rio Middle School enrolls approximately 1,347 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Del Rio Middle School serve?
Del Rio Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Del Rio Middle School?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Del Rio Middle School.
How diverse is Del Rio Middle School?
Del Rio Middle School reports a student body of 6% White, 92% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Del Rio Middle School in?
Del Rio Middle School is part of SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.