Roma Independent School District Explained

Roma Independent School District is a public school district based in Roma, Texas (USA). The district currently serves over 6,000 students.

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.^[1]

Catchment area

In addition to the city of Roma, the district serves students residing in Escobares and various census-designated places in western Starr County. CDPs served by Roma include:^[2]

• Anacua
• Barrera (portion)^[3]
• Benjamin Perez
• Campo Verde
• Casas
• Chapeno
• El Cenizo
• El Quiote
• Evergreen
• Falcon Heights
  • Falcon Village Falconaire
• Flor del Rio
• Fronton
• Fronton Ranchettes
• Garceno
• Guadalupe Guerra
• H. Cuellar Estates
• Hilltop
• Indio
• Jardin de San Julian
• JF Villarreal
• La Chuparosa
• La Esperanza
• La Loma de Falcon
• La Minita
• La Rosita
• Lago Vista
• Loma Linda West
• Loma Vista
• Los Alvarez (about half)^[4]
• Los Arrieros
• Los Barreras
• Los Ebanos
• Mesquite
• Miguel Barrera
• Moraida
• North Escobares
• Palo Blanco
• Pena
• Ramos
• Rancho Viejo
• Regino Ramirez
• Salineño
• Salineño North
• San Juan
• Sandoval
• Sunset
• Tierra Dorada

Former CDPs:

• Los Alvarez (most of the former CDP)^[5]
• Los Villareales (partial)^[6]
• Roma Creek - the 2010 version of the CDP is now, as of 2020, entirely in the city of Roma^[7]
• 2000s boundary of Roma Creek^[8]

Schools

High school (Grades 9-12)

• Roma High School http://rhs.romaisd.com/home.aspx

Middle schools (Grades 6-8)

• Roma Middle School
• Ramiro Barrera Middle School

Elementary schools (Grades PK-5)

• R.T. Barrera Elementary School
• Delia Gonzalez Garcia Elementary School (Formerly Ynes B. Escobar Elementary School^[9])
• Roel & Celia Saenz Elementary School
• F.J. Scott Elementary School
• Emma Vera Elementary School
• Veterans Memorial Elementary School

Other campuses

• Instructional and Guidance School (ALAS)

Former schools:

• Anna S. Canavan Elementary School

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2009 Accountability Rating System. Texas Education Agency. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151025190535/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2009/index.html. 2015-10-25.
2. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Starr County, TX. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-08-28. - 2010 map
3. https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st48_tx/place/p4805690_barrera/DC20BLK_P4805690.pdf Barrera detail, 2020 census
4. https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st48_tx/place/p4844044_los_alvarez/DC20BLK_P4844044.pdf Los Alvarez detail, 2020 census
5. Web site: CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: LOS ALVAREZ CDP. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-08-28.
6. Web site: CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: LOS VILLAREALES CDP. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-08-28. - Pages: 1 and 2
7. Web site: 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Roma Creek CDP, TX. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-08-28. - As of 2020 it was annexed into Roma
8. Web site: CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: ROMA CREEK CDP. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-08-28.
9. Web site: SEVEN ROMA ISD SCHOOLS EARN GOLD RIBBON RECOGNITION FROM CHILDREN AT RISK. Roma Independent School District. 2022-08-29.