RICARDO EL

RICARDO EL is an elementary campus of middle-of-the-pack scale in KINGSVILLE, Texas, part of RICARDO ISD, serveing 449 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 2 schools in RICARDO ISD (659 students total), RICARDO EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, RICARDO EL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (86%); the rest is composed of 11% White. The wider county runs roughly 71% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Kleberg County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, RICARDO EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.6%; this one delivers 59.8%.

In the surrounding community, Kleberg County reports that median household income runs about $61,292, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. RICARDO EL is one of 13 public schools in Kleberg County (combined enrollment of about 4,746 students).

The closest other public school is RICARDO MIDDLE, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, RICARDO EL comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.2%.

RICARDO EL operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. RICARDO EL's enrollment has climbed 7% since 2018, when it stood at 419 (now 449). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

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