RIO VISTA H S

RIO VISTA H S, a tiny high school in RIO VISTA, Texas, overseen by RIO VISTA ISD, serves 296 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 63% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

Within RIO VISTA ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 1,032 students, RIO VISTA H S is one campus in the system.

Demographically, RIO VISTA H S lists that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting RIO VISTA H S tighter than the state norm the norm. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, RIO VISTA H S ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 49.8%; RIO VISTA H S posts 70.8%, +20.9 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Johnson County indicate median household income runs about $84,859, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Johnson County's 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 39,004 students), RIO VISTA H S is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is RIO VISTA EL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, RIO VISTA H S comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 39.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 24%: 239 students in 2018 compared to 296 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 75% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 9.4:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.