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Enrollment
769
Middle
DISTRICT 710 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNITED ISD·NCES 484365013763
Ricardo Molina Middle School
4301 VIENTOS RD, LAREDO, TX 78046 · (956) 473-8100 · Webb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL769 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Texas public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
695 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 244 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 247 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 278 | 36% |
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · 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
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 27.0% | 21.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 54.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Ricardo Molina Middle School
Ricardo Molina Middle School's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Molina Middle School this school | 769 | 90.4% | 49.0% |
| Roma Middle School ROMA | 776 | 90.2% | 50.0% |
| Mary Hoge Middle School WESLACO | 830 | 90.8% | 36.3% |
| Stell Middle School BROWNSVILLE | 733 | 91.7% | 38.0% |
| Harlandale Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 732 | 89.2% | 28.2% |
| Austin Middle School SAN JUAN | 833 | 90.3% | 47.8% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Ricardo Molina Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Webb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #538 of 1,635 | #7 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #589 of 1,670 ▼ 122 | #8 of 18 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #868 of 1,670 ▼ 59 | #13 of 18 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.0pp | #417 of 1,570 | #7 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 769 | #623 of 1,749 | #7 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,207 of 1,542 | #12 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.3% | #1,532 of 1,543 | #17 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.4% | #236 of 1,648 | #9 of 18 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 769 | 46.9 | 16.4:1 | 90% (695) |
| 2023-24 | 769 | 48 | 16.0:1 | 91% (700) |
| 2022-23 | 720 | 46.3 | 15.6:1 | 93% (666) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ricardo Molina Middle School.
About Ricardo Molina Middle School
Ricardo Molina Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in LAREDO, Texas, one of the schools in UNITED ISD. It had 769 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8.
Ricardo Molina Middle School is part of UNITED ISD, where 51 schools serve 40,742 students.
By race and ethnicity, Ricardo Molina Middle School is 100% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 0%.
Its ratio of 16.4:1 is based on 46.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 90%.
Ricardo Molina Middle School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 83% of Texas public middle schools.
Ricardo Molina Middle School is 13.9 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Texas.
The school is in Webb County, where median household income comes to about $63,058, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Webb County's 95 public schools enroll about 63,717 students and include Ricardo Molina Middle School.
Salinas Elementary School is about 0.6 miles from Ricardo Molina Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Ricardo Molina Middle School is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Ricardo Molina Middle School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Webb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
269,294
Census ACS
Median income
$63,058
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
63,717 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in UNITED ISD
- United High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- United South High SchoolHigh · 3,252 students
- Lyndon B JohnsonHigh · 3,240 students
- John B Alexander High SchoolHigh · 3,171 students
- Elias Herrera Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,146 students
- United Middle SchoolMiddle · 999 students
Other schools in LAREDO
- United High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- United South High SchoolHigh · 3,252 students
- Lyndon B JohnsonHigh · 3,240 students
- John B Alexander High SchoolHigh · 3,171 students
- Nixon High SchoolHigh · 2,124 students
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 1,975 students
Nearby schools
- Salinas Elementary School0.6 mi · 854
- Los Obispos Middle School0.7 mi · 620
- Rodolfo C Centeno Elementary School0.7 mi · 824
- Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary School0.8 mi · 612
- Ligarde Elementary School1.2 mi · 571
- H B Zachry Elementary School1.2 mi · 562
Frequently asked questions
About Ricardo Molina Middle SchoolHow large is Ricardo Molina Middle School?
Ricardo Molina Middle School enrolls approximately 769 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Ricardo Molina Middle School serve?
Ricardo Molina Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Ricardo Molina Middle School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Ricardo Molina Middle School.
How diverse is Ricardo Molina Middle School?
Ricardo Molina Middle School reports a student body of 100% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Ricardo Molina Middle School?
Ricardo Molina Middle School is overseen by UNITED ISD in Webb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.