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RAMIREZ EL

10492 SCHOOL ST, REALITOS, TX 78376 · (361) 539-4343 · Duval County
GRADES PK–07ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL36 STUDENTS
Enrollment
36
Elementary
STATE 519
Student : Teacher
6.3:1
6 FTE teachers
STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
31 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
9
Kindergarten
4
Grade 1
3
Grade 2
3
Grade 3
7
Grade 4
3
Grade 5
4
Grade 6
2
Grade 7
1
Student demographics
White
26%
STATE 24%
Hispanic
3494%
STATE 54%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
1953%
Female
1747%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
18.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -2.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 2 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
36
+3 (+9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
6.3:1
was 12.2:1
% White
6%
was 0%
% Hispanic
94%
was 100%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About RAMIREZ EL

Located at 10492 SCHOOL ST, in REALITOS, Texas, RAMIREZ EL is a minimally staffed primary school that hosts 36 students (grades pre-K through 7), one of the schools within RAMIREZ CSD. Enrollment runs roughly 93% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

RAMIREZ EL is a school of RAMIREZ CSD, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, RAMIREZ EL shows that nearly all students (94%) are Hispanic; the rest comes out to 6% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

On the resource side, On paper, RAMIREZ EL has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 6.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting RAMIREZ EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, RAMIREZ EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.9%; this one delivers 42.3%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Duval County indicate median household income runs about $49,038, roughly 7% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. In all, Duval County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,346 students), of which RAMIREZ EL is one.

HEBBRONVILLE EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 16.5 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, RAMIREZ EL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 34.7%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 9%: 33 students in 2018 compared to 36 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 100% to 94% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 6.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Duval County at a glance

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Population
9,742
Census ACS
Median income
$49,038
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
7%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,346 students

Quick facts

School name
RAMIREZ EL
District
RAMIREZ CSD
Address
10492 SCHOOL ST, REALITOS, TX 78376
Phone
(361) 539-4343
County
Duval County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–07
Total enrollment
36
Teachers (FTE)
6
Student–teacher ratio
6.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
31 (86%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
483642004086
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About RAMIREZ EL
How large is RAMIREZ EL?
RAMIREZ EL enrolls approximately 36 students in grades PK-07.
What age range does RAMIREZ EL serve?
RAMIREZ EL serves students from grade PK through grade 07.
How many teachers does RAMIREZ EL have?
RAMIREZ EL employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at RAMIREZ EL?
At RAMIREZ EL, the student body is approximately 6% White, 94% Hispanic.
Who oversees RAMIREZ EL?
RAMIREZ EL is overseen by RAMIREZ CSD in Duval County.
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