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If you could change one rule at ROBSTOWN EARLY COLLEGE H S, what would it be?
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Enrollment
750
High
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROBSTOWN ISD·NCES 483744004204
Robstown Early College High School
609 HWY 44, ROBSTOWN, TX 78380 · (361) 767-6600 · Nueces County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL750 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Texas public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
642 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 216 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 190 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 151 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 193 | 26% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ROBSTOWN ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
21.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 5.0% | 38.0% | 24.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 16.0% | 47.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 43.0% | 21.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 19.0% | 18.0% |
| 2021-22 | 17.0% | 17.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 Robstown Early College High School
Robstown Early College High School's state test result (31.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robstown Early College High School this school | 750 | 85.6% | 31.3% |
| IDEA College Prep Weslaco WESLACO | 728 | 84.6% | 41.9% |
| IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory WESLACO | 758 | 87.1% | 57.5% |
| Mountain View High School EL PASO | 775 | 87.0% | 50.7% |
| IDEA Owassa College Preparatory PHARR | 689 | 84.3% | 46.1% |
| IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory SAN ANTONIO | 743 | 83.7% | 56.6% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Robstown Early College High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Nueces County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #1,319 of 1,385 | #17 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #1,302 of 1,425 ▼ 122 | #17 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,178 of 1,425 ▲ 59 | #15 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.5pp | #674 of 1,184 | #10 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 750 | #718 of 2,107 | #10 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #619 of 1,344 | #8 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.8% | #1,232 of 1,346 | #19 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.6% | #289 of 1,522 | #7 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.7% | #410 of 672 | #4 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high 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
750
+53 (+8%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 1,022
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 750 | 52.1 | 14.4:1 | 86% (642) |
| 2023-24 | 736 | 50.9 | 14.5:1 | 88% (644) |
| 2022-23 | 741 | 51.7 | 14.3:1 | 90% (664) |
| 2020-21 | 697 | 51 | 13.7:1 | 85% (591) |
| 2017-18 | 690 | 53.1 | 13.0:1 | 88% (605) |
| 2015-16 | 775 | 63 | 12.3:1 | 82% (634) |
| 2010-11 | 774 | 68 | 11.4:1 | 79% (611) |
| 2000-01 | 964 | 80 | 12.1:1 | 64% (618) |
| 1990-91 | 1,022 | 63 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robstown Early College High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (690 to 750); teachers down 2% (53.1 to 52.1).
About Robstown Early College High School
Robstown Early College High School is one of the public schools in ROBSTOWN, Texas. It is a medium-sized high school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 750 students in grades 9 through 12.
Besides Robstown Early College High School, ROBSTOWN ISD runs 4 other schools. The district enrolls 2,570 students.
The student body at Robstown Early College High School is 96% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 2% White. Among people living in Nueces County, the Hispanic share is about 63%. Robstown Early College High School's diversity index is 8%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 52.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.4 students per teacher. That is 0.7 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 86% of students. The 67% average for public schools in Nueces County is 19 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for Robstown Early College High School is D. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 7% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 37.1% for Robstown Early College High School. The school posts 31.3%, 5.8 points below the prediction.
Among Nueces County residents, the median household income is $66,897, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Besides Robstown Early College High School, Nueces County has 123 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 7 other public schools. Local comparison: Robstown Early College High School ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 31.3% versus a 39.8% average.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 53 more students in 2024-25.
If you have questions about school safety, transportation, and start times at Robstown Early College High School, you can post them here. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Nueces County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
352,955
Census ACS
Median income
$66,897
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
124
59,619 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROBSTOWN ISD
- Robert Driscoll Jr STEM AcademyElementary · 676 students
- Seale Junior High SchoolMiddle · 533 students
- Lotspeich Leadership AcademyElementary · 368 students
- San Pedro Fine Arts AcademyElementary · 243 students
- Nueces Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
- Salazar Crossroads AcademyCombined
Other schools in ROBSTOWN
- Robert Driscoll Jr STEM AcademyElementary · 676 students
- Seale Junior High SchoolMiddle · 533 students
- Lotspeich Leadership AcademyElementary · 368 students
- San Pedro Fine Arts AcademyElementary · 243 students
- Petronila Elementary SchoolElementary · 110 students
- Nueces Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
Nearby schools
- Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy0.5 mi · 676
- San Pedro Fine Arts Academy0.6 mi · 243
- Seale Junior High School0.9 mi · 533
- Lotspeich Leadership Academy1.3 mi · 368
- Calallen Wood River Elementary School4.3 mi · 425
- Calallen West Intermediate School4.5 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About Robstown Early College High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Robstown Early College High School?
Robstown Early College High School enrolls approximately 750 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Robstown Early College High School serve?
Robstown Early College High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Robstown Early College High School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Robstown Early College High School.
How diverse is Robstown Early College High School?
Robstown Early College High School reports a student body of 2% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Robstown Early College High School?
Robstown Early College High School is overseen by ROBSTOWN ISD in Nueces County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.