Roma Independent School District
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Roma Independent School District is a public school district
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...

 based in Roma
Roma, Texas
Roma is a city in Starr County, Texas, United States. The population was 9,765 at the 2010 census. The city is located along the Rio Grande, across from Ciudad Miguel Alemán in Tamaulipas, Mexico....

, Texas
Texas
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 (USA
United States
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). The district currently serves over 6,000 students.

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable
Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system
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" by the Texas Education Agency
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.

Catchment area

In addition to the city of Roma, the district serves students residing in western Starr County
Starr County, Texas
Starr County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2010, its population was 60,968. Its county seat is Rio Grande City. The county is named for James Harper Starr, who served as Secretary of the Treasury of the Republic of Texas. It is part of the Rio Grande City-Roma, TX,...

.

Unincorporated areas served by Roma include:
  • Escobares
    Escobares, Texas
    Escobares is a city in Starr County, Texas, United States. Prior to its 2005 incorporation as a city, it was a census-designated place . The population of the CDP was 1,954 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Escobares is located at ....

  • Falcon Heights
    Falcon Heights, Texas
    Falcon Heights is a census-designated place in Starr County, Texas, United States. The population was 335 at the 2000 census. The Lake Falcon Dam International Crossing connects Falcon Heights with Nueva Ciudad Guerrero, Tamaulipas.-Geography:...

  • Falcon Village
    Falcon Village, Texas
    Falcon Village is a census-designated place in Starr County, Texas, United States. The population was 78 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Falcon Village is located at ....

  • Fronton
    Fronton, Texas
    Fronton is a census-designated place in Starr County, Texas, United States. The population was 599 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Fronton is located at ....

  • Garceno
    Garceno, Texas
    Garceno is a census-designated place in Starr County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,438 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Garceno is located at ....

  • La Rosita
    La Rosita, Texas
    La Rosita is a census-designated place in Starr County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,729 at the 2000 census.-Geography:La Rosita is located at ....

  • Los Alvarez
    Los Alvarez, Texas
    Los Alvarez is a census-designated place in Starr County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,434 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Los Alvarez is located at ....

     (most)
  • Los Villareales
    Los Villareales, Texas
    Los Villareales is a census-designated place in Starr County, Texas, United States. The population was 930 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Los Villareales is located at ....

     (partial)
  • North Escobares
    North Escobares, Texas
    North Escobares is a census-designated place in Starr County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,692 at the 2000 census.-Geography:North Escobares is located at ....

  • Roma Creek
    Roma Creek, Texas
    Roma Creek is a census-designated place in Starr County, Texas, United States. The population was 610 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Roma Creek is located at ....

  • Salineno
    Salineno, Texas
    Salineno is a census-designated place in Starr County, Texas, United States. The population was 304 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Salineno is located at ....


Elementary schools

  • Grades K-5
    • Emma Vera Elementary School
    • F.J. Scott Elementary School
    • Roel & Celia Saenz Elementary School
    • R.T. Barrera Elementary School
    • Ynes B. Escobar Elementary School

  • Grades PK
    • Anna S. Canavan Elementary School
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