📍 22547 State Hwy 345, Rio Hondo, Cameron County, 78583
Rio Hondo H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Rio Hondo, Cameron County. The school has 507 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amanda Cardenas. It is part of the Rio Hondo Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 47.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rio Hondo H S enrolls 507 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 47.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 488 | 96% |
| White | 16 | 3.2% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
422 of the school's 507 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 394 qualify for free lunch and 28 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 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 27, state house district 38.
Rio Hondo H S 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 507 students, Rio Hondo H S 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