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Ruiz Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1717 Ave Los Presidentes
Laredo, TX 78043
Phone
(956) 473-3300
District
UNITED ISD
County
WEBB COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
733
Classroom Teachers
44

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

8

(10 is best)

Better than 70.5% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Ruiz Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
51%
45%
55%
48%
47%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
56%
48%
53%
51%
59%
46%
56%
48%
53%
51%
59%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
57%
52%
53%
54%
60%
50%
57%
52%
53%
54%
60%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
16
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 139 19.0%
Kindergarten 97 13.2%
Grade 1 111 15.1%
Grade 2 101 13.8%
Grade 3 81 11.1%
Grade 4 99 13.5%
Grade 5 105 14.3%
Total 733 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.1% 0.6% 26.1%
Black 0.3% 0.1% 13.3%
Hispanic 99.6% 98.9% 54.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.3% 5.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 86.4% 77.1% 61.4%
Free lunch eligible 86.4% 77.1% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 4.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 187,489 30,503,301
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 75.7 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.2% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 27.2% 21.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.8% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.5% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 8.4% 13.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 54,520 10,747,240
Single Parent Households With Children 12.8% 9.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 76.0% 85.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 25.7% 33.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.3% 20.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.7% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.9% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.5% 16.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.3% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.3% 10.1%
$15,000 or less 8.1% 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,664 $274,575,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $732 $30,146,000 5.5%
Staff $539 $22,226,000 4.1%
General Administration $123 $5,070,000 0.9%
School Administration $747 $30,773,000 5.6%
Operation $1,390 $57,278,000 10.4%
Transportation $502 $20,683,000 3.8%
Other $454 $18,699,000 3.4%
Total Support $4,487 $184,875,000 33.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,163 $89,136,000 16.2%
Total Expenditures $13,314 $548,586,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,742 $37,321,105,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $647 $3,582,261,000 4.3%
Staff $652 $3,606,801,000 4.3%
General Administration $164 $908,509,000 1.1%
School Administration $661 $3,660,477,000 4.4%
Operation $1,240 $6,862,923,000 8.3%
Transportation $310 $1,717,569,000 2.1%
Other $587 $3,250,091,000 3.9%
Total Support $4,261 $23,588,631,000 28.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,017 $22,236,113,000 26.7%
Total Expenditures $15,019 $83,145,849,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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