UNITED STEP ACADEMY

UNITED STEP ACADEMY, a tiny four-year high school in RIO BRAVO, Texas, overseen by UNITED ISD, instructs 167 students, covering grades 6 through 12. That puts it 79% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

UNITED STEP ACADEMY is one of 51 schools operated by UNITED ISD, a district that caters to 40,742 students overall.

Demographically, UNITED STEP ACADEMY shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%).

Looking at school resources, UNITED STEP ACADEMY logs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Webb County) logs that median household earnings sit near $63,058, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. Across Webb County's 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,717 students), UNITED STEP ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SALVADOR GARCIA MIDDLE, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around UNITED STEP ACADEMY.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. UNITED STEP ACADEMY's enrollment has climbed 43% since 2018, when it stood at 117 (now 167). Class-load math has widened: from 5.1:1 in 2018 to 7.6:1 in 2025.

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