High Schools in Roma Independent School District (Isd)

The Roma Independent School District (Isd) in Texas serves two high school-level institutions: Roma High School, a traditional comprehensive high school for grades 9-12, and the Instructional & Guidance Center, a much smaller alternative program serving grades 6-12. The district itself is highly ranked, placing in the 94th percentile out of 951 Texas school districts, and both schools serve a very high-need population with over 86% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

Roma High School is the district's primary academic driver, enrolling 1,721 students and achieving a strong 93.1% graduation rate with a very low 0.8% dropout rate. Its academic performance is a mixed bag: it excels significantly in STEM subjects, with 75.79% of students proficient in Algebra I and 75.62% in Biology, both well above state averages. However, it struggles in English Language Arts and U.S. History, where scores fall below the state average, particularly in English II Reading (55.73% vs. 59.88% state) and U.S. History (65.57% vs. 70.17% state). The school's state ranking has improved dramatically over three years, moving from the 36th percentile to the 62nd percentile, indicating effective instructional improvements.

In stark contrast, the Instructional & Guidance Center is a statistical outlier with only 33 students and extreme operational metrics. It spends a staggering $257,255 per student—nearly 20 times the $12,998 per student at Roma High—and maintains a very low student-teacher ratio of 5.1:1, reflecting its intensive, small-group intervention model. With no standardized test scores, a reported 0% graduation rate, and a 0% dropout rate, this school serves as a high-cost safety net for students who cannot succeed in a traditional environment, though its effectiveness is difficult to measure using standard metrics. The district's overall high ranking is likely driven by Roma High School's performance, while the Guidance Center represents a crucial, albeit expensive, resource for the district's most at-risk students.