Total enrollment
9,316
-681 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
15 schools in RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD
Texas · 9,316 students · 3 cities
For families across RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD, public-school options total 15 K-12 schools, with combined enrollment near 9,316 (9 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high).
4-year change in RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
15
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #404 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 9,316 | #137 of 760 | #998 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 15 | #119 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #363 of 758 | #4,179 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 96.4% | #10 of 750 | #494 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.0% | #549 of 557 | #6,843 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD
State test results across the district's 15 scored schools run from Preparatory for Early College High School at 68.3% proficient to John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School at 30.2%, a gap of 38.1 points. That is the 105th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 15 district schools that reported both years went from 10,460 to 9,316 students (down 11%) and from 788 to 677 full-time teachers (down 14%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIO GRANDE CITY H S | Rio Grande City | High | 09-12 | 1,670 |
| VETERANS MIDDLE | Rio Grande City | Middle | 06-08 | 734 |
| GRULLA H S | Rio Grande City | High | 08-12 | 716 |
| GENERAL RICARDO SANCHEZ EL | Rio Grande City | Elementary | PK-05 | 712 |
| RINGGOLD MIDDLE | Rio Grande City | Middle | 06-08 | 639 |
| GRULLA MIDDLE | Grulla | Middle | 06-08 | 632 |
| ROQUE GUERRA JR EL | Rio Grande City | Elementary | PK-05 | 604 |
| ALTO BONITO EL | Rio Grande City | Elementary | PK-05 | 588 |
| DR MARIO E RAMIREZ EL | Rio Grande City | Elementary | PK-05 | 493 |
| RINGGOLD EL | Rio Grande City | Elementary | PK-05 | 482 |
| JOHN & OLIVE HINOJOSA EL | Rio Grande City | Elementary | PK-05 | 441 |
| PREPARATORY FOR EARLY COLLEGE H S | Rio Grande City | High | 09-12 | 430 |
| ALBERTO AND CELIA BARRERA EL | Rio Grande City | Elementary | PK-05 | 420 |
| GRULLA EL | Grulla | Elementary | PK-05 | 414 |
| LA UNION EL | Garciasville | Elementary | PK-05 | 341 |
About RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD
RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD is a rural-scale public-school district in Texas. The district runs 15 schools and serves approximately 9,316 students.
For a sense of the school types, RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD is made up of 9 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high schools.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD has contracted 7% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 9,997 students to 9,316.
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