Roma High School
Public high school in Roma, Texas · Roma ISD · Grades 9–12
Roma High School serves 1,721 students in grades 9–12 in Roma (Starr County). It is one of 10 schools in Roma ISD. By enrollment it is the 406th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13 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 ÷ 132.53 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Roma ISD |
| County | Starr County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483774004228 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Roma ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,721 | 6,019 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13 | 12.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 86.8% | 89.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 41% 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.
Roma High School in context
Size
Roma High School is the largest of Roma ISD's 2 high schools; its 1,721 students are 28.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 20 miles away and have a median of 583 students, so Roma 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 9 with 457 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 393, against an average of 430 per grade. This year grade 12 has 14% fewer students than grade 9 (393 against 457). 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
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
86.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 89.9% across Roma 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
Roma High School has 132.53 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,721 students would have about 122.9 teachers, so Roma High School has 9.6 more.
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 rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other high school is Instructional & Guidance Center, 4.1 miles away in the same district. There is 1 high school within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.7% |
| White | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.1% |
50.2% of students are girls and 49.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 457 |
| Grade 10 | 449 |
| Grade 11 | 422 |
| Grade 12 | 393 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2021 N Us Hwy 83, Roma, TX 78584
Phone: (956)849-1333
Website: rhs.romaisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Roma High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instructional & Guidance Center | Roma ISD | 4.1 mi | 33 | 5.2 | 87.9% |
| IDEA Rio Grande City College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 10.8 mi | 695 | 15.5 | 90.1% |
| Preparatory for Early College High School | Rio Grande City Grulla ISD | 11.3 mi | 430 | 12.4 | 98.6% |
| Rio Grande City High School | Rio Grande City Grulla ISD | 16.5 mi | 1,670 | 13.6 | 96.2% |
| Grulla High School | Rio Grande City Grulla ISD | 23.6 mi | 716 | 13.3 | 96.8% |
| Hope Academy | La Joya ISD | 36.3 mi | 78 | 7.8 | 91% |
| Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College High School | La Joya ISD | 36.4 mi | 471 | 14.9 | 93.8% |
| Zapata High School | Zapata County ISD | 36.4 mi | 1,065 | 14.8 | 88.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Roma ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delia Gonzalez Garcia Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 487 |
| Emma Vera Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 504 |
| Florence J Scott Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 550 |
| Instructional & Guidance Center | High | 6–12 | 33 |
| Ramiro Barrera Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 564 |
| Roel a & Celia R Saenz Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 526 |
| Roma Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 776 |
| Rt Barrera Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 400 |
| Veterans Memorial Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 458 |