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Enrollment
590
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021113847
IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory
210 N RIO VISTA RD, SOCORRO, TX 79927 · (915) 444-0188 · El Paso County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL590 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
15.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
498 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 6 | 123 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 119 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 47 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 54 | 9% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 30.0% | 23.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 27.0% | 36.0% | 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 | 48.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 39.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 46.0% |
| 2020-21 | 37.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
45.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory
IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory's state test result (45.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory this school | 590 | 84.4% | 45.7% |
| Pearsall High School PEARSALL | 572 | 86.0% | 32.9% |
| World Languages Institute FORT WORTH | 520 | 83.1% | 43.6% |
| Port Isabel Early College High School PORT ISABEL | 585 | 82.1% | 45.5% |
| IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory SAN ANTONIO | 743 | 83.7% | 56.6% |
| IDEA College Prep Weslaco WESLACO | 728 | 84.6% | 41.9% |
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 IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #971 of 1,385 | #34 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #899 of 1,425 ▼ 389 | #28 of 45 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,017 of 1,425 ▼ 367 | #32 of 45 ▼ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #93 of 1,184 | #4 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 590 | #816 of 2,107 | #33 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #859 of 1,344 | #22 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.4% | #1,169 of 1,346 | #19 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.4% | #317 of 1,522 | #16 of 52 |
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
590
+302 (+105%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 590 | 37.5 | 15.8:1 | 84% (498) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 30.7 | 16.5:1 | 87% (440) |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 33.8 | 12.6:1 | 88% (376) |
| 2020-21 | 288 | 16 | 18.0:1 | 87% (251) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory.
About IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory
IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory, located in SOCORRO, Texas, is a small high school. The school counts 590 students across grades 6 through 12. The school's enrollment is 26% smaller than the 796 average for high schools in Texas.
A total of 125 schools make up IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 79,430 students enrolled.
About 93% of the student body at IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory is Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 6% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of El Paso County's population at about 83%. IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory's diversity index is 13%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 15.8:1 comes from the school's 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, high schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The lunch program counts 84% of students at IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in El Paso County, the average is 74%.
The allk12 Grade for IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory is C. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 33% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory would be expected to post about 37.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.7%.
El Paso County has about 870,779 residents, and the median household income is $59,806, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Besides IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory, El Paso County has 272 other public schools.
IDEA Rio Vista Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Reported enrollment: 288 (2020-21) and 590 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 15.8:1, from 18.0:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
870,779
Census ACS
Median income
$59,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
273
165,404 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- IDEA College Preparatory PharrHigh · 848 students
- IDEA Montopolis College PreparatoryHigh · 835 students
- IDEA College PrepHigh · 823 students
- IDEA McAllen College PreparatoryHigh · 820 students
- IDEA Riverview College PreparatoryHigh · 813 students
- IDEA College Preparatory MissionHigh · 798 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA Rio Vista Academy0.0 mi · 696
- Salvador Sanchez Middle School0.3 mi · 544
- Escontrias Steam Academy0.3 mi · 824
- Socorro High School0.5 mi · 2,579
- Hueco Elementary School0.8 mi · 573
- H D Hilley Elementary School1.0 mi · 483
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA Rio Vista College PreparatoryHow large is IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory?
IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory enrolls approximately 590 students in grades 06-12.
Is IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory an elementary, middle, or high school?
IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory have?
IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the student diversity at IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory?
Student demographics at IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory are roughly 6% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory in?
IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory is part of IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.