Ramirez-Burks Elementary School
Public elementary school in Cotulla, Texas · Cotulla ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Ramirez-Burks Elementary School serves 468 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Cotulla (La Salle County). It is one of 4 schools in Cotulla ISD. By enrollment it is the 2836th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 11.6 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than 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 ÷ 40.19 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Cotulla ISD |
| County | La Salle County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481540006384 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Cotulla ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 468 | 1,157 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 11.6 | 10.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 86.1% | 85.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 7% 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.
Ramirez-Burks Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 2 elementary schools in Cotulla ISD, Ramirez-Burks Elementary School is the largest, with 40.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 35.5 miles away and have a median of 351 students, so Ramirez-Burks Elementary School is larger 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 3 with 76 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 54, against an average of 67 per grade. This year grade 5 has 37% more students than kindergarten (74 against 54). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 61 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 93.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Cotulla ISD (94.1%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
86.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 85.9% across Cotulla 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
Ramirez-Burks Elementary School has 40.19 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 468 students would have about 31.6 teachers, so Ramirez-Burks Elementary School has 8.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Dilley Elementary School, 16.5 miles away in Dilley ISD. No other elementary school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 93.6% |
| White | 4.7% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
| Black | 0.4% |
47.4% of students are girls and 52.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 61 |
| Kindergarten | 54 |
| Grade 1 | 74 |
| Grade 2 | 54 |
| Grade 3 | 76 |
| Grade 4 | 75 |
| Grade 5 | 74 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
618 N Baylor, Cotulla, TX 78014
Phone: (830)879-2511
Website: cotullaisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ramirez-Burks Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilley Elementary School | Dilley ISD | 16.5 mi | 402 | 11.8 | 83.8% |
| Encinal Elementary School | Cotulla ISD | 28.6 mi | 74 | 7.6 | 85.1% |
| Pearsall Intermediate School | Pearsall ISD | 32.8 mi | 442 | 20.7 | 81.2% |
| Ted Flores Elementary School | Pearsall ISD | 32.8 mi | 503 | 16.9 | 83.5% |
| Carrizo Springs Elementary School | Carrizo Springs CISD | 38.2 mi | 573 | 13.5 | 79.1% |
| Benito Juarez Elementary School | Crystal City ISD | 39.3 mi | 250 | 15.8 | 81.2% |
| Dr. Tomas Rivera Elementary School | Crystal City ISD | 39.4 mi | 233 | 16.6 | 92.3% |
| Zavala Elementary School | Crