📍 700 N Reynolds St, Rio Hondo, Cameron County, 78583
Rio Hondo el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rio Hondo, Cameron County. The school has 624 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Alma Alvarez. It is part of the Rio Hondo Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rio Hondo el enrolls 624 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Hispanic or Latino, 5.3% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 587 | 94% |
| White | 33 | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
540 of the school's 624 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 521 qualify for free lunch and 19 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 Hondo el 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 27, state house district 37.
Rio Hondo el is one of 4 schools in RIO HONDO ISD, based in RIO HONDO, Texas. The district serves 1,437 students district-wide and employs 121 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 624 students, Rio Hondo el is larger than the district average of about 359 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe