📍 1095 Raider Dr, Altair, Colorado County, 77412
Rice H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Altair, Colorado County. The school has 334 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Erron Mahone. It is part of the Rice Cisd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program.
Rice H S enrolls 334 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 198 | 59% |
| White | 79 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
244 of the school's 334 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 242 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rice H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 18, state house district 13.
Rice H S is one of 7 schools in RICE CISD, based in ALTAIR, Texas. The district serves 1,306 students district-wide and employs 93 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 334 students, Rice H S is larger than the district average of about 187 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote