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 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.0%, the actual is 47.5%, a residual of +11.5 points.

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 7th 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.