RIO GRANDE CITY H S

As a substantial senior high in RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas, RIO GRANDE CITY H S enrolls 1,670 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 110% larger than the state mean of about 796.

RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 9,316 students. RIO GRANDE CITY H S is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, RIO GRANDE CITY H S lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). Compared to Starr County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 122 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, RIO GRANDE CITY H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.9%, the actual is 43.3%, a residual of +11.4 points.

Across the wider county, Starr County reports that the typical household earns roughly $37,639 per year, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 31% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Starr County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,900 students), of which RIO GRANDE CITY H S is one.

The closest other public school is JOHN & OLIVE HINOJOSA EL, roughly 3.3 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RIO GRANDE CITY H S at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 40.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 5%: 1,761 students in 2018 compared to 1,670 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for RIO GRANDE CITY H S typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.