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Schools in El Mesquite

El Mesquite’s public schools

Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for El Mesquite. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/15schools above Texas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Texas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
36%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▲ 7% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
9,316 students on the public path
In brief

El Mesquite’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of El Mesquite’s 15 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Preparatory for Early College H S places highest (better than 46%); John & Olive Hinojosa El lowest (1%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Nine elementary schools serve El Mesquite, graded from D− to D, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and three high schools: Rio Grande City H S, Grulla H S and Preparatory for Early College H S. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in El Mesquite, with each school’s own grade.

9 schools teach K in El Mesquite’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to D, so check the specific school.
General Ricardo Sanchez El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rio Grande City
D
712 students17:1Rate it →
Roque Guerra Jr. El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rio Grande City
D−
604 students15:1Rate it →
Alto Bonito El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rio Grande City
D
588 students17:1Rate it →
Dr. Mario E Ramirez El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rio Grande City
D
493 students14:1Rate it →
Ringgold El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rio Grande City
D−
482 students16:1Rate it →
John & Olive Hinojosa El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rio Grande City
D−
441 students14:1Rate it →
Alberto and Celia Barrera El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rio Grande City
D
420 students14:1Rate it →
Grulla El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grulla
D
414 students14:1Rate it →
La Union El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Garciasville
D−
341 students14:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–59 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to D
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 15 schools · 9,316 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$13,711TX $12,815 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 51.1% · 4983 students tested
Math30%
State average 40.9% · 4924 students tested

El Mesquite vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share El Mesquite’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
El Mesquite—Rio Grande City Grulla Independent
Rio Grande CityCRio Grande City Grulla Independent

Every school in El Mesquite

15 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving El Mesquitein other towns
General Ricardo Sanchez El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rio Grande City
D
712 students17:1Rate it →
Roque Guerra Jr. El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rio Grande City
D−
604 students15:1Rate it →
Alto Bonito El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rio Grande City
D
588 students17:1Rate it →
Dr. Mario E Ramirez El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rio Grande City
D
493 students14:1Rate it →
Ringgold El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rio Grande City
D−
482 students16:1Rate it →
John & Olive Hinojosa El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rio Grande City
D−
441 students14:1Rate it →
Alberto and Celia Barrera El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rio Grande City
D
420 students14:1Rate it →
Grulla El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grulla
D
414 students14:1Rate it →
La Union El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Garciasville
D−
341 students14:1Rate it →
Veterans Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rio Grande City
C
734 students13:1Rate it →
Ringgold Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rio Grande City
D
639 students11:1Rate it →
Grulla Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Grulla
D−
632 students11:1Rate it →
Grulla H S
High · Grades 8–12 · Rio Grande City
C−
716 students13:1Rate it →
Rio Grande City H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Rio Grande City
C−
1,670 students14:1Rate it →
Preparatory for Early College H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Rio Grande City
B−
430 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about El Mesquite’s schools

Are El Mesquite’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for El Mesquite. Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for El Mesquite. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 15 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is El Mesquite in?

Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District.

Where do El Mesquite kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Rio Grande City H S, Grulla H S and Preparatory for Early College H S.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.