DEL RIO MIDDLE

DEL RIO MIDDLE is a middle-grades school of expansive scale in DEL RIO, Texas, part of SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD, serveing 1,347 students in grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 109% larger than the state mean of about 643.

SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 9,767 students. DEL RIO MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DEL RIO MIDDLE lists that nearly all students (92%) are Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 6% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, DEL RIO MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.9%.

Zooming out to the county, Val Verde County reports that median household earnings sit near $66,100, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. DEL RIO MIDDLE is one of 20 public schools in Val Verde County (combined enrollment of about 10,448 students).

DR FERMIN CALDERON EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DEL RIO MIDDLE ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.3%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DEL RIO MIDDLE has contracted 13%, going from 1,545 students in 2018 to 1,347 in 2025.

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