Best Public Schools in Zip Code 78582

Summary:

The schools in zip code 78582 are part of the Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (ISD) and the Roma Independent School District (ISD), and include 9 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 4 high schools, with no alternative schools.

Among the standout schools in the area, Delia Gonzalez Garcia Elementary in the Roma ISD ranks 56th out of 4,675 Texas elementary schools and is rated 5 out of 5 stars, with exceptional performance in reading, math, and science. Preparatory For Early College High School in the Rio Grande City Grulla ISD ranks 311st out of 1,987 Texas high schools, has a 99.2% four-year graduation rate, and strong performance on STAAR exams. In contrast, some schools like Roque Guerra Junior Elementary and John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary struggle to meet state standards.

Overall, the schools in this area display a wide range of academic performance, with high graduation rates but also significant disparities in test scores. The majority of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with 87% to 99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Exploring opportunities for collaboration and resource sharing between the two school districts, as well as continued investment in early childhood education, could help address these challenges and support the success of all students in the community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2024)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2024)		STAAR Spanish Science (2024)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2024)	STAAR EOC Biology (2024)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2024)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2024)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2024)	STAAR Reading (2024)						STAAR Mathematics (2024)						STAAR Science (2024)		STAAR Social Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alberto And Celia Barrera Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1400 N Lopez St	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4214	435	33	13.0	99.8%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	434 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.8	3006^th of 4675 public elementary schools	35.7%		27.3	3557^th of 4647 public elementary schools	23.5%	551											55.6	33.3	23.8				70.4	44.8	17.5				7.9			$10,875	$1,944	$8,931
Ringgold Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	144 Fm 3167	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4462	635	63	10.1	92.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	634 (99.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.1	1522^nd of 2361 public middle schools	35.5%		30.4	1710^th of 2330 public middle schools	26.6%	188						82.5								36.3	37.4	39.8				30.2	25.4	31.1		38.4	30.6	$13,407	$1,547	$11,859
Ringgold Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1 S Fort Ringgold	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4421	474	31	15.5	96.0%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	471 (99.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65	1338^th of 4675 public elementary schools	71.4%		54.9	1887^th of 4647 public elementary schools	59.4%	549	18.8	16.7	37.5	14.3	0.0						37.0	39.2	60.6				61.8	49.0	56.9				46.2			$11,410	$1,956	$9,454
Roque Guerra Junior Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1600 W Main St	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4773	626	44	14.1	98.2%	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	622 (99.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.6	3831^st of 4675 public elementary schools	18.1%		20.9	3945^th of 4647 public elementary schools	15.1%	114											32.7	36.6	25.0				26.5	50.5	15.9				2.3			$10,584	$1,570	$9,014
John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2448 Embassy St	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4366	467	33	14.3	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	467 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.8	4195^th of 4675 public elementary schools	10.3%		15.4	4267^th of 4647 public elementary schools	8.2%	72											27.4	19.4	33.3				21.0	27.4	35.4				7.6			$10,962	$2,082	$8,879
Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	8001 Trophy Rd	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4413	481	36	13.5	93.3%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	478 (99.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.5	2732^nd of 4675 public elementary schools	41.6%		32.1	3263^rd of 4647 public elementary schools	29.8%	531											55.2	27.7	33.3				46.4	43.1	49.1				12.3			$15,382	$1,481	$13,901
Preparatory For Early College High School	Public	9-12	144 Fm 3167	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4254	413	34	12.0	99.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	411 (99.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75.2	311^th of 1987 public high schools	84.3%		77.9	255^th of 1961 public high schools	87.0%	56						60.3	65.9	81.8	87.4	75.8																$8,777	$898	$7,879
Ramiro Barrera Middle	Public	6-8	258 N Fm 649	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Roma Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 486-2670	534	52	10.2	89.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	534 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45	1239^th of 2361 public middle schools	47.5%		45.2	1213^th of 2330 public middle schools	47.9%	26														45.6	42.5	48.0				23.2	29.3	75.4		34.8	24.0	$12,759	$1,980	$10,779
Delia Gonzalez Garcia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4186 W Us Hwy 83	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Roma Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 849-8450	495	36	13.8	90.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	495 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98.1	56^th of 4675 public elementary schools	98.8%		79.3	788^th of 4647 public elementary schools	83.0%	732											81.4	90.9	77.5				84.3	93.9	91.6				90.1			$11,355	$2,241	$9,114
Veterans Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2700 W Eisenhower St	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4828	795	62	12.7	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	793 (99.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.8	1309^th of 2361 public middle schools	44.6%		42.7	1294^th of 2330 public middle schools	44.5%	15						84.1								35.4	38.9	37.4				23.5	31.8	44.5		42.2	41.2	$12,781	$1,602	$11,178
Grulla High School	Public	9-12	6884 E Hwy 83	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4294	770	54	14.1	99.6%	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	767 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.7	1609^th of 1987 public high schools	19.0%		31.9	1351^st of 1961 public high schools	31.1%	258						36.7	46.2	28.7	37.1	36.8																$14,515	$1,668	$12,848
Alto Bonito Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	753 Fm 2360	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4238	584	38	15.2	99.8%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	583 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.1	2147^th of 4675 public elementary schools	54.1%		20.6	3968^th of 4647 public elementary schools	14.6%	1821											55.7	31.2	34.1				71.6	58.4	35.3				20.0			$10,030	$1,908	$8,122
General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2801 W Eisenhower St	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4786	733	47	15.6	93.2%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	728 (99.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	73.9	982^nd of 4675 public elementary schools	79.0%		47.9	2309^th of 4647 public elementary schools	50.3%	1327											60.0	80.2	43.9				56.2	51.9	60.2				38.8			$10,423	$1,525	$8,899
Rio Grande City High School	Public	9-12	5726 Fm 755	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 488-6000	1,674	126	13.2	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1,667 (99.6%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.5	1458^th of 1987 public high schools	26.6%		27	1446^th of 1961 public high schools	26.3%	12						48.2	39.9	37.8	39.8	51.6																$11,448	$1,283	$10,165
Idea Rio Grande City College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	2803 W Monarch Ln	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 263-4900	661	44	15.0	93.0%	17 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	638 (96.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.6	1203^rd of 1987 public high schools	39.5%					(n/a)						35.7	42.9	52.3	51.8	71.4				50.4	52.6	47.9				36.6	43.7				24.0	$11,525	$1,517	$10,008
Idea Rio Grande City Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2803 W Monarch Ln	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 263-4900	733	33	22.1	88.4%	23 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	708 (96.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.8	1927^th of 4675 public elementary schools	58.8%		49.3	2225^th of 4647 public elementary schools	52.1%	298											47.2	46.6	60.0				28.0	46.6	50.0				30.8			$8,508	$1,709	$6,799
Grulla Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	443 Old Military Rd	Grulla	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4260	440	35	12.7	99.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	440 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77.3	850^th of 4675 public elementary schools	81.8%		54.8	1901^st of 4647 public elementary schools	59.1%	1051											40.3	69.0	61.9				59.7	62.1	65.1				45.2			$11,125	$1,998	$9,127
La Union Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6300 NE Hwy 83	Garciasville	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4384	346	29	12.0	98.3%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	345 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.8	3130^th of 4675 public elementary schools	33.0%		23.1	3817^th of 4647 public elementary schools	17.9%	687											56.3	22.2	48.8				33.3	22.2	43.9				12.2			$11,491	$1,780	$9,711

Cities Near Zip Code 78582

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rio Grande City	6.01 mi	18	480^th
Garciasville	10.72 mi	1	693^rd
Roma	14.33 mi	8	85^th
Grulla	15.41 mi	2	404^th
Sullivan City	17.14 mi	2	514^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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