Raymondville Options Academic Academy
Public high school in Raymondville, Texas · Raymondville ISD · Grades 7–12
Raymondville Options Academic Academy serves 50 students in grades 7–12 in Raymondville (Willacy County). It is one of 5 schools in Raymondville ISD. By enrollment it is the 1746th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 8.5 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 5.88 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Raymondville ISD |
| County | Willacy County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483654012552 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Raymondville ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 50 | 1,963 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 8.5 | 13.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94% | 86.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 13% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Raymondville Options Academic Academy in context
Size
Of the 2 high schools in Raymondville ISD, Raymondville Options Academic Academy is the smallest, with 2.5% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 11.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 273; Raymondville Options Academic Academy 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.
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 12 with 21 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 3, against an average of 8 per grade. This year grade 12 has 600% more students than grade 7 (21 against 3). 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: 98% here and 98.2% across Raymondville ISD.
94% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 86.7% across Raymondville ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 5.88 full-time-equivalent teachers for 50 students, Raymondville Options Academic Academy has 8.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 50 students would have about 3.6 teachers, so Raymondville Options Academic Academy has 2.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Raymondville Options Academic Academy is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, distant. The nearest other high school is Raymondville High School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 4 other high schools, 1 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 | 98% |
| White | 2% |
40% of students are girls and 60% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 3 |
| Grade 8 | 7 |
| Grade 9 | 4 |
| Grade 10 | 4 |
| Grade 11 | 11 |
| Grade 12 | 21 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
512 E Rodriguez, Raymondville, TX 78580
Phone: (956)689-8175
Website: raymondvilleisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Raymondville Options Academic Academy. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymondville High School | Raymondville ISD | 0.8 mi | 522 | 12.9 | 86.2% |
| Lyford High School | Lyford CISD | 5.0 mi | 439 | 13.3 | 62.9% |
| Lasara High School | Lasara ISD | 8.2 mi | 105 | 7.5 | 81.9% |
| San Perlita High School | San Perlita ISD | 8.5 mi | 67 | 7.5 | 79.1% |
| Monte Alto High School | Monte Alto ISD | 14.7 mi | 255 | 11.8 | 74.9% |
| Santa Rosa High School | Santa Rosa ISD | 15.9 mi | 291 | 9.4 | 85.2% |
| La Villa Early College High School | La Villa ISD | 16.0 mi | 179 | 9.6 | 92.7% |
| Edcouch-Elsa High School | Edcouch-Elsa ISD | 17.7 mi | 1,309 | 12.3 | 93.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Raymondville ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myra Green Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 399 |
| Pittman Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 561 |
| Raymondville High School | High | 9–12 | 522 |
| Smith Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 431 |