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Preparatory For Early College High School

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Preparatory For Early College High School ranks 347 th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

347^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 82% of Texas high schools

Summary

Preparatory For Early College High School is a public high school in Rio Grande City, Texas, serving 413 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District, which is ranked 516 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Preparatory For Early College High School consistently outperforms the district and state averages on STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams, with significantly higher proficiency rates in subjects like Algebra I, English I Reading, and U.S. History. The school also maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 97.1% to 99.2%, while keeping dropout rates low, between 0.0% and 0.5%. Notably, the school has particularly strong performance among certain student subgroups, ranking in the top 115 Texas high schools for English Language Learner students and the top 123 for Low Socio-Economic Status students in recent years.

When compared to other high schools in the same district, such as Grulla High School and Rio Grande City High School, Preparatory For Early College High School significantly outperforms them on STAAR EOC exams and other key metrics, indicating that the school is providing a higher-quality educational experience for its students. While the school's overall performance is strong, there are a few areas where it could potentially improve, such as the performance of Gifted and Talented students and Special Education students.

430

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,632

Per pupil spending ?

98.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

144 Fm 3167
Rio Grande City, TX 78582

(956) 370-4254

District: Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.3%

Asian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2019 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (72% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Texas high schools

✓100% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg47%

Texas avg56%

347^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Top 18%▬ steady since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)

516^th of 961Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	347 of 1974	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	313 of 1990	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	255 of 1961	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	380 of 1876	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	45.1	1001 of 1861	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.0	328 of 1857	82.3%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	55.0	605 of 1829	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.8	170 of 1810	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	71.8	243 of 1784	86.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	102 of 1153	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.0	115 of 1437	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	90 of 1371	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	85.4	87 of 1278	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	70.1	181 of 1195	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	90.1	61 of 1136	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	83.8	86 of 1113	92.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	553 of 1504	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.5	518 of 1880	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	394 of 1891	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.0	630 of 1841	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.7	1052 of 1815	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.5	623 of 1798	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	613 of 1781	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	766 of 964	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.1	843 of 1182	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.9	825 of 1172	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	1018 of 1177	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	930 of 1145	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	921 of 1137	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	188 of 1453	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	222 of 1805	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	155 of 1820	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	74.2	247 of 1762	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	50.6	758 of 1743	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.0	228 of 1714	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	228 of 1691	86.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	143 of 1513	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	79.3	161 of 1884	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	84.4	123 of 1897	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	77.5	187 of 1847	89.9%	★★★★☆
2021	53.9	696 of 1848	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.2	194 of 1818	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	182 of 1794	89.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	151 of 1515	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	78.3	217 of 1891	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	154 of 1913	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	79.5	199 of 1853	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	43.7	982 of 1840	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.8	208 of 1824	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	175 of 1803	90.3%	★★★★★

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	3 of 81	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	6 of 95	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	7 of 93	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	9 of 114	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	62.8	27 of 97	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.6	12 of 113	89.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.0	7 of 131	94.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	88 of 1299	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	68.9	273 of 1548	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	94.3	38 of 1357	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	22.9	1168 of 1347	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Migrant (2025)96th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)91st percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+5 vs school

At Risk (2021)67th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)21st percentile-62 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

English II Reading81%+25 vs state

U.S. History75%+7 vs state

English I Reading74%+22 vs state

Biology67%+5 vs state

Algebra I63%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
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	430	35	12.3	98.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	427 (99.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72.9	347^th of 1974 public high schools	82.4%		75.2	313^th of 1990 public high schools	84.3%	34	63.0	67.0	73.6	81.2	74.6							$6,632
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	695	45	15.5	90.1%	22 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	668 (96.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.9	909^th of 1974 public high schools	54.0%		38.6	1205^th of 1990 public high schools	39.4%	296	51.3	58.9	53.3	61.0	62.5	54.3	52.0	53.7	31.8	55.2	31.3	$12,091
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	1,670	122	13.6	96.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1,665 (99.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25.5	1505^th of 1974 public high schools	23.8%		27.5	1460^th of 1990 public high schools	26.6%	45	38.7	44.4	33.7	40.1	48.7							$9,621
Instructional & Guidance Center	Public	6-12	120 Luciano Rd	Roma	78584	Starr County	Roma Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 849-8900	33	6	5.1	87.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$35,426
Roma High School	Public	9-12	2021 N Us Hwy 83	Roma	78584	Starr County	Roma Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 849-1333	1,721	133	12.9	86.8%	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1,715 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	53	830^th of 1974 public high schools	58.0%		36.4	1278^th of 1990 public high schools	35.8%	448	72.2	72.7	48.7	55.1	51.8							$14,390
Grulla High School	Public	8-12	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	716	54	13.2	96.8%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	715 (99.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.9	1400^th of 1974 public high schools	29.1%		20.7	1611^th of 1990 public high schools	19.0%	211	74.7	48.1	23.7	32.3	52.2							$10,198

Frequently Asked Questions about Preparatory For Early College High School

What district is Preparatory For Early College High School in?

Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Preparatory For Early College High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended Preparatory For Early College High School.

Is Preparatory For Early College High School a good school?

Preparatory For Early College High School ranks 347^th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Preparatory For Early College High School?

Students at Preparatory For Early College High School are 99% Hispanic.

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