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Ruiz El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1717 Ave Los Presidentes, Laredo, TX 78043 · (956) 473-3300 · Part of United Independent School District

Laredo’s School Grade B+ better than 66% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
660
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Ruiz El

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 22% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Laredo kids: 13 middle schools

On the path

Where Laredo kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Ruiz ElYou are here
6–813 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency20%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts28%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1717 Ave Los Presidentes, Laredo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K73
Kindergarten99
Grade 196
Grade 2109
Grade 394
Grade 485
Grade 5104
Enrollment over time
684’20
596’21
713’22
733’23
660’24

Down 3.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 99%White <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ruiz El from Laredo families.

Other schools in United Independent School District

The district →
Salinas El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
D
854 students18:1
Rodolfo C Centeno El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
824 students16:1
Veterans Memorial El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
815 students17:1
San Isidro El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
B
794 students16:1
Col Santos Benavides El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
B
790 students16:1
Prada El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
788 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Laredo’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.