📍 1093 Raider Dr, Altair, Colorado County, 77412
Rice Jh is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Altair, Colorado County. The school has 256 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Andrew Dewalt. It is part of the Rice Cisd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths.
Rice Jh enrolls 256 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 20% White and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 157 | 61% |
| White | 50 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 42 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
205 of the school's 256 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 205 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 Jh 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 Jh 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 256 students, Rice Jh 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