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Roma ISD
Starr County · Region 01: Edinburg · 5,916 students
Roma ISD is rated A by TEA, scoring 92 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 77.4 average of the 170 districts serving a similar share of economically disadvantaged students, and above the statewide average of 81.7. It is up 9 points since 2021-22 — both years scored under TEA's current rules, since TEA rewrote them in 2023; under the rules in force back then it scored 94.
Ranks 68th of 1,019 Texas districts (tied with 29 others), and 2nd of 37 in Region 01: Edinburg.
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5 years of ratings
2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated A with 94 that year.
| Year | Rating | Score | Similar | State |
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| 2025-26 | A | 92 | 77.4 | 81.7 |
| 2024-25 | A | 91 | 74.8 | 80.3 |
| 2023-24 | B | 85 | 73.3 | 78.7 |
| 2022-23 | B | 80 | 73.7 | 79.2 |
| 2021-22 | B | 83 | 77.2 | 80.6 |
How this district's change over time is ranked
TEA publishes most measures for one year only, so a change ranking exists just where the same figure is published across years — the overall score, the five score domains, and per-student spending. This page does not yet state where Roma ISD itself places on these lists, only that the lists exist; open one to find this district's own row.
Texas districts
Region 01: Edinburg
Where the score comes from
Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.
- Roma ISD
- Similar student population (170)
- Region 01: Edinburg (37)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 88 | B | 2 |
| School Progress | 93 | A | — |
| Closing the Gaps | 90 | A | — |
| Academic Growth | 81 | B | 9 |
| Relative Performance | 93 | A | — |
TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this district that better measure is School Progress (93), so Student Achievement (88) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 93.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar student population (170)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The tick on each bar marks the average for Similar student population (170 districts) — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Graduation
- Four-Year
- 97.1%+3.3 pts vs similar
- Five-Year
- 95.2%+0.1 pts vs similar
- Six-Year
- 93.5%−1.2 pts vs similar
- Dropout Rate
- 0.7%−0.3 pts vs similar
College, career and military readiness
| Criterion | This district | similar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 94.0% | 85.4% | +8.6 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 64.6% | 49.9% | +14.7 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 53.3% | 19.9% | +33.4 |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 18.8% | 6.4% | +12.4 |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 26.5% | 31.2% | −4.7 |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 67.2% | 42.5% | +24.7 |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 2.4% | 3.2% | −0.8 |
| Earned an associate degree | 1.9% | 5.0% | −3.1 |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 2.2% | 3.3% | −1.1 |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 4.3% | 3.3% | +1.0 |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 5.1% | 9.8% | −4.7 |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 1.2% | 3.1% | −1.9 |
Who this district serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 5,916
- Economically disadvantaged
- 87.0%+2.6 pts vs similar
- English learners
- 78.0%+56.4 pts vs similar
- Special education
- 13.5%−4.7 pts vs similar
- Attendance
- 94.4%+1.3 pts vs similar
- Chronically absent
- 18.0%−4.2 pts vs similar
Student demographics
- Hispanic 99.6%
- White 0.3%
- Two or More Races 0.1%
Spending per student
Compared against TEA's own peer group, which controls for size and student population, and against the state.
- Roma ISD
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
Spends $2,487 more per student than its peer group, and $2,485 more than the state average.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $63,031−$1,431 vs similar
- Teachers
- 477
- Students per staff member
- 12.4
Teaching experience
- Beginning 5%
- 1 to 5 years 22.2%
- 6 to 10 years 13.6%
- 11 to 20 years 33.5%
- 21 to 30 years 23.4%
- Over 30 years 2.3%
Where this district ranks best
Out of 123 rankings computed across every published metric and every comparison group, these are the placements that stand out. Press Copy for a citable sentence.
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Overall score
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School Progress
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Relative Performance
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All Subjects — Meets
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All Subjects — Masters
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Reading — Masters
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Math — Approaches
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Math — Meets
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Math — Masters
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Science — Meets
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Science — Masters
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Math — Meets
Region 01: Edinburg · of the 37 that report this measure
These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this district ranks poorly. Each statement below states its cohort and its denominator so it can be checked — a rank without an n is a boast, not a fact. Ties are shown because a shared ceiling is not a sole first place. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no district would put in a press release.
10 schools in this district
| School | Type | Rating | Score | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence J Scott Elem | Elementary | A | 96 | 516 |
| RT Barrera Elem | Elementary | A | 96 | 410 |
| Delia Gonzalez Garcia Elem | Elementary | A | 96 | 454 |
| Emma Vera Elem | Elementary | A | 95 | 473 |
| Roma HS | High School | A | 94 | 1,781 |
| Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elem | Elementary | A | 94 | 517 |
| Veterans Memorial Elem | Elementary | A | 92 | 439 |
| Roma MS | Middle / Jr. High | B | 89 | 774 |
| Ramiro Barrera MS | Middle / Jr. High | B | 84 | 540 |
| Instructional & Guidance Center | K-12 | Not Rated | — | 12 |
Where this comes from
Every figure on this page comes from data the Texas Education Agency publishes at txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026 and archived with a checksum so each number stays traceable to the bytes TEA served.