Simon Rivera Early College High School

Simon Rivera High School is a public high school in Brownsville, Texas (USA). It is one of six high schools operated by the Brownsville Independent School District and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. For the 2024-2025 school year, the school was given a "B" by the Texas Education Agency.^[2]

School typePublic high school

MottoOnce a Raider always a Raider

Established1988

School district

Brownsville Independent School District

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Simon Rivera Early College High School
Location
6955 FM 802 Brownsville , Texas 78521 United States 25.93979°N 97.41615°W / 25.93979; -97.41615
Information
School type	Public high school
Motto	Once a Raider always a Raider
Established	1988
School district	Brownsville Independent School District
Principal	Obed Leal
Teaching staff	141.40 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,185 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.45[1]
Colors	Red & Black
Athletics conference	UIL Class AAAAA
Mascot	Raider
Website	riveraechs.bisd.us

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It opened in 1988 and consisted of two grade levels, ninth and tenth grade. Each year another grade level was added. Its first graduating class was in 1991. The school was named for Simon Rivera Jr., a long-time principal at Brownsville's Central Intermediate School.^[3]