Elementary · Texas

Ruiz El

Free meals for all

Ruiz El, a public elementary school in Laredo, Texas: grades pre-k–5, 660 students, 14.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of United ISD.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 660
Teachers (FTE): 45.0
Students per teacher: 14.7
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 50% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 14.8 · 4,723 schools compared

More students per teacher than 51% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 75% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 515 · 4,738 schools compared

Larger than 86% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Texas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Texas: 54%

61%proficient

+9.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 71% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 52% · 4,441 elementary schools compared

266 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Texas: 42%

56%proficient

+1.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 77% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 43% · 4,441 elementary schools compared

267 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: United ISD

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with United ISD.

Location

Address: 1717 Ave Los Presidentes, Laredo, TX 78043
Phone: (956)473-3300
City or town: Laredo
County: Webb County

Website Quality of life in Laredo Schools in Laredo

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Santo Nino ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	542	15.5	59%	50%	0.7 mi
H B Zachry ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	562	15.9	60%	51%	0.8 mi
Ligarde ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	571	15.8	51%	36%	1.0 mi
J Kawas ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	363	14.0	76%	79%	1.0 mi
Bonnie L Garcia ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	631	16.6	56%	39%	1.1 mi
Salinas ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	854	17.8	49%	37%	1.2 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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