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 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.5%.

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 5th 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.

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