Summary:
In zip code 78583, there is one middle school, Rio Hondo Middle, serving grades 5 through 8 with 434 students in the Rio Hondo Independent School District (Isd), an area where nearly 87% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Rio Hondo Middle has consistently ranked in the 18th to 23rd percentile statewide over the last three years, currently sitting at 1909 out of 2335 schools. The school faces a significant challenge in mathematics, with proficiency rates drastically below state averages—most notably in 7th grade, where only 1.49% of students were proficient compared to the state's 29.41%. However, there is a bright spot in 5th-grade reading, where 59.34% of students were proficient, slightly above the state average of 58.47%. Additionally, students taking Algebra I performed on par with the state average at 54.29%, suggesting that advanced learners are well-supported. The school's dropout rate is low at 0.4%, and the student-teacher ratio is a reasonable 14.9:1.
Key takeaways for parents include a deep math crisis that requires urgent attention, especially as 6th-grade math proficiency sits at just 15.09% and 7th-grade scores saw a catastrophic year-over-year decline. The school's success in 5th-grade reading and Algebra I indicates pockets of effective instruction, but overall academic performance is critically low. The high poverty rate provides important context for these challenges, and the district spends $10,832 per student. Parents should investigate the school's math intervention programs and consider how the school supports students who are not in advanced tracks.
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