Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary School
Public elementary school in Laredo, Texas · United ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary School serves 631 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Laredo (Webb County). It is one of 51 schools in United ISD. By enrollment it is the 1386th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 41.98 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | United ISD |
| County | Webb County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484365011087 |
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 elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 631 | 40,742 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15 | 15.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90% | 75% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 53% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary School in context
Size
Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary School is the 15th largest of United ISD's 30 elementary schools; its 631 students are 1.5% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2 miles away with a median enrollment of 641; Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 3 with 112 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 58, against an average of 90 per grade. This year grade 5 has 23% more students than kindergarten (92 against 75). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 58 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 98.7% here and 98.7% across United ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
90% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75% across United ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary 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 41.98 full-time-equivalent teachers for 631 students, Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary School has 15 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 631 students would have about 42.6 teachers, so Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Henry Cuellar Elementary School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 48 other elementary schools, 31 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 | 98.7% |
| White | 1% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
44.5% of students are girls and 55.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 58 |
| Kindergarten | 75 |
| Grade 1 | 104 |
| Grade 2 | 90 |
| Grade 3 | 112 |
| Grade 4 | 100 |
| Grade 5 | 92 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5511 Fairfield, Laredo, TX 78045
Phone: (956)473-2600
Website: uisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Cuellar Elementary School | United ISD | 0.9 mi | 430 | 12.1 | 94.4% |
| Judith Zaffirini Elementary School | United ISD | 1.7 mi | 618 | 15.9 | 82.5% |
| D D Hachar Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 1.9 mi | 443 | 15.3 | 96.4% |
| Ryan Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 2.0 mi | 834 | 17.4 | 86.9% |
| Milton Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 2.0 mi | 651 | 15.5 | 94.6% |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Laredo | Harmony Public Schools - South Texas | 2.4 mi | 679 | 17.3 | 88.5% |
| Bonnie L Garcia Elementary School | United ISD | 2.6 mi | 631 | 16.6 | 76.7% |
| Ruiz Elementary School | United ISD | 2.8 mi | 660 | 14.7 | 85.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.