RIO VISTA MIDDLE

Set in RIO VISTA, Texas, RIO VISTA MIDDLE is a minimally staffed junior high, operated by RIO VISTA ISD. It enrolls 229 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 64% smaller than typical.

RIO VISTA ISD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,032 students; RIO VISTA MIDDLE is among them.

Demographically, RIO VISTA MIDDLE reports that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 20% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Johnson County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 62% of students at RIO VISTA MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Johnson County's rate of about 51%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), RIO VISTA MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.3%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Johnson County indicate median household earnings sit near $84,859, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Johnson County's 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 39,004 students), RIO VISTA MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is RIO VISTA EL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around RIO VISTA MIDDLE. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RIO VISTA MIDDLE ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 54%: 149 students in 2018 compared to 229 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 81% to 75% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.