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Which teacher or staff member at RINGGOLD MIDDLE deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
639
Middle
DISTRICT 668 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD·NCES 483714004177
Ringgold Middle School
144 FM 3167, RIO GRANDE CITY, TX 78582 · (956) 370-4462 · Starr County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL639 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
10.9:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
614 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 213 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 187 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 239 | 37% |
Student demographics
1%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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +29.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 27.0% | 22.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 34.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Ringgold Middle School
Ringgold Middle School's state test result (40.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ringgold Middle School this school | 639 | 96.1% | 40.4% |
| Jesus - Jesse - Vela Jr Middle School ALAMO | 654 | 96.0% | 42.1% |
| Grulla Middle School GRULLA | 632 | 94.9% | 35.2% |
| Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School MISSION | 648 | 97.2% | 40.3% |
| Memorial Middle School LAREDO | 679 | 97.6% | 46.0% |
| Oliveira Middle School BROWNSVILLE | 699 | 94.8% | 40.9% |
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 Ringgold Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #921 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #942 of 1,670 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,100 of 1,670 ▲ 150 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #539 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 639 | #863 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #59 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.9% | #1,511 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.1% | #84 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.1% | #486 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
639
-62 (-9%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 783
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 639 | 58.4 | 10.9:1 | 96% (614) |
| 2023-24 | 635 | 62.6 | 10.1:1 | 93% (590) |
| 2022-23 | 722 | 61.1 | 11.8:1 | 97% (703) |
| 2020-21 | 701 | 64 | 10.9:1 | 92% (648) |
| 2017-18 | 753 | 71.1 | 10.6:1 | 92% (691) |
| 2015-16 | 779 | 76 | 10.3:1 | 88% (687) |
| 2010-11 | 752 | 68 | 11.1:1 | 66% (500) |
| 2000-01 | 1,239 | 95 | 13.0:1 | 84% (1,041) |
| 1990-91 | 783 | 57 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ringgold Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (753 to 639); teachers down 18% (71.1 to 58.4).
About Ringgold Middle School
Families in RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas, are served by Ringgold Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. It enrolls 639 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8.
Within RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD, Ringgold Middle School is one of 15 schools. The district enrolls 9,316 students.
Hispanic students account for 100% of the school's enrollment. Among Starr County residents, the Hispanic share is about 97%. A diversity index of 1% means there is a 1% chance two randomly chosen students at Ringgold Middle School are from different groups.
Ringgold Middle School reported 58.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 10.9:1. Middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1, 3.4 more students per teacher than here. There are 614 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 96% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Starr County is similar, at 93%.
On the allk12 Grade, Ringgold Middle School lands at B, ahead of 64% of Texas public middle schools.
Test results at Ringgold Middle School are 7.8 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (40.4% actual, 32.7% predicted).
In the surrounding county, Starr County, median household income comes to about $37,639, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 14% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 31%. The county's public schools total 29, with about 16,900 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Preparatory for Early College High School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 48.3%; Ringgold Middle School's is 40.4%, ranking 7th of 9.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Ringgold Middle School had a net loss of 62 students, or 9%.
People who know Ringgold Middle School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD
- Rio Grande City High SchoolHigh · 1,670 students
- Veterans Middle SchoolMiddle · 734 students
- Grulla High SchoolHigh · 716 students
- General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- Grulla Middle SchoolMiddle · 632 students
- Roque Guerra Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 604 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
Other Ringgold Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Ringgold Middle. Ringgold Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Ringgold Middle SchoolMonongahela, PA · 738 students
- Ringgold Middle SchoolRinggold, GA · 725 students
Nearby schools
- Preparatory for Early College High School0.0 mi · 430
- General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary School0.6 mi · 712
- Veterans Middle School0.7 mi · 734
- IDEA Rio Grande City College Preparatory1.0 mi · 695
- IDEA Rio Grande City Academy1.0 mi · 717
- Roque Guerra Jr Elementary School1.5 mi · 604
Frequently asked questions
About Ringgold Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ringgold Middle School?
Ringgold Middle School enrolls approximately 639 students in grades 06-08.
Is Ringgold Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ringgold Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Ringgold Middle School have?
Ringgold Middle School employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Ringgold Middle School?
Student demographics at Ringgold Middle School are roughly 0% White, 100% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
What district is Ringgold Middle School in?
Ringgold Middle School is part of RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.