Summary:
The three public schools in zip code 78583, serving grades PK-12, are all part of the Rio Hondo Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the 18th percentile statewide where an average of 88% of students face economic disadvantage.
Rio Hondo High School stands out as the district's strongest performer, earning a 2-star rating and ranking in the 41st percentile among Texas high schools. It is the only school to exceed state averages in any subject, achieving proficiency rates of 55.93% in English I and 60.66% in English II. In contrast, Rio Hondo Middle faces a severe math crisis, with 7th-grade math proficiency plummeting to just 1.49% compared to the state's 29.41%. Rio Hondo Elementary serves the highest percentage of economically disadvantaged students (90.89%) with the lowest per-pupil spending ($9,936) and the largest class sizes (16.5:1). The high school, despite likely receiving students with weak academic foundations, acts as a resilience engine, spending the most per student ($12,804) and maintaining the smallest class sizes (12.2:1).
Key metrics reveal a district with a 90.3% graduation rate but a 2.4% dropout rate at the high school. A notable anomaly is that middle school students taking Algebra I achieved a 54.29% proficiency rate, above the state average, while the high school's Algebra I rate is only 21.43%. This suggests the middle school has an effective advanced math program for a select few, even as the majority struggle. Overall, while the high school shows promise in literacy, the middle school's math performance demands urgent attention, and resource allocation does not clearly correlate with academic outcomes across the district.
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