📍 23001 State Hwy 345, Rio Hondo, Cameron County, 78583
Rio Hondo Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Rio Hondo, Cameron County. The school has 488 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ramiro Moreno. It is part of the Rio Hondo Isd school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rio Hondo Middle enrolls 488 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 471 | 97% |
| White | 14 | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
446 of the school's 488 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 433 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.
Rio Hondo Middle 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 Middle 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 488 students, Rio Hondo Middle 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