JOHN & OLIVE HINOJOSA EL

JOHN & OLIVE HINOJOSA EL is one of the small elementary schools in RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas, run under RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD, with 441 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Within RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD, which oversees 15 schools and 9,316 students, JOHN & OLIVE HINOJOSA EL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, JOHN & OLIVE HINOJOSA EL logs that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Compared to Starr County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, JOHN & OLIVE HINOJOSA EL has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, JOHN & OLIVE HINOJOSA EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.0%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Starr County) logs that median household earnings sit near $37,639, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 31% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JOHN & OLIVE HINOJOSA EL is one of 29 public schools in Starr County (combined enrollment of about 16,900 students).

Nearest neighbor: DR MARIO E RAMIREZ EL, around 1.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JOHN & OLIVE HINOJOSA EL ranks 9th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 41.7%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. JOHN & OLIVE HINOJOSA EL's enrollment has edged down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 486 (now 441).

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.