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Enrollment
660
Elementary
DISTRICT 606 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNITED ISD·NCES 484365000036
Ruiz Elementary School
1717 AVE LOS PRESIDENTES, LAREDO, TX 78043 · (956) 473-3300 · Webb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL660 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
564 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 73 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
1%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
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +37.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 37 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 27.0% | 21.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 29.0% | 29.0% | 26.0% | 16.0% |
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 | 59.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 53.0% | 49.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% 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 Ruiz Elementary School
Ruiz Elementary School's state test result (51.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruiz Elementary School this school | 660 | 85.5% | 51.3% |
| Truman Elementary School EDINBURG | 696 | 85.9% | 45.3% |
| Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School SAN JUAN | 686 | 84.5% | 46.9% |
| Garfield Elementary School DEL RIO | 635 | 85.7% | 25.9% |
| Eisenhower Elementary School EDINBURG | 640 | 87.2% | 33.5% |
| Bellaire Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 674 | 83.8% | 23.6% |
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 Ruiz Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Webb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #1,323 of 4,401 | #24 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,107 of 4,466 ▼ 78 | #27 of 52 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,574 of 4,466 ▼ 345 | #32 of 52 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.5pp | #1,156 of 3,998 | #17 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 660 | #1,191 of 4,938 | #15 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #2,143 of 4,622 | #20 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.2% | #4,517 of 4,628 | #28 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.5% | #1,530 of 4,789 | #37 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.8% | #881 of 2,838 | #14 of 43 |
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
660
-24 (-4%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 909
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 660 | 45 | 14.7:1 | 85% (564) |
| 2023-24 | 733 | 43.6 | 16.8:1 | 86% (633) |
| 2022-23 | 713 | 41.8 | 17.1:1 | 85% (605) |
| 2020-21 | 684 | 43 | 15.9:1 | 84% (574) |
| 2017-18 | 866 | 46.8 | 18.5:1 | 84% (731) |
| 2015-16 | 889 | 48 | 18.5:1 | 85% (759) |
| 2010-11 | 896 | 51 | 17.6:1 | 87% (778) |
| 2000-01 | 909 | 55 | 16.5:1 | 91% (829) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ruiz Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (866 to 660); teachers down 4% (46.8 to 45).
About Ruiz Elementary School
The public elementary school Ruiz Elementary School is located in LAREDO, Texas. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 660 students. The school's enrollment is 27% larger than the 519 average for elementary schools in Texas.
UNITED ISD counts 40,742 students in its 51 schools, and Ruiz Elementary School is one of them.
Hispanic students make up 99% of enrollment at Ruiz Elementary School. Ruiz Elementary School's diversity index is 1%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.7:1, with 45 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That matches the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas fairly closely. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 85%. For comparison, public schools in Webb County average 83%.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Ruiz Elementary School is among the top 10% of schools in Texas. Predicted: 37.2%. Actual: 51.3%.
Webb County has these Census figures: the median household income is $63,058, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 19%. Webb County is home to 95 public schools and about 63,717 public school students.
United South Middle School is the public school closest to Ruiz Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Ruiz Elementary School places 4th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 4% from 2020-21, when Ruiz Elementary School had 684 students, to 2024-25, when it had 660. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 15.9:1 to 14.7:1.
The Ruiz Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Other Ruiz Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ruiz Elementary. Ruiz Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Ruiz Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 467 students
Nearby schools
- United South Middle School0.3 mi · 869
- United South High School0.5 mi · 3,252
- Santo Nino Elementary School0.7 mi · 542
- H B Zachry Elementary School0.8 mi · 562
- Ligarde Elementary School1.0 mi · 571
- J Kawas Elementary School1.0 mi · 363
Frequently asked questions
About Ruiz Elementary SchoolHow large is Ruiz Elementary School?
Ruiz Elementary School enrolls approximately 660 students in grades PK-05.
Is Ruiz Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ruiz Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Ruiz Elementary School have?
Ruiz Elementary School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Ruiz Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ruiz Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic.
Is Ruiz Elementary School public or private?
Ruiz Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by UNITED ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.