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Del Rio Early College High School

Public Grades 9-12

112^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,057 Texas High Schools

Better than 95% of Texas high schools

Summary

Del Rio Early College High School in Del Rio, TX, is a standout high-performing school serving 472 students in grades 9-12 within the San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District, earning a 5-star rating and ranking in the 94th percentile statewide for the 2025-2026 school year.

This school dramatically outperforms nearby schools in every key academic area. For example, on STAAR End-of-Course exams, Del Rio Early College High School achieves proficiency rates of 89.4% in English I Reading and 89.3% in Biology, compared to just 52.9% and 62.3% district-wide. Its graduation rate is nearly perfect at 98.1%, with an incredibly low dropout rate of 0.2%. In contrast, Del Rio High School—located just 0.14 miles away—has a 91.8% graduation rate and a 1.1% dropout rate, while Premier H S Of Del Rio graduates only 61.5% of its students. The school’s small size gives it a major advantage, with a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1, far better than Del Rio High School’s 21.2:1, allowing for more individualized attention.

What makes Del Rio Early College High School especially impressive is its consistent success with all students, including those from low socio-economic backgrounds, who rank in the 95th percentile. The school achieves these elite results while spending just $5,165 per student—less than half of what nearby schools like Del Rio High School ($11,271) spend. This efficiency, combined with its rigorous Early College model, shows that the school provides a clear, accessible path to college readiness for every student, making it a true "lighthouse" school in the district.

472

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$4,895

Per pupil spending ?

59.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

205 Memorial Dr
Del Rio, TX 78842

(830) 778-4416

District: San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.6%

White:

3.4%

Asian:

0.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2019 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (87% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Texas high schools

✓100% graduate within 4 years

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school87%

District avg57%

Texas avg62%

112^th of 2,057

Texas public high schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District

655^th of 947San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District 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
2026	85.8	112 of 2057	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	80.6	216 of 1974	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	212 of 1990	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	382 of 1961	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	252 of 1876	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	62.7	576 of 1861	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.3	146 of 1857	92.1%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	84.3	112 of 1837	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	78.4	156 of 1829	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	57 of 1810	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	79.9	153 of 1784	91.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	203 of 1209	83.2%	★★★★☆
2025	57.6	282 of 1153	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	46.3	571 of 1437	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	542 of 1371	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	339 of 1278	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	24.7	963 of 1195	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	90.8	59 of 1136	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	68.1	173 of 1113	84.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	81.0	159 of 1976	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	70.6	288 of 1504	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	471 of 1880	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	421 of 1891	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	373 of 1841	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	53.8	794 of 1815	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.9	192 of 1798	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	290 of 1781	83.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	119 of 1208	90.1%	★★★★★
2025	55.7	552 of 964	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.5	742 of 1182	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.5	451 of 1172	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	718 of 1177	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	630 of 1145	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	867 of 1137	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	88.2	86 of 1909	95.5%	★★★★★
2025	82.1	112 of 1453	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	79.0	180 of 1805	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	76.0	233 of 1820	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	167 of 1762	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	67.5	385 of 1743	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	119 of 1714	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	78.9	194 of 1691	88.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	87.2	104 of 1976	94.7%	★★★★★
2025	79.7	123 of 1513	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	75.0	219 of 1884	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	251 of 1897	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	148 of 1847	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	63.9	453 of 1848	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.6	111 of 1818	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	81.6	148 of 1794	91.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	88.1	92 of 1993	95.4%	★★★★★
2025	82.3	116 of 1515	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	84.0	143 of 1891	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	70.5	393 of 1913	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	189 of 1853	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.3	384 of 1840	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	142 of 1824	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	74.6	273 of 1803	84.9%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	86.0	11 of 93	88.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.2	315 of 1610	80.4%	★★★★☆
2025	69.5	194 of 1299	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	56.2	491 of 1548	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	283 of 1478	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	58.4	388 of 1418	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	63.4	311 of 1382	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	52.8	467 of 1357	65.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	88.5	50 of 1611	96.9%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)94th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)90th percentile-4 vs school

Migrant (2023)88th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)83rd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)80th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

English I Reading89%+34 vs state

Biology89%+19 vs state

English II Reading89%+29 vs state

U.S. History85%+15 vs state

Algebra I79%+25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)	STAAR Mathematics (2026)	STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Del Rio Early College High School	Public	9-12	205 Memorial Dr	Del Rio	78842	Val Verde County	San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 778-4416	472	41	11.4	59.7%	16 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	451 (95.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	85.8	112^th of 2057 public high schools	94.6%		80.6	216^th of 1974 public high schools	89.1%	104	79.4	89.3	89.4	88.8	84.9				$4,895
Del Rio High School	Public	9-12	100 Memorial Dr	Del Rio	78842	Val Verde County	San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 778-4329	2,447	115	21.2	69.3%	129 (5.3%)	8 (0.3%)	2,291 (93.6%)	8 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	6 (0.2%)	35.7	1373^rd of 2057 public high schools	33.3%		38.4	1204^th of 1974 public high schools	39.0%	169	32.1	58.2	39.8	56.6	64.4				$12,064
Premier H S Of Del Rio	Public, Charter	9-12	1701 Kings Way	Del Rio	75029	Denton County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 298-2100	60	3	17.9	80.0%	1 (1.7%)	1 (1.7%)	58 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.4	1869^th of 2057 public high schools	9.1%		10	1784^th of 1974 public high schools	9.6%	85	0.0	30.0	10.0	28.6	50.0				$11,855
Texasworks - Del Rio	Public, Charter	9-12	1701 Kings Way	Del Rio	75029	Denton County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(830) 298-2100	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	4	1947^th of 2057 public high schools	5.3%					(n/a)	14.3			10.0
Heritage Academy Of Del Rio	Public, Charter	9-12	709 B Kings Way	Del Rio	78840	Val Verde County	Heritage Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 774-6230	191	14	13.9	84.8%	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	185 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	58.2	748^th of 2057 public high schools	63.6%		60	670^th of 1974 public high schools	66.1%	78	59.2	78.7	53.6	54.2	86.7				$10,553
Blended Academy	Public	8-12	305 Las Vacas	Del Rio	78842	Val Verde County	San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 778-4685	127	9	13.7	90.6%	4 (3.1%)	1 (0.8%)	122 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.9	1950^th of 2057 public high schools	5.2%		3.5	1898^th of 1974 public high schools	3.9%	52	4.3	34.8	0.0	4.8	30.8	11.6		4.3	$15,395

Frequently Asked Questions about Del Rio Early College High School

How many students attend Del Rio Early College High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 472 students attended Del Rio Early College High School.

Is Del Rio Early College High School a good school?

Yes. Del Rio Early College High School ranks in the top 5.4% of Texas high schools.

What district is Del Rio Early College High School in?

San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District

What is the racial makeup of Del Rio Early College High School?

Students at Del Rio Early College High School are 96% Hispanic, 3% White.

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2015–16 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 20, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 30, 2026

2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026

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