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What tradition at RUIZ EL should never be changed?
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Enrollment
660
Elementary
DISTRICT 606 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNITED ISD·NCES 484365000036
RUIZ EL
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
Student demographics
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
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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
660
-206 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 18.5:1
% White
1%
was 0%
% Hispanic
99%
was 100%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About RUIZ EL
RUIZ EL operates as an average-sized elementary-level community in LAREDO, Texas, part of UNITED ISD. Current enrollment sits at 660 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 27% larger than typical.
RUIZ EL is one of 51 schools operated by UNITED ISD, a district that caters to 40,742 students overall.
Looking at the student body, RUIZ EL lists that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority.
In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, RUIZ EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 37.2%; actual is 51.3%, +14.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Webb County put median household earnings sit near $63,058, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. RUIZ EL is one of 95 public schools in Webb County (combined enrollment of about 63,717 students).
The closest other public school is UNITED SOUTH MIDDLE, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, RUIZ EL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 46.5%.
The school occupies a downtown site.
Over the past 7-year window. RUIZ EL's enrollment has ticked down 24% since 2018, when it stood at 866 (now 660). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.
On allk12, the feed for RUIZ EL typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 H SHigh · 3,463 students
- UNITED SOUTH H SHigh · 3,252 students
- LYNDON B JOHNSONHigh · 3,240 students
- JOHN B ALEXANDER H SHigh · 3,171 students
- ELIAS HERRERA MIDDLEMiddle · 1,146 students
- UNITED MIDDLEMiddle · 999 students
Other schools in LAREDO
- UNITED H SHigh · 3,463 students
- UNITED SOUTH H SHigh · 3,252 students
- LYNDON B JOHNSONHigh · 3,240 students
- JOHN B ALEXANDER H SHigh · 3,171 students
- NIXON H SHigh · 2,124 students
- MARTIN H SHigh · 1,975 students
Nearby schools
- UNITED SOUTH MIDDLE0.3 mi · 869
- UNITED SOUTH H S0.5 mi · 3,252
- SANTO NINO EL0.7 mi · 542
- H B ZACHRY EL0.8 mi · 562
- LIGARDE EL1.0 mi · 571
- J KAWAS EL1.0 mi · 363
Frequently asked questions
About RUIZ ELHow large is RUIZ EL?
RUIZ EL enrolls approximately 660 students in grades PK-05.
Is RUIZ EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
RUIZ EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does RUIZ EL have?
RUIZ EL employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at RUIZ EL?
Student demographics at RUIZ EL are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic.
Is RUIZ EL public or private?
RUIZ EL 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.