📍 2700 W Eisenhower St, Rio Grande City, Starr County, 78582
Veterans Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Rio Grande City, Starr County. The school has 801 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Enrique Cantu. 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 64.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Veterans Middle enrolls 801 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 64.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino, <1% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 793 | 99% |
| White | 6 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
757 of the school's 801 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 756 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Veterans 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.
Veterans 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 801 students, Veterans 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