📍 5726 Fm 755, Rio Grande City, Starr County, 78582
Rio Grande City H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Rio Grande City, Starr County. The school has 1,774 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Maribel Montemayor. It is part of the Rio Grande City Grulla Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 124.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. The school offers 29 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rio Grande City H S enrolls 1,774 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 124.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Hispanic or Latino, <1% Asian and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,766 | 100% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,664 of the school's 1,774 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,654 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rio Grande City H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Rio Grande City H S 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 1,774 students, Rio Grande City H S is larger than the district average of about 621 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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