📍 2021 N Us Hwy 83, Roma, Starr County, 78584
Roma H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Roma, Starr County. The school has 1,773 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jorge Guzman. It is part of the Roma Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 125.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. The school offers 31 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Roma H S enrolls 1,773 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 125.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,769 | 100% |
| White | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,418 of the school's 1,773 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,418 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Roma 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.
Roma H S is one of 10 schools in ROMA ISD, based in ROMA, Texas. The district serves 6,019 students district-wide and employs 431 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,773 students, Roma H S is larger than the district average of about 602 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe