📍 500 S Rio Rico Rd, Mercedes, Hidalgo County, 78570
Ruben Hinojosa el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mercedes, Hidalgo County. The school has 492 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Vanessa Ramirez. It is part of the Mercedes Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ruben Hinojosa el enrolls 492 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 476 | 97% |
| White | 11 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
451 of the school's 492 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 425 qualify for free lunch and 26 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ruben Hinojosa el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 39.
Ruben Hinojosa el is one of 11 schools in MERCEDES ISD, based in MERCEDES, Texas. The district serves 4,207 students district-wide and employs 315 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 492 students, Ruben Hinojosa el is larger than the district average of about 382 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large