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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the RAMIREZ EL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
470
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LUBBOCK ISD·NCES 482850010928
Ramirez Elementary School
702 AVE T, LUBBOCK, TX 79401 · (806) 219-6500 · Lubbock County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
215 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 65 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
74.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +47.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
65.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 47 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 43.0% | 31.0% | 14.0% | 12.0% |
| Mathematics | 38.0% | 27.0% | 14.0% | 21.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 74.0% | 65.0% |
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 73.0% | 73.0% |
| 2021-22 | 71.0% | 64.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 55.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ramirez Elementary School
Ramirez Elementary School's state test result (60.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramirez Elementary School this school | 470 | 45.7% | 60.9% |
| Helms Elementary School HOUSTON | 501 | 48.9% | 59.2% |
| Galm Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 541 | 47.0% | 46.5% |
| Scobee Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 470 | 47.7% | 49.0% |
| Wanke Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 590 | 49.5% | 42.6% |
| Santa Gertrudis School KINGSVILLE | 433 | 40.9% | 61.6% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ramirez Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Lubbock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #721 of 4,401 | #10 of 50 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #660 of 4,466 ▼ 1 | #7 of 52 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #535 of 4,466 ▲ 52 | #9 of 52 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #804 of 3,998 | #13 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 470 | #2,827 of 4,938 | #25 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #496 of 4,622 | #4 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.0% | #2,649 of 4,628 | #41 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.7% | #3,755 of 4,789 | #40 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #2,302 of 2,838 | #28 of 33 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
470
-16 (-3%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 485
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 470 | 37.9 | 12.4:1 | 46% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 37 | 12.4:1 | 49% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 467 | 36.8 | 12.7:1 | 48% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 486 | 36 | 13.5:1 | 49% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 506 | 33.8 | 15.0:1 | 51% (260) |
| 2015-16 | 488 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 68% (333) |
| 2010-11 | 485 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 82% (398) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ramirez Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (506 to 470); teachers up 12% (33.8 to 37.9).
About Ramirez Elementary School
Ramirez Elementary School serves students in LUBBOCK, Texas, as a medium-sized elementary school. It enrolled 470 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
LUBBOCK ISD enrolls 24,237 students in 49 schools, including Ramirez Elementary School.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Ramirez Elementary School, at 71%. The remaining shares are 14% White, 7% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Lubbock County's population at about 36%. Ramirez Elementary School's diversity index is 47%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Ramirez Elementary School is 37.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.4:1. That is 2.7 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Around 46% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Lubbock County averages 57%, higher than here.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 54.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Lubbock County show that the median household income is $64,155, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ramirez Elementary School is one of 110 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Betty M Condra School for Education Innovation, about 0.5 miles away. Ramirez Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ramirez Elementary School's average proficiency of 60.9% compares with 37.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Ramirez Elementary School's enrollment dropped 3%, to 470. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.5:1 to 12.4:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Ramirez Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lubbock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
318,884
Census ACS
Median income
$64,155
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
110
52,301 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LUBBOCK ISD
- Monterey High SchoolHigh · 2,117 students
- Lubbock High SchoolHigh · 1,927 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 1,878 students
- Hutchinson Middle SchoolMiddle · 845 students
- Estacado High SchoolHigh · 787 students
- Evans Middle SchoolMiddle · 773 students
Other schools in LUBBOCK
- Monterey High SchoolHigh · 2,117 students
- Lubbock High SchoolHigh · 1,927 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 1,878 students
- Lubbock-Cooper High SchoolHigh · 1,856 students
- Lubbock-Cooper Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
- Lubbock-Cooper East Elementary SchoolElementary · 857 students
Other Ramirez Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ramirez Elementary. Ramirez Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Ramirez Elementary SchoolREALITOS, TX · 36 students
Nearby schools
- Betty M Condra School for Education Innovation0.5 mi · 187
- Lubbock High School0.7 mi · 1,927
- Homebound0.8 mi · 53
- Dupre Academy High School0.9 mi · 140
- Cavazos Middle School0.9 mi · 384
- Texas Tech University K-120.9 mi · 729
Frequently asked questions
About Ramirez Elementary SchoolHow large is Ramirez Elementary School?
Ramirez Elementary School enrolls approximately 470 students in grades PK-05.
Is Ramirez Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ramirez Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Ramirez Elementary School have?
Ramirez Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
How diverse is Ramirez Elementary School?
Ramirez Elementary School reports a student body of 14% White, 71% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Ramirez Elementary School in?
Ramirez Elementary School is part of LUBBOCK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.