GRULLA MIDDLE

GRULLA MIDDLE operates as a reasonably sized middle-grades school in GRULLA, Texas, overseen by RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD. Current enrollment sits at 632 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Across the 15 schools in RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD (9,316 students total), GRULLA MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, GRULLA MIDDLE shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). That composition is broadly in line with Starr County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting GRULLA MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, GRULLA MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.6%.

Around the school, census data for Starr County shows the typical household earns roughly $37,639 per year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 31%. GRULLA MIDDLE is one of 29 public schools in Starr County (combined enrollment of about 16,900 students).

GRULLA EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around GRULLA MIDDLE. On composite proficiency, GRULLA MIDDLE comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 40.6%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GRULLA MIDDLE has declined 7%, going from 682 students in 2018 to 632 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.