📍 1600 W Main St, Rio Grande City, Starr County, 78582
Roque Guerra Jr el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rio Grande City, Starr County. The school has 639 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sabas Chapa. It is part of the Rio Grande City Grulla Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 43.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Roque Guerra Jr el enrolls 639 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 43.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Hispanic or Latino, <1% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 636 | 100% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
621 of the school's 639 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 614 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Roque Guerra Jr el 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.
Roque Guerra Jr el 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 639 students, Roque Guerra Jr el is close to the district average of about 621 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant