Schools near the rio grande: Rio Grande Valley – IDEA Public Schools
2020 Rio Grande Valley Rankings (PANDEMIC EDITION)
Due to the pandemic, this year’s rankings will focus on three-year analyses that showcase campus and district consistency overtime via its Three Year Strong ranking. Overall, in the Rio Grande Valley, there are 170 high performing schools which are A or B Pandemic Edition Ranked schools: 106 elementary schools, 37 middle schools, and 27 high schools. The Rio Grande Valley has 112 Pandemic Proof Schools: 72 elementary schools, 24 middle schools, and 16 high schools. There are 68 Consistent Gold Ribbon Schools: 64 elementary schools and 4 middle schools. For the newest ranking, PaceSetter Schools, Rio Grande Valley has 9: 5 elementary schools and 3 middle schools.
Watch our Press Conference with the top-performing RGV Schools HERE. You can also download the full regional rankings lists via the buttons below.
Elementary
Middle
High
Top 10 Public
High Schools in the Rio Grande Valley
1. Achieve
Early College H S, McAllen ISD
2. Brownsville
Early College H S, Brownsville ISD
3. Jimmy Carter Early
College H S, La Joya ISD
4. IDEA Quest College
Preparatory, IDEA Public Schools
5. Thelma
Rosa Salinas STEM Early College H S, La Joya ISD
6. IDEA Frontier College
Preparatory, IDEA Public Schools
7. The Science Academy of
South Texas, South Texas ISD
8. Early College H S, Harlingen
CISD
9. Mission Collegiate H S,
Mission CISD
10. Vanguard Rembrandt, Vanguard
Academy
Top 5 Middle Schools in the
Rio Grande Valley
1. South
Texas Preparatory Academy, South Texas ISD
2. Rising
Scholars Academy of South Texas, South Texas ISD
3. IDEA
McAllen College Preparatory, IDEA Public Schools
4. IDEA
Quest College Preparatory, IDEA Public Schools
5. B L
Gray Junior High, Sharyland ISD
Top 5 Elementary Schools in the
Rio Grande Valley
1.
Florence
J Scott Elementary, Roma ISD
2. Emma
Vera Elementary, Roma ISD
3. Olmito
Elementary, Los Fresnos CISD
4. Ortiz Elementary, Brownsville ISD
5. Valley
View North Elementary, Valley View ISD
Consistent Gold Ribbon Schools
Gold Ribbon Schools are schools that are neither a charter nor magnet, have a high concentration of economically disadvantaged students, and receive an A or B grade. Below is the top Gold Ribbon School in the Rio Grande Valley.
Elementary
1.
Florence J Scott Elementary, Roma ISD
2.
Emma Vera Elementary, Roma ISD
3.
Ortiz Elementary, Brownsville ISD
4.
Valley View North Elementary, Valley View ISD
5.
RT Barrera Elementary, Roma ISD
Middle
1. Liberty Memorial Middle, Los Fresnos CISD
2. Manzano Middle, Brownsville ISD
3. Valley View Junior High, Valley View ISD
Pace Setter Schools
Pace Setters are Gold Ribbon eligible schools (schools with 75% or more of a campus’ students classified as low-income that do not classify as charter or magnet programs) that have shown significant improvements from prior years and are on track to becoming Gold Ribbon schools in the future.
Elementary
1.
Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD
2.
Taylor Elementary, Mercedes ISD
3.
Sullivan Elementary, San Benito CISD
4.
North Bridge Elementary, Weslaco ISD
5.
Sam Houston Elementary, La Feria ISD
Middle
1. La Villa Middle, La Villa ISD
2. Grulla Middle, Rio Grande City ISD
3. W B Green Junior High, La Feria ISD
Pandemic Proof Schools
Pandemic Proof Schools are schools with 75% or more of a campus’ students classified as low-income that have been classified as high performing campuses (receiving A or B C@R Grades) for three years running.
Elementary Schools
1. Florence J Scott Elementary, Roma
ISD
2. Emma Vera Elementary, Roma ISD
3.
Ortiz Elementary, Brownsville ISD
Middle Schools
1.
IDEA McAllen College Preparatory, IDEA Public Schools
2. IDEA Quest College Preparatory, IDEA Public Schools
3.
IDEA Edinburg College Preparatory, IDEA Public Schools
High Schools
1. Brownsville Early College High
School, Brownsville ISD
2. Jimmy Carter Early College High
School, La Joya ISD
3.
IDEA Quest College Preparatory, IDEA Public Charter Schools
Top Performing Schools in Racial Equity
Elementary Schools
1.Ortiz Elementary, Brownsville ISD
2.Putegnat Elementary, Brownsville ISD
3.R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary, Edinburg CISD
Middle Schools
1.IDEA Quest College Preparatory, IDEA Public Charter Schools
2.IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory, IDEA Public Charter Schools
3.IDEA Frontier College Preparatory, IDEA Public Charter Schools
High Schools
1. IDEA Quest College Preparatory, IDEA Public Charter Schools
2.IDEA Frontier College Preparatory, IDEA Public Charter Schools
3.Vangaurd Rembrandt, Vangaurd Academy
The omission of any school or district in any ranking or sublist is based on methodological decisions related to available data and does not reflect positive or negative statements.
