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What's one thing RIO GRANDE CITY H S gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,670
High
DISTRICT 939 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD·NCES 483714004179
Rio Grande City High School
5726 FM 755, RIO GRANDE CITY, TX 78582 · (956) 488-6000 · Starr County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,670 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of Texas public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
122 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
1,607 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 9 | 532 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 391 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 368 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 379 | 23% |
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
40.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +6.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +31.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 6 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 4.0% | 36.0% | 20.0% | 40.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 28.0% | 41.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 40.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 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
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 Rio Grande City High School
Rio Grande City High School's state test result (42.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande City High School this school | 1,670 | 96.2% | 42.7% |
| Psja Southwest Early College High School PHARR | 1,588 | 95.1% | 51.3% |
| Psja Memorial Early College High School ALAMO | 1,997 | 96.8% | 46.7% |
| Pace Early College High School BROWNSVILLE | 1,621 | 94.0% | 57.1% |
| Dr Leo Cigarroa High School LAREDO | 1,379 | 95.8% | 37.8% |
| Lopez Early College High School BROWNSVILLE | 1,739 | 98.7% | 48.0% |
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 Rio Grande City High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Starr County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #1,058 of 1,385 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #760 of 1,425 ▲ 12 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,249 of 1,425 ▼ 13 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #925 of 1,184 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,670 | #418 of 2,107 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #493 of 1,344 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.6% | #1,336 of 1,346 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.2% | #47 of 1,522 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #393 of 557 | N/A |
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
1,670
-154 (-8%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 1,970
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 1,670 | 122.5 | 13.6:1 | 96% (1,607) |
| 2023-24 | 1,674 | 125.9 | 13.3:1 | 95% (1,589) |
| 2022-23 | 1,774 | 124.8 | 14.2:1 | 94% (1,664) |
| 2020-21 | 1,824 | 123 | 14.8:1 | 91% (1,656) |
| 2017-18 | 1,761 | 128.4 | 13.7:1 | 86% (1,523) |
| 2015-16 | 2,049 | 138 | 14.8:1 | 90% (1,848) |
| 2010-11 | 1,930 | 138 | 14.0:1 | 68% (1,306) |
| 2000-01 | 2,208 | 142 | 15.6:1 | 83% (1,835) |
| 1990-91 | 1,970 | 96 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rio Grande City High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,761 to 1,670); teachers down 5% (128.4 to 122.5).
About Rio Grande City High School
Rio Grande City High School is a large high school located in RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 1,670 students enrolled. High schools in Texas have about 796 students on average; enrollment here is 110% higher.
RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD has 9,316 students in 15 schools, and Rio Grande City High School is one of those schools.
The share of Hispanic students at Rio Grande City High School is 100%. In Starr County overall, the Hispanic share is about 97%. The diversity index for Rio Grande City High School is 1%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Rio Grande City High School totals 122.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.6:1. Statewide, high schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Federal data show 96% of students (1,607) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Starr County is close, at 93%.
Rio Grande City High School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 35% of Texas public high schools.
Rio Grande City High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (42.7%) and its predicted rate (32.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
The county, Starr County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $37,639, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 31% of residents are in poverty. The county has 29 public schools and about 16,900 students.
John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School is about 3.3 miles from Rio Grande City High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 5. Nearby schools with test data average 42.2% proficiency; Rio Grande City High School posts 42.7%.
NCES describes the area around Rio Grande City High School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school shrank from 1,824 students in 2020-21 to 1,670 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.8:1 to 13.6:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Rio Grande City High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Veterans Middle SchoolMiddle · 734 students
- Grulla High SchoolHigh · 716 students
- General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- Ringgold Middle SchoolMiddle · 639 students
- Grulla Middle SchoolMiddle · 632 students
- Roque Guerra Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 604 students
Other schools in RIO GRANDE CITY
- 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
- Ringgold Middle SchoolMiddle · 639 students
Nearby schools
- John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School3.3 mi · 441
- Ringgold Elementary School3.4 mi · 482
- Alberto and Celia Barrera Elementary School3.4 mi · 420
- Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School4.5 mi · 493
- Roque Guerra Jr Elementary School4.5 mi · 604
- Veterans Middle School5.3 mi · 734
Frequently asked questions
About Rio Grande City High SchoolHow many students attend Rio Grande City High School?
Rio Grande City High School enrolls approximately 1,670 students in grades 09-12.
Is Rio Grande City High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rio Grande City High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Rio Grande City High School have?
Rio Grande City High School employs 122 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
How diverse is Rio Grande City High School?
Rio Grande City High School reports a student body of 100% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Rio Grande City High School in?
Rio Grande City High 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.