RAMIRO BARRERA MIDDLE

RAMIRO BARRERA MIDDLE operates as a reasonably sized middle school in RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas, part of ROMA ISD. Current enrollment sits at 564 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Within ROMA ISD, which oversees 10 schools and 6,019 students, RAMIRO BARRERA MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, RAMIRO BARRERA MIDDLE lists that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Starr County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting RAMIRO BARRERA MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, RAMIRO BARRERA MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.2%; this one delivers 39.5%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Starr County put median household income runs about $37,639, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 31% of residents live below the federal poverty line. RAMIRO BARRERA MIDDLE is one of 29 public schools in Starr County (combined enrollment of about 16,900 students).

RT BARRERA EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RAMIRO BARRERA MIDDLE at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 65.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 9%: 622 students in 2018 compared to 564 in 2025.

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