Rivera Early College High School
Public high school in Brownsville, Texas · Brownsville ISD · Grades 9–12
Rivera Early College High School serves 2,150 students in grades 9–12 in Brownsville (Cameron County). It is one of 48 schools in Brownsville ISD. By enrollment it is the 271st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 136.23 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Brownsville ISD |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481168006517 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Brownsville ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,150 | 36,140 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.8 | 15 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94.4% | 89.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 67% 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.
Rivera Early College High School in context
Size
Of the 7 high schools in Brownsville ISD, Rivera Early College High School is the 2nd largest, with 5.9% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 4 miles away and have a median of 737 students, so Rivera Early College High School is larger than most of them.
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 10 with 589 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 482, against an average of 538 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 529 in grade 9 and 482 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 99.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Brownsville ISD (98.5%).
94.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 89.3% across Brownsville 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
Rivera Early College High School has 136.23 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,150 students would have about 153.6 teachers, so Rivera Early College High School has 17.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other high school is IDEA Robindale College Preparatory, 2.4 miles away in IDEA Public Schools. There are 9 high schools within 5 miles and 16 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.3% |
| White | 0.6% |
| Black | 0.1% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 529 |
| Grade 10 | 589 |
| Grade 11 | 550 |
| Grade 12 | 482 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6955 Fm 802, Brownsville, TX 78521
Phone: (956)831-8700
Website: bisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Rivera Early College High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Robindale College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 2.4 mi | 693 | 16 | 90.8% |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Brownsville | Harmony Public Schools - South Texas | 3.6 mi | 498 | 14.2 | 90.8% |
| IDEA Frontier College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 3.8 mi | 781 | 15.6 | 88.3% |
| Porter Early College High School | Brownsville ISD | 3.9 mi | 1,543 | 13.8 | 93.3% |
| Hanna Early College High School | Brownsville ISD | 4.0 mi | 2,039 | 14.9 | 91.2% |
| Lopez Early College High School | Brownsville ISD | 4.0 mi | 1,739 | 13.9 | 98.7% |
| Premier H S of Brownsville | Premier High Schools | 4.5 mi | 147 | 17.6 | 85.7% |
| Texasworks - Brownsville | Texas Works | 4.5 mi | 16 | 8 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.