RUBEN CHAVIRA EL

RUBEN CHAVIRA EL operates as a medium-sized elementary school in DEL RIO, Texas, overseen by SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD. Current enrollment sits at 563 students spanning grades K through 5.

SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 9,767 students; RUBEN CHAVIRA EL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, RUBEN CHAVIRA EL records that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic; the rest consists of 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 81% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting RUBEN CHAVIRA EL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Val Verde County (around 72%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), RUBEN CHAVIRA EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.0%, the actual is 33.9%, a residual of -2.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Val Verde County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $66,100 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. RUBEN CHAVIRA EL is one of 20 public schools in Val Verde County (combined enrollment of about 10,448 students).

The closest other public school is SAN FELIPE MEMORIAL MIDDLE, roughly 1.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, RUBEN CHAVIRA EL comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 40.1%.

RUBEN CHAVIRA EL operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RUBEN CHAVIRA EL has edged up 4%, going from 541 students in 2018 to 563 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 88% to 98% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.