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What's the one class at ROMA H S every student should take?
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Enrollment
1,721
High
DISTRICT 877 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROMA ISD·NCES 483774004228
ROMA H S
2021 N US HWY 83, ROMA, TX 78584 · (956) 849-1333 · Starr County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,721 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
133 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
1,494 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
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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within ROMA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
73.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +60.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 60 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Texas's top 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
1,721
-60 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.4:1
% White
0%
was 0%
% Hispanic
100%
was 100%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ROMA H S
ROMA H S is a sprawling 9-12 campus in ROMA, Texas, overseen by ROMA ISD. The school caters to 1,721 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 116% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.
ROMA H S is one of 10 schools operated by ROMA ISD, a district that works with 6,019 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, ROMA H S shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). Compared to Starr County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 133 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting ROMA H S tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, ROMA 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 36.6%; ROMA H S posts 51.7%, +15.1 points above that line.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Starr County put median household earnings sit near $37,639, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 31%. In all, Starr County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,900 students), of which ROMA H S is one.
EMMA VERA EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ROMA H S comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 70.5%.
The campus sits in an outlying setting.
Over the past 7-year window. ROMA H S's enrollment has decreased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 1,781 (now 1,721). Class-load math has tightened: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the ROMA H S community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Starr County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,067
Census ACS
Median income
$37,639
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
31%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
16,900 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROMA ISD
- ROMA MIDDLEMiddle · 776 students
- RAMIRO BARRERA MIDDLEMiddle · 564 students
- FLORENCE J SCOTT ELElementary · 550 students
- ROEL A & CELIA R SAENZ ELElementary · 526 students
- EMMA VERA ELElementary · 504 students
- DELIA GONZALEZ GARCIA ELElementary · 487 students
Other schools in ROMA
- ROMA MIDDLEMiddle · 776 students
- FLORENCE J SCOTT ELElementary · 550 students
- ROEL A & CELIA R SAENZ ELElementary · 526 students
- EMMA VERA ELElementary · 504 students
- VETERANS MEMORIAL ELElementary · 458 students
- RT BARRERA ELElementary · 400 students
Nearby schools
- EMMA VERA EL0.2 mi · 504
- ROMA MIDDLE0.2 mi · 776
- FLORENCE J SCOTT EL2.1 mi · 550
- ROEL A & CELIA R SAENZ EL2.3 mi · 526
- INSTRUCTIONAL & GUIDANCE CENTER4.1 mi · 33
- VETERANS MEMORIAL EL5.0 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About ROMA H SHow many students attend ROMA H S?
ROMA H S enrolls approximately 1,721 students in grades 09-12.
Is ROMA H S an elementary, middle, or high school?
ROMA H S is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does ROMA H S have?
ROMA H S employs 133 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at ROMA H S?
Student demographics at ROMA H S are roughly 0% White, 100% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Is ROMA H S public or private?
ROMA H S is a public K-12 school, overseen by ROMA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.