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Which teacher or staff member at RIO HONDO MIDDLE deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
434
Middle
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIO HONDO ISD·NCES 483717004185
Rio Hondo Middle School
23001 STATE HWY 345, RIO HONDO, TX 78583 · (956) 748-1150 · Cameron County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Texas public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
377 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 5 | 106 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 113 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 111 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 104 | 24% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
Rio Hondo Middle School→Rio Hondo High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within RIO HONDO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
22.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 16.0% | 31.0% | 47.0% |
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 | 50.0% | 22.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 6.0% |
% 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
27.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Hondo Middle School
Rio Hondo Middle School's state test result (27.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Hondo Middle School this school | 434 | 86.9% | 27.7% |
| Noemi Dominguez Elementary School LA FERIA | 387 | 87.3% | 37.4% |
| IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory HARLINGEN | 457 | 88.0% | 45.8% |
| Myra Green Middle School RAYMONDVILLE | 399 | 89.5% | 53.4% |
| East Montana Middle School EL PASO | 496 | 88.9% | 34.2% |
| Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle School MERCEDES | 518 | 85.9% | 28.6% |
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 Rio Hondo Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #1,458 of 1,635 | #30 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #1,599 of 1,670 ▼ 47 | #30 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,053 of 1,670 ▲ 59 | #25 of 30 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #540 of 1,570 | #14 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #1,200 of 1,749 | #24 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #849 of 1,542 | #23 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.4% | #1,440 of 1,543 | #14 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.9% | #348 of 1,648 | #15 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.6% | #319 of 437 | N/A |
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
434
-82 (-16%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 457
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 434 | 29.1 | 14.9:1 | 87% (377) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 31.1 | 14.8:1 | 84% (388) |
| 2022-23 | 488 | 32.5 | 15.0:1 | 91% (446) |
| 2020-21 | 516 | 28 | 18.4:1 | 97% (501) |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 29.2 | 14.1:1 | 81% (334) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | 33 | 14.6:1 | 88% (421) |
| 2010-11 | 505 | 32 | 15.8:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2000-01 | 428 | 34 | 12.6:1 | 82% (349) |
| 1990-91 | 457 | 27 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rio Hondo Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (411 to 434); teachers unchanged (29.2 to 29.1).
About Rio Hondo Middle School
Rio Hondo Middle School is a middle-grades school located in RIO HONDO, Texas, in Cameron County. It enrolls 434 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 5 through 8. The school is 33% below the average for middle schools in Texas.
Rio Hondo Middle School belongs to RIO HONDO ISD, a district of 4 schools and 1,437 students.
Of every 100 students at Rio Hondo Middle School, about 97 are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 2% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 5%.
The school has 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.9 students per teacher. The average for middle schools in Texas is about 14.4:1. Federal data show 87% of students (377) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Cameron County average a similar 84%.
On the allk12 Grade, Rio Hondo Middle School lands at C-, ahead of 17% of Texas public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 36.6% at Rio Hondo Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 27.7%.
In Cameron County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $52,601 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 21%. Public schools in Cameron County number 187, with about 97,392 students.
The closest school to Rio Hondo Middle School is Rio Hondo High School, located about 0.4 miles away. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Rio Hondo Middle School. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Rio Hondo Middle School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Rio Hondo Middle School had a net loss of 82 students, or 16%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 18.4 to 14.9 over 4 years.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Rio Hondo Middle School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Cameron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,120
Census ACS
Median income
$52,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
97,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RIO HONDO ISD
- Rio Hondo Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
- Rio Hondo High SchoolHigh · 475 students
- Cameron Co J J Alternative Education ProgramHigh · 1 students
Other schools in RIO HONDO
- Rio Hondo Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
- Rio Hondo High SchoolHigh · 475 students
- Cameron Co J J Alternative Education ProgramHigh · 1 students
Nearby schools
- Rio Hondo High School0.4 mi · 475
- Rio Hondo Elementary School1.4 mi · 527
- Las Yescas Elementary School3.9 mi · 354
- San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy5.7 mi · 645
- Collegiate Academy5.7 mi · 117
- Greyhounds Online Academy5.7 mi · 76
Frequently asked questions
About Rio Hondo Middle SchoolHow many students attend Rio Hondo Middle School?
Rio Hondo Middle School enrolls approximately 434 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Rio Hondo Middle School serve?
Rio Hondo Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rio Hondo Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rio Hondo Middle School is approximately 14.9:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Rio Hondo Middle School?
Student demographics at Rio Hondo Middle School are roughly 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Rio Hondo Middle School?
Rio Hondo Middle School is overseen by RIO HONDO ISD in Cameron County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.