Heritage Academy of Del Rio Middle School
Public middle school (charter) in Del Rio, Texas · Heritage Academy · Grades 5–8
Heritage Academy of Del Rio Middle School serves 254 students in grades 5–8 in Del Rio (Val Verde County). It is one of 5 schools in Heritage Academy. By enrollment it is the 1457th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.5 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 15.37 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Heritage Academy |
| County | Val Verde County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480008013778 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Heritage Academy | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 254 | 589 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.5 | 13.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 85% | 87.6% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 80% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Heritage Academy of Del Rio Middle School in context
Size
Heritage Academy of Del Rio Middle School is the largest of Heritage Academy's 3 middle schools; its 254 students are 43.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 54.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 695; Heritage Academy of Del Rio Middle School is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools. As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 6 with 80 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 21, against an average of 64 per grade. This year grade 8 has 262% more students than grade 5 (76 against 21). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 97.2% here and 83.4% across Heritage Academy.
85% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 87.6% across Heritage Academy and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 15.37 full-time-equivalent teachers for 254 students, Heritage Academy of Del Rio Middle School has 16.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 254 students would have about 17.6 teachers, so Heritage Academy of Del Rio Middle School has 2.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Heritage Academy of Del Rio Middle School is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, remote. The nearest other middle school is Del Rio Middle School, 2.8 miles away in San Felipe-Del Rio CISD. Within 10 miles there are 2 other middle schools, 2 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 97.2% |
| White | 2.8% |
52.8% of students are girls and 47.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 21 |
| Grade 6 | 80 |
| Grade 7 | 77 |
| Grade 8 | 76 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
605 Amistad Blvd, Del Rio, TX 78840
Phone: (830)774-6230
Website: heritageacademy.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Heritage Academy of Del Rio Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Rio Middle School | San Felipe-Del Rio CISD | 2.8 mi | 1,347 | 18.3 | 70.8% |
| San Felipe Memorial Middle School | San Felipe-Del Rio CISD | 3.5 mi | 671 | 19.7 | 70.6% |
| Brackett Junior High School | Brackett ISD | 30.7 mi | 112 | 10.4 | 54.5% |
| Eagle Pass Junior High School | Eagle Pass ISD | 53.0 mi | 1,040 | 18.3 | 70.3% |
| Memorial Junior High School | Eagle Pass ISD | 56.0 mi | 927 | 17.9 | 86.4% |
| Morales Junior High School | Uvalde CISD | 69.2 mi | 718 | 15.3 | 85.2% |
| Sterling H Fly Junior High School | Crystal City ISD | 82.2 mi | 355 | 14.8 | 76.1% |
| Carrizo Springs Intermediate School | Carrizo Springs CISD | 88.6 mi | 437 | 15.4 | 78.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Heritage Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Academy | Middle | 7–8 | 33 |
| Heritage Academy of Del Rio | High | 9–12 | 191 |
| Heritage Academy of San Antonio | Middle | 6 | 13 |
| Heritage Academy of Windcrest | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 98 |