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What's one thing RAMIRO BARRERA MIDDLE gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
564
Middle
DISTRICT 670 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROMA ISD·NCES 483774011381
Ramiro Barrera Middle School
258 N FM 649, RIO GRANDE CITY, TX 78582 · (956) 486-2670 · Starr County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL564 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Texas public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
526 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 205 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 166 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 193 | 34% |
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Ramiro Barrera Middle School→Roma High School
Based on grade levels within ROMA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 29.0% | 23.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Ramiro Barrera Middle School
Ramiro Barrera Middle School's state test result (40.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramiro Barrera Middle School this school | 564 | 93.3% | 40.6% |
| Valley View Junior High School PHARR | 516 | 93.2% | 47.5% |
| Besteiro Middle School BROWNSVILLE | 558 | 94.4% | 45.1% |
| Los Obispos Middle School LAREDO | 620 | 92.9% | 51.5% |
| Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School LA JOYA | 545 | 91.0% | 41.4% |
| A Leal Jr Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 499 | 92.8% | 34.4% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Ramiro Barrera Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #908 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #699 of 1,670 ▲ 182 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,014 of 1,670 ▲ 49 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #932 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 564 | #990 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #31 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.0% | #1,542 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.3% | #155 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #651 of 942 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
564
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 689
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 564 | 54 | 10.4:1 | 93% (526) |
| 2023-24 | 534 | 52.2 | 10.2:1 | 90% (480) |
| 2022-23 | 544 | 51.3 | 10.6:1 | 89% (483) |
| 2020-21 | 558 | 50 | 11.2:1 | 84% (468) |
| 2017-18 | 622 | 54.5 | 11.4:1 | 88% (546) |
| 2015-16 | 614 | 59 | 10.4:1 | 85% (524) |
| 2010-11 | 689 | 56 | 12.3:1 | 28% (193) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ramiro Barrera Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (622 to 564); teachers down 1% (54.5 to 54).
About Ramiro Barrera Middle School
Ramiro Barrera Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas, one of the schools in ROMA ISD. The student body numbers 564 students, from grades 6 through 8.
Ramiro Barrera Middle School is run by ROMA ISD, whose 10 schools enroll 6,019 students.
Most students at Ramiro Barrera Middle School are Hispanic: 100% of enrollment. County-wide, about 97% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Ramiro Barrera Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 0%.
At Ramiro Barrera Middle School, 54 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 10.4:1. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. Roughly 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 93% average for public schools in Starr County.
The allk12 Grade for Ramiro Barrera Middle School is B. Compared with Texas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 58% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Ramiro Barrera Middle School is 33.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Starr County, median household income is about $37,639, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 31% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ramiro Barrera Middle School is one of 29 public schools in Starr County, which together enroll about 16,900 students.
The closest other public school is Rt Barrera Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Ramiro Barrera Middle School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Ramiro Barrera Middle School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Enrollment at Ramiro Barrera Middle School was 558 in 2020-21 and 564 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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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 ROMA ISD
- Roma High SchoolHigh · 1,721 students
- Roma Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
- Florence J Scott Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Emma Vera Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Delia Gonzalez Garcia Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 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
- Grulla High SchoolHigh · 716 students
- General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- IDEA Rio Grande City College PreparatoryHigh · 695 students
Nearby schools
- Rt Barrera Elementary School1.1 mi · 400
- Veterans Memorial Elementary School2.5 mi · 458
- Delia Gonzalez Garcia Elementary School3.0 mi · 487
- Instructional & Guidance Center3.4 mi · 33
- Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary School4.7 mi · 526
- IDEA Rio Grande City College Preparatory5.2 mi · 695
Frequently asked questions
About Ramiro Barrera Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ramiro Barrera Middle School?
Ramiro Barrera Middle School enrolls approximately 564 students in grades 06-08.
Is Ramiro Barrera Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ramiro Barrera Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ramiro Barrera Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ramiro Barrera Middle School is approximately 10.4:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ramiro Barrera Middle School?
At Ramiro Barrera Middle School, the student body is approximately 100% Hispanic.
What district is Ramiro Barrera Middle School in?
Ramiro Barrera Middle School is part of ROMA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.