Top 10 Best Rio Grande City, TX Public Schools (2023)
For the 2023 school year, there are 17 public schools serving 11,269 students in Rio Grande City, TX (there are 2 private schools, serving 236 private students). 98% of all K-12 students in Rio Grande City, TX are educated in public schools (compared to the TX state average of 94%).
The top ranked public schools in Rio Grande City, TX are Preparatory For Early College High School, Idea Rio Grande City College Preparatory and Idea Rio Grande City Academy. Overall testing rank is based on a school’s combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Rio Grande City, TX public schools have an average math proficiency score of 14% (versus the Texas public school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 42% statewide average). Schools in Rio Grande City have an average ranking of 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Texas public schools.
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Texas public school average of 73% (majority Hispanic).
School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Preparatory For Early College High School
Math: 15-19% | Reading: 50-54%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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144 Fm 3167
Rio Grande City, TX 78582
(956) 352-6349
Grades: 9-12
| 509 students
Rank: #22.
Idea Rio Grande City College Preparatory
Charter School
Math: 25-29% | Reading: 41%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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2803 W Monarch Ln
Rio Grande City, TX 78582
(956) 263-4900
Grades: 6-9
| 424 students
Rank: #33.
Idea Rio Grande City Academy
Charter School
Math: 15-19% | Reading: 35-39%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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2803 W Monarch Ln
Rio Grande City, TX 78582
(956) 263-4900
Grades: PK-5
| 848 students
Rank: #44.
Veterans Middle School
Magnet School
Math: 24% | Reading: 31%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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2700 W Eisenhower St
Rio Grande City, TX 78582
(956) 488-6084
Grades: 6-8
| 794 students
Rank: #55.
Rio Grande City High School
Math: 14% | Reading: 35%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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Fm 755
Rio Grande City, TX 78582
(956) 488-6000
Grades: 9-12
| 1,824 students
Rank: #66.
Rio Grande City Cisd Grulla High School
Math: 10-14% | Reading: 30-34%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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6884 E Hw 83
Rio Grande City, TX 78582
(956) 716-6700
Grades: 9-12
| 789 students
Rank: #77.
Grulla Elementary School
Magnet School
Math: 10-14% | Reading: 25-29%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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443 Old Military Rd
Rio Grande City, TX 78582
(956) 487-3306
Grades: PK-5
| 500 students
Rank: #88.
Alto Bonito Elementary School
Magnet School
Math: 10-14% | Reading: 20-24%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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753 Fm 2360
Rio Grande City, TX 78582
(956) 487-6295
Grades: PK-5
| 578 students
Rank: #9 – 129. – 12.
Alberto And Celia Barrera Elementary School
Magnet School
Math: 10-14% | Reading: 15-19%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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1400 N Lopez St
Rio Grande City, TX 78582
(956) 716-6917
Grades: PK-5
| 510 students
Rank: #9 – 129. – 12.
Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary School
Magnet School
Math: 10-14% | Reading: 15-19%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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8001 Trophy Rd
Rio Grande City, TX 78582
(956) 487-4457
Grades: PK-5
| 506 students
Rank: #9 – 129. – 12.
General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary School
Magnet School
Math: 10-14% | Reading: 15-19%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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2801 W Eisenhower St
Rio Grande City, TX 78582
(956) 487-7095
Grades: PK-5
| 677 students
Rank: #9 – 129. – 12.
Ringgold Middle School
Magnet School
Math: 12% | Reading: 17%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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144 Fm 3167
Rio Grande City, TX 78582
(956) 716-6851
Grades: 6-8
| 701 students
Rank: #1313.
La Union Elementary School
Magnet School
Math: 10-14% | Reading: 10-14%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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6300 Ne Hwy 83
Rio Grande City, TX 78582
(956) 487-3404
Grades: PK-5
| 369 students
Rank: #1414.
Ringgold Elementary School
Magnet School
Math: 6-9% | Reading: 15-19%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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1 S Fort Ringgold
Rio Grande City, TX 78582
(956) 716-6929
Grades: PK-5
| 444 students
Rank: #1515.
Grulla Middle School
Magnet School
Math: 8% | Reading: 13%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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Fm 2360
Rio Grande City, TX 78582
(956) 487-5558
Grades: 6-8
| 623 students
Rank: #1616.
Roque Guerra Junior Elementary School
Magnet School
Math: 8% | Reading: 10-14%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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1600 W Main St
Rio Grande City, TX 78582
(956) 716-6982
Grades: PK-5
| 698 students
Rank: #1717.
John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School
Magnet School
Math: 6-9% | Reading: 10-14%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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2448 Embassy St
Rio Grande City, TX 78582
(956) 487-3710
Grades: PK-5
| 475 students
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