DR MARIO E RAMIREZ EL

Located at 8001 TROPHY RD, in RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas, DR MARIO E RAMIREZ EL is a reasonably sized K-5 school that works with 493 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD.

DR MARIO E RAMIREZ EL is one of 15 schools operated by RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD, a district that teaches 9,316 students overall.

On demographics, DR MARIO E RAMIREZ EL shows that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic. Compared to Starr County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, DR MARIO E RAMIREZ EL reports 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DR MARIO E RAMIREZ EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.9%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Starr County) reports that median household earnings sit near $37,639, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 31% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Starr County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,900 students), of which DR MARIO E RAMIREZ EL is one.

JOHN & OLIVE HINOJOSA EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DR MARIO E RAMIREZ EL comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 40.1%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DR MARIO E RAMIREZ EL has changed only slightly, going from 502 students in 2018 to 493 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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