📍 6884 e Hwy 83, Rio Grande City, Starr County, 78582
Grulla H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Rio Grande City, Starr County. The school has 761 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Javier Garza. It is part of the Rio Grande City Grulla Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 58.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Grulla H S enrolls 761 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 58.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino, <1% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 757 | 99% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
738 of the school's 761 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 725 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Grulla 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.
Grulla 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 761 students, Grulla 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