GRULLA H S

Located at 6884 E HWY 83, in RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas, GRULLA H S is a middle-of-the-pack secondary school that enrolls 716 students (grades 8 through 12), operated by RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD.

RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 9,316 students; GRULLA H S is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GRULLA H S lists that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, GRULLA H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.8%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Starr County put median household earnings sit near $37,639, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 GRULLA H S is one.

Nearest neighbor: ALTO BONITO EL, around 1.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around GRULLA H S. On composite proficiency, GRULLA H S comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.0%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GRULLA H S has shrank 23%, going from 933 students in 2018 to 716 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

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