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Riviera Independent School District, Texas

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Riviera Independent School District
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Kleberg County, Texas
District details
Superintendent: Tarrah Dobson
# of school board members: 7
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Riviera Independent School District is a school district in Texas.

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Superintendent

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Tarrah Dobson is the superintendent of the Riviera Independent School District. Dobson was hired as superintendent in May 2024. Her previous career experience includes working as a teacher, principal, director of academic affairs, and district testing coordinator.[1]

Past superintendents

  • Patricia Thornton is the superintendent of the Riviera Independent School District. Thornton was appointed superintendent in June 2021 and served until 2024. Thornton's previous career experience includes working as the principal at Kaufer Early College High School, a school within Riviera ISD.[2]
  • Karen Unterbrink was the superintendent of the Riviera Independent School District from 2011 to 2021.[2] Unterbrink's previous career experience includes working as the assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction of the Taft Independent School District.[3][4]

School board

The Riviera Independent School District board of trustees consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. All board members are elected at large.[5]

Elections

See also: Riviera Independent School District, Texas, elections

Members of the board are elected biennially in November to overlapping four-year terms.[5]

Four seats on the board were up for general election on November 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was August 19, 2024.


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Public participation in board meetings

The Riviera Independent School District board of trustees maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[6]

District map

School district map

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[7]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $964,000 $2,013 13%
Local: $3,643,000 $7,605 48%
State: $2,899,000 $6,052 39%
Total: $7,506,000 $15,670
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $7,923,000 $16,540
Total Current Expenditures: $7,476,000 $15,607
Instructional Expenditures: $4,028,000 $8,409 51%
Student and Staff Support: $232,000 $484 3%
Administration: $1,269,000 $2,649 16%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,947,000 $4,064 25%
Total Capital Outlay: $423,000 $883
Construction: $349,000 $728
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $0 $0


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[8] $49,000 $61,320

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[9]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 39 PS 35-39 PS PS 40-49
2018-2019 52 50-54 PS 60-69
2017-2018 47 40-44 PS 60-69
2016-2017 81 75-79 PS >=90
2015-2016 76 70-74 PS 80-89
2014-2015 66 PS 60-64 PS PS 80-89
2013-2014 79 PS 75-79 PS PS 80-89
2012-2013 74 PS 65-69 PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 74 PS PS 65-69 PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 81 PS 75-79 PS 90-94

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 47 PS 40-44 PS PS 50-59
2018-2019 53 45-49 PS 70-79
2017-2018 43 35-39 PS 60-69
2016-2017 77 70-74 PS >=90
2015-2016 72 PS 65-69 PS PS 80-84
2014-2015 70 PS 65-69 PS PS 85-89
2013-2014 77 PS 70-74 PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 82 PS 75-79 PS PS >=95
2011-2012 91 PS PS 85-89 PS PS >=95
2010-2011 92 PS 90-94 PS >=95

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 >=90 PS >=90 PS PS PS
2017-2018 >=90 PS >=80 >=50
2016-2017 >=90 >=80 >=50
2015-2016 >=90 PS >=80 >=50
2014-2015 >=90 >=90 PS >=50
2013-2014 >=90 PS >=80 PS >=80
2012-2013 >=90 >=90 PS >=80
2011-2012 >=95 PS >=90 >=80
2010-2011 >=90 >=80 >=80


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 477 -0.2
2022-2023 478 -0.2
2021-2022 479 9.2
2020-2021 435 1.6
2019-2020 428 -3.7
2018-2019 444 4.7
2017-2018 423 5.2
2016-2017 401 -4.7
2015-2016 420 -2.1
2014-2015 429 -1.4
2013-2014 435 -6.2
2012-2013 462 -3.0
2011-2012 476 -2.9
2010-2011 490 3.1
2009-2010 475 -5.7
2008-2009 502 1.8
2007-2008 493 -1.4
2006-2007 500 0.2
2005-2006 499 -1.8
2004-2005 508 -0.6
2003-2004 511 -2.7
2002-2003 525 1.5
2001-2002 517 0.0
2000-2001 517 -6.8
1999-2000 552 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Riviera Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 5.4
Black 0.8 12.8
Hispanic 70.9 53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 1.5 3.1
White 26.8 25.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Riviera Independent School District had 37.18 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.83.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 2.09
Elementary: 10.49
Secondary: 22.38
Total: 37.18

Riviera Independent School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 3.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 3.02
School Administrators: 3.00
School Administrative Support: 4.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 3.71
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 1.09
Other Support Services: 19.50


Schools

The Riviera Independent School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
De La Paz Middle1136-8
Kaufer H S1949-12
Nanny El170PK-5

Contact information

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Riviera Independent School District
203 Seahawk Dr.
Riviera, TX 78379
Phone: 361-296-3101


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Riviera Independent School District, "Superintendent," accessed April 21, 2025
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kingsville Record, "Thornton named new Riviera Superintendent," June 24, 2021
  3. ↑ Kingsville Record and Bishop News, "Riviera ISD selects lone finalist for superintendent," accessed November 4, 2019
  4. ↑ Riviera Independent School District, "Superintendent / Home," archived September 23, 2020
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Riviera Independent School District, "Board Members - Elections," accessed August 3, 2021
  6. ↑ Riviera Independent School District, "Board Meetings - Public Participation," accessed August 3, 2021
  7. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
  8. ↑ Riviera Independent School District, "2024-2025 Salary Schedule for Teachers, Librarians and Nurses (RN)," accessed April 21, 2025
  9. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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