Grulla High School

Public high school, grades 8 to 12 · Rio Grande City, Texas

Grulla High School in Rio Grande City, Texas enrolled 716 students in 2024-25 with 54.0 full-time teachers, 13.3 students per teacher against the Texas high-school median of 14.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 75% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 43.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Texas: 90.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%

761 students in 2022-23, 770 students in 2023-24, 716 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 58.7 to 54.0.

Students enrolled at Grulla High School by school year2022-23: 761, 2023-24: 770, 2024-25: 71602004006008002022-237612023-247702024-25716
Students enrolled at Grulla High School by school year2022-23: 761, 2023-24: 770, 2024-25: 71602004006008002022-237612023-247702024-25716
Students enrolled at Grulla High School by school year2022-23: 761, 2023-24: 770, 2024-25: 71602004006008002022-237612023-247702024-25716
Students enrolled at Grulla High School by school year2022-23: 761, 2023-24: 770, 2024-25: 71602004006008002022-237612023-247702024-25716
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2376158.713.0
2023-2477054.414.2
2024-2571654.013.3

13.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 57 of every 100 Texas high schools

Among the 1,824 Texas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; Grulla High School 13.3; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherGrulla High School 13.3state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; Grulla High School 13.3; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherGrulla High School 13.3state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; Grulla High School 13.3; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherGrulla High School 13.3state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; Grulla High School 13.3; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherGrulla High School 13.3state median 14.0U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

13 AP courses and one counselor per 180 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Grulla High School enrolled 718 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 63 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses13
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 180 of the 718 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions63
  • Chronically absent20.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

99.9% of students were Hispanic, 0.1% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic99.9%
  2. White0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Grulla High School scored proficient or above: 75% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtTexas
Math75%26% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 173 students in Grulla High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtTexas
Four-year graduation rate95% or more98%90.3%
Students in the class173738403,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Rio Grande City

4 public high schools in Rio Grande City report 2024-25 enrollment; Grulla High School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Rio Grande City High School1,67013.695.8%
Grulla High School71613.392.3%
Idea Rio Grande City College Preparatory69515.589.6%
Preparatory for Early College High School43012.498.4%

All public schools in Rio Grande City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Grulla High School

  1. Rio Grande City High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 8.5 miles away: 1,670 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).8.5 mi
  2. Preparatory for Early College High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 12 miles away: 430 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  3. Compare Grulla High School with Rio Grande City High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Rio Grande City Grulla ISD spends per student$13,835 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,835
  5. The largest public schools in TexasGrulla High School is the number 736 by size of 2,039 Texas high schools open in 2024-25.#736 of 2,039
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher13.3 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.0 for high schools.13.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Grulla High School

  1. How many students attend Grulla High School?
    716 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 761 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Rio Grande City, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Grulla High School?
    13.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for high schools is 14.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Grulla High School a Title I school?
    Grulla High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Grulla High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Grulla High School scored proficient or above: 75% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Grulla High School?
    95% or more of the 173 students in Grulla High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Grulla High School in?
    Rio Grande City Grulla ISD, NCES district ID 4837140. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 483714012124 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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