Santa Rosa High School
Public high school in Santa Rosa, Texas · Santa Rosa ISD · Grades 9–12
Santa Rosa High School serves 291 students in grades 9–12 in Santa Rosa (Cameron County). It is one of 3 schools in Santa Rosa ISD. By enrollment it is the 1188th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9.4 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 ÷ 31.02 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Santa Rosa ISD |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483936004480 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Santa Rosa ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 291 | 874 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9.4 | 10.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 85.2% | 89% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 18% 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.
Santa Rosa High School in context
Size
Santa Rosa High School is the only high school in Santa Rosa ISD. Its 291 students are 33.3% of the district's 874. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 8.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 628; Santa Rosa High School is smaller 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 91 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 61, against an average of 73 per grade. This year grade 12 has 19% fewer students than grade 9 (62 against 77). 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: 98.6% here and 98.7% across Santa Rosa ISD.
85.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 89% across Santa Rosa 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 31.02 full-time-equivalent teachers for 291 students, Santa Rosa High School has 9.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 291 students would have about 20.8 teachers, so Santa Rosa High School has 10.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Santa Rosa High School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other high school is La Feria Early College High School, 6.2 miles away in La Feria ISD. Within 10 miles there are 15 other high schools, 0 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 | 98.6% |
| White | 1.4% |
45% of students are girls and 55% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 77 |
| Grade 10 | 91 |
| Grade 11 | 61 |
| Grade 12 | 62 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
102 Jesus R Cruz St, Santa Rosa, TX 78593
Phone: (956)636-9800
Website: srtx.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Santa Rosa High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Feria Early College High School | La Feria ISD | 6.2 mi | 901 | 13 | 80.9% |
| La Villa Early College High School | La Villa ISD | 7.2 mi | 179 | 9.6 | 92.7% |
| Harlingen H S - South | Harlingen CISD | 8.4 mi | 2,019 | 14.1 | 70.9% |
| Mercedes Academic Academy | Mercedes ISD | 8.5 mi | 100 | 10.8 | 96% |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes | Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley | 8.9 mi | 109 | 22.1 | – |
| Harlingen High School | Harlingen CISD | 9.3 mi | 2,433 | 14.5 | 77.8% |
| Mercedes High School | Mercedes ISD | 9.5 mi | 903 | 14.8 | 92% |
| Mercedes Early College Academy | Mercedes ISD | 9.5 mi | 355 | 16 | 80% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Santa Rosa ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elma E Barrera Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 377 |
| Jo Nelson Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 206 |