West RGV News

Starr County schools enrolled 14,787 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 16,151 students enrolled in Starr County schools, 91.6% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 7.3% decrease from the previous school year.

Starr County enrolled the 33rd highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

Texas is found to be one of the least-educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Rio Grande City High School	1,646	1,753
Roma High School	1,380	1,738
Idea Rio Grande City Academy	711	812
Veterans Middle School	700	738
Grulla High School	684	718
Ringgold Middle School	659	683
Roque Guerra Junior Elementary School	612	627
General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary School	598	635
Roma Middle School	580	682
Grulla Middle School	525	549
Roel A. & Celia R. Saenz Elementary School	475	526
Alto Bonito Elementary School	472	478
Ramiro Barrera Middle School	460	516
Delia Gonzalez Garcia Elementary School	448	485
Alberto and Celia Barrera Elementary School	438	438
Florence Junior Scott Elementary School	438	490
Preparatory for Early College High School	429	455
John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School	419	425
Idea Rio Grande City College Preparatory	418	485
Veterans Memorial Elementary School	400	433
Dr. Mario E. Ramirez Elementary School	399	430
Grulla Elementary School	391	398
Ringgold Elementary School	377	399
Emma Vera Elementary School	321	408
Rt Barrera Elementary School	306	338
La Union Elementary School	278	282
San Isidro Elementary School	119	121
San Isidro High School	70	70
Instructional & Guidance Center	34	39