📍 6955 Fm 802, Brownsville, Cameron County, 78521
Rivera Early College H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Brownsville, Cameron County. The school has 2,254 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Obed Leal. It is part of the Brownsville Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 141.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The school offers 46 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rivera Early College H S enrolls 2,254 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 141.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino, <1% White and <1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,235 | 99% |
| White | 18 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,900 of the school's 2,254 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,321 qualify for free lunch and 579 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rivera Early College H S is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 37.
Rivera Early College H S is one of 56 schools in BROWNSVILLE ISD, based in BROWNSVILLE, Texas. The district serves 36,140 students district-wide and employs 2,575 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,254 students, Rivera Early College H S is larger than the district average of about 645 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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