ROMA MIDDLE

Set in ROMA, Texas, ROMA MIDDLE is a moderately sized junior high, run under ROMA ISD. It educates 776 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 21% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

Across the 10 schools in ROMA ISD (6,019 students total), ROMA MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, ROMA MIDDLE shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). That composition is broadly in line with Starr County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Roughly 90% of students at ROMA MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ROMA MIDDLE is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 34.5%; this one delivers 51.2%, a residual of +16.7 points.

In the surrounding community, Starr County reports that median household income runs about $37,639, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 31%. ROMA MIDDLE is one of 29 public schools in Starr County (combined enrollment of about 16,900 students).

ROMA H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around ROMA MIDDLE. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ROMA MIDDLE ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 70.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ROMA MIDDLE has remained close to its prior level, going from 771 students in 2018 to 776 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.