Juan Roberto Ramirez Middle School
Public middle school in Laredo, Texas · United ISD · Grades 6–8
Juan Roberto Ramirez Middle School serves 521 students in grades 6–8 in Laredo (Webb County). It is one of 51 schools in United ISD. By enrollment it is the 1057th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.5 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 31.66 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | United ISD |
| County | Webb County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484365013792 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | United ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 521 | 40,742 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.5 | 15.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 78.5% | 75% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 80% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Juan Roberto Ramirez Middle School in context
Size
Of the 13 middle schools in United ISD, Juan Roberto Ramirez Middle School is the 12th largest, with 1.3% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 4.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 718; Juan Roberto Ramirez Middle School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 6 with 185 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 165, against an average of 174 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 185 in grade 6 and 171 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 98.3% here and 98.7% across United ISD.
78.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75% across United ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 31.66 full-time-equivalent teachers for 521 students, Juan Roberto Ramirez Middle School has 16.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 521 students would have about 36.2 teachers, so Juan Roberto Ramirez Middle School has 4.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Juan Roberto Ramirez Middle School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is George Washington Middle School, 1.4 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 10 other middle schools, 5 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 98.3% |
| White | 1.3% |
| Black | 0.4% |
46.6% of students are girls and 53.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 185 |
| Grade 7 | 165 |
| Grade 8 | 171 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
402 Aquero Blvd, Laredo, TX 78045
Phone: (956)473-6370
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Juan Roberto Ramirez Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington Middle School | United ISD | 1.4 mi | 579 | 15.2 | 75% |
| Trautmann Middle School | United ISD | 3.6 mi | 756 | 18.9 | 58.6% |
| Elias Herrera Middle School | United ISD | 4.0 mi | 1,146 | 19.8 | 46.4% |
| United Middle School | United ISD | 4.2 mi | 999 | 17.3 | 45.3% |
| Clark Middle School | United ISD | 4.6 mi | 543 | 14.4 | 83.4% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Laredo | Harmony Public Schools - South Texas | 5.4 mi | 659 | 15.6 | 92.3% |
| Christen Middle School | Laredo ISD | 6.4 mi | 1,115 | 14.1 | 99.4% |
| Memorial Middle School | Laredo ISD | 6.9 mi | 679 | 14.6 | 97.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.