RICARDO SALINAS EL

Set in UNIVERSAL CITY, Texas, RICARDO SALINAS EL is a mid-tier primary school, overseen by JUDSON ISD. It works with 675 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 30% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

JUDSON ISD comprises 36 schools with combined enrollment of 23,539 students; RICARDO SALINAS EL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, RICARDO SALINAS EL records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 21% Black, 17% White, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, RICARDO SALINAS EL reports 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting RICARDO SALINAS EL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, RICARDO SALINAS EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.5%.

Across the wider county, census data for Bexar County shows median household income runs about $72,341, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bexar County's 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), RICARDO SALINAS EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: KITTY HAWK MIDDLE, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RICARDO SALINAS EL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 56.7%.

RICARDO SALINAS EL operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RICARDO SALINAS EL has remained close to its prior level, going from 680 students in 2018 to 675 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 48% to 54%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the RICARDO SALINAS EL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.