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Enrollment
1,721
High
DISTRICT 877 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROMA ISD·NCES 483774004228
Roma High School
2021 N US HWY 83, ROMA, TX 78584 · (956) 849-1333 · Starr County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,721 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Texas public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 457 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 449 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 422 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 393 | 23% |
Student demographics
1%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 1% · 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
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.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 43.0% | 20.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 41.0% | 32.0% | 23.0% | 4.0% |
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 | 53.0% | 73.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 39.0% |
| 2021-22 | 30.0% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Roma High School
Roma High School's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roma High School this school | 1,721 | 86.8% | 51.7% |
| Weslaco East High School WESLACO | 2,066 | 86.0% | 39.8% |
| Donna High School DONNA | 1,992 | 88.7% | 42.9% |
| Jefferson High School SAN ANTONIO | 1,706 | 87.6% | 37.0% |
| Burbank High School SAN ANTONIO | 1,405 | 88.3% | 32.0% |
| Horizon High School EL PASO | 1,469 | 87.1% | 46.3% |
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 Roma High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Starr County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #761 of 1,385 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #119 of 1,425 ▲ 5 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #874 of 1,425 ▲ 16 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +26.0pp | #238 of 1,184 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,721 | #402 of 2,107 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #410 of 1,344 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.7% | #1,331 of 1,346 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.8% | #261 of 1,522 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #452 of 557 | N/A |
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
1,721
-128 (-7%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 1,325
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 1,721 | 132.5 | 13.0:1 | 87% (1,494) |
| 2023-24 | 1,736 | 127.3 | 13.6:1 | 87% (1,503) |
| 2022-23 | 1,773 | 125.7 | 14.1:1 | 80% (1,418) |
| 2020-21 | 1,849 | 120 | 15.4:1 | 77% (1,425) |
| 2017-18 | 1,781 | 123.7 | 14.4:1 | 84% (1,499) |
| 2015-16 | 1,781 | 131 | 13.6:1 | 85% (1,516) |
| 2010-11 | 1,784 | 122 | 14.6:1 | 37% (663) |
| 2000-01 | 1,558 | 101 | 15.4:1 | 66% (1,030) |
| 1990-91 | 1,325 | 67 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roma High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,781 to 1,721); teachers up 7% (123.7 to 132.5).
About Roma High School
Roma High School is a high-enrollment high school in ROMA, Texas, administered by ROMA ISD. Enrollment stands at 1,721 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 116% larger than the 796-student average for high schools in Texas.
Federal data list 10 schools in ROMA ISD, with 6,019 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Roma High School, about 100 are Hispanic. Census estimates put Starr County at about 97% Hispanic, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 1, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 13.0:1 is based on 132.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 2.1 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 87%.
Among Texas public high schools, Roma High School outscored 64%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Roma High School scores 15.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 51.7% actual versus 36.6% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
The county, Starr County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $37,639, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 31% of residents are in poverty. The county has 29 public schools and about 16,900 students.
Emma Vera Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Roma High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Roma High School places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's student count decreased 7% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.4 to 13.0 over 4 years.
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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 Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
- Ramiro Barrera Middle SchoolMiddle · 564 students
- Florence J Scott Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Emma Vera Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Delia Gonzalez Garcia Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
Other schools in ROMA
- Roma Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
- Florence J Scott Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Emma Vera Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Veterans Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
- Rt Barrera Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
Nearby schools
- Emma Vera Elementary School0.2 mi · 504
- Roma Middle School0.2 mi · 776
- Florence J Scott Elementary School2.1 mi · 550
- Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary School2.3 mi · 526
- Instructional & Guidance Center4.1 mi · 33
- Veterans Memorial Elementary School5.0 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About Roma High SchoolHow many students attend Roma High School?
Roma High School enrolls approximately 1,721 students in grades 09-12.
Is Roma High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Roma High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Roma High School have?
Roma High School employs 133 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Roma High School?
Student demographics at Roma High School are roughly 0% White, 100% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Is Roma High School public or private?
Roma High School 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.