📍 144 Fm 3167, Rio Grande City, Starr County, 78582
Ringgold Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Rio Grande City, Starr County. The school has 722 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Melinda Gonzalez. It is part of the Rio Grande City Grulla Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 61.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ringgold Middle enrolls 722 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 61.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino, <1% Asian and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 717 | 99% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
703 of the school's 722 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 699 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ringgold Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 21, state house district 31.
Ringgold Middle is one of 15 schools in RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD, based in RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas. The district serves 9,316 students district-wide and employs 729 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 722 students, Ringgold Middle is larger than the district average of about 621 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant