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.

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