High Schools in San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District

The San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District oversees three high schools—Del Rio High School, Del Rio Early College High School, and Blended Academy—serving grades 9-12 in the Del Rio area, with a total enrollment of about 3,046 students and a district ranking in the 30th percentile statewide.

The standout school is Del Rio Early College High School, a magnet school ranked in the 94th percentile (5-star rating) with exceptional academic proficiency rates of 79% to 89% across core subjects, a 98.1% graduation rate, and a low 0.2% dropout rate. In contrast, Blended Academy is a struggling alternative school ranked in the 5th percentile (0-star rating), with critically low proficiency rates—including 0% in English I Reading—a 75% graduation rate, and a 5.7% dropout rate. Del Rio High School sits in the middle, ranked in the 33rd percentile with a 91.8% graduation rate and a 1.1% dropout rate, performing near state averages.

A key finding is the resource allocation paradox: the highest-performing school spends the least per student ($5,165), while the lowest-performing school spends the most ($11,393), suggesting that challenges at Blended Academy stem from complex student needs rather than funding alone. Smaller class sizes also correlate with better outcomes, as Del Rio Early College has an 11.4:1 student-teacher ratio, while Del Rio High School has a much larger 21.2:1 ratio. Overall, the district shows a wide performance gap, with the Early College model proving highly effective despite serving a significant economically disadvantaged population.