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Enrollment
716
High
DISTRICT 939 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD·NCES 483714012124
Grulla High School
6884 E HWY 83, RIO GRANDE CITY, TX 78582 · (956) 370-4294 · Starr County
GRADES 08–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL716 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Texas public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
693 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 185 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 193 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 181 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 157 | 22% |
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 1% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
31.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -1.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +38.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 1 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 38 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 3.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 45.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 23.0% | 29.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 31.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 77.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 52.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 6.0% |
% 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
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Grulla High School
Grulla High School's state test result (44.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grulla High School this school | 716 | 96.8% | 44.7% |
| IDEA College Preparatory Alamo ALAMO | 737 | 95.8% | 45.3% |
| IDEA College Prep DONNA | 823 | 95.3% | 40.9% |
| IDEA Riverview College Preparatory BROWNSVILLE | 813 | 94.3% | 64.0% |
| IDEA College Preparatory Pharr PHARR | 848 | 94.0% | 49.3% |
| Psja Thomas Jefferson T-STEM Early College High School PHARR | 553 | 95.5% | 74.5% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Grulla High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Starr County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #1,006 of 1,385 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #711 of 1,425 ▼ 621 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,374 of 1,425 ▼ 8 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -14.5pp | #19 of 1,184 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 716 | #739 of 2,107 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #442 of 1,344 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.3% | #1,341 of 1,346 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.8% | #38 of 1,522 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.3% | #84 of 557 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
716
-73 (-9%) vs 2020
-26% since 2010-11, when it was 963
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 716 | 54 | 13.3:1 | 97% (693) |
| 2023-24 | 770 | 54.4 | 14.2:1 | 100% (767) |
| 2022-23 | 761 | 58.7 | 13.0:1 | 97% (738) |
| 2020-21 | 789 | 64 | 12.3:1 | 95% (753) |
| 2017-18 | 933 | 77.9 | 12.0:1 | 94% (875) |
| 2015-16 | 1,056 | 94 | 11.2:1 | 89% (940) |
| 2010-11 | 963 | 78 | 12.3:1 | 81% (783) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grulla High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (933 to 716); teachers down 31% (77.9 to 54).
About Grulla High School
Located in RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas, Grulla High School is a mid-sized high school. It teaches 716 students in grades 8 through 12.
Grulla High School is one of the 15 schools that make up RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD (9,316 students in total).
Hispanic students are 100% of those enrolled at Grulla High School. That is in line with Starr County, where about 97% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 0, compared with 70 nationally.
Grulla High School lists 54 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.3 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1. About 97% of students at Grulla High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Grulla High School lands at C+, ahead of 36% of Texas public high schools.
Grulla High School is 12.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (44.7% versus 32.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
Starr County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $37,639, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and roughly 31% of residents are in poverty. There are 29 public schools in the county, enrolling about 16,900, Grulla High School among them.
Of the public schools around it, Grulla High School is closest to Alto Bonito Elementary School, about 1.8 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Grulla High School ranks 4th of 9 on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 716, down from 789 in 2020-21.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Grulla High School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Starr County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,067
Census ACS
Median income
$37,639
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
31%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
16,900 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD
- Rio Grande City High SchoolHigh · 1,670 students
- Veterans Middle SchoolMiddle · 734 students
- General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- Ringgold Middle SchoolMiddle · 639 students
- Grulla Middle SchoolMiddle · 632 students
- Roque Guerra Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 604 students
Other schools in RIO GRANDE CITY
- Rio Grande City High SchoolHigh · 1,670 students
- Veterans Middle SchoolMiddle · 734 students
- IDEA Rio Grande City AcademyElementary · 717 students
- General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- IDEA Rio Grande City College PreparatoryHigh · 695 students
- Ringgold Middle SchoolMiddle · 639 students
Nearby schools
- Alto Bonito Elementary School1.8 mi · 588
- Grulla Elementary School2.8 mi · 414
- La Union Elementary School2.9 mi · 341
- Grulla Middle School3.4 mi · 632
- Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School6.8 mi · 493
- Rosendo Benavides Elementary School7.0 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About Grulla High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Grulla High School?
Grulla High School enrolls approximately 716 students in grades 08-12.
What age range does Grulla High School serve?
Grulla High School serves students from grade 08 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grulla High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grulla High School is approximately 13.3:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grulla High School?
At Grulla High School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 100% Hispanic.
Is Grulla High School public or private?
Grulla High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.