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What's the biggest difference between RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H S and what you expected?
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Enrollment
2,150
High
DISTRICT 1,453 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSVILLE ISD·NCES 481168006517
RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H S
6955 FM 802, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521 · (956) 831-8700 · Cameron County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,150 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
136 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
2,030 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
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
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,150
-188 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.3:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
99%
was 99%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H S
As an expansive high school in BROWNSVILLE, Texas, RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H S works with 2,150 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within BROWNSVILLE ISD. That puts it 170% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.
BROWNSVILLE ISD comprises 52 schools with combined enrollment of 37,097 students; RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H S is among them.
On demographics, RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H S records that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 136 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 94% of students at RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Cameron County's rate of about 84%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.9%.
In the broader community, Cameron County reports that the typical household earns roughly $52,601 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 21%. In all, Cameron County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students), of which RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H S is one.
Nearest neighbor: VERMILLION ROAD EL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H S ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.4%.
Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.
Five-year trend. RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H S's enrollment has declined 8% since 2018, when it stood at 2,338 (now 2,150). Class-load math has loosened: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H S typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 BROWNSVILLE ISD
- VETERANS MEMORIAL EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,216 students
- HANNA EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,039 students
- LOPEZ EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,739 students
- PACE EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,621 students
- PORTER EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,543 students
- STILLMAN MIDDLEMiddle · 964 students
Other schools in BROWNSVILLE
- VETERANS MEMORIAL EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,216 students
- HANNA EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,039 students
- LOPEZ EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,739 students
- PACE EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,621 students
- PORTER EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,543 students
- JUBILEE BROWNSVILLECombined · 999 students
Nearby schools
- VERMILLION ROAD EL0.2 mi · 654
- GARCIA MIDDLE1.0 mi · 870
- LUCIO MIDDLE1.4 mi · 627
- EL JARDIN EL1.5 mi · 389
- PENA EL1.7 mi · 501
- PERKINS MIDDLE2.0 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H SHow many students attend RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H S?
RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H S enrolls approximately 2,150 students in grades 09-12.
Is RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H S an elementary, middle, or high school?
RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H S is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H S have?
RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H S employs 136 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H S?
At RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H S, the student body is approximately 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black.
What district is RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H S in?
RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H S is part of BROWNSVILLE ISD.
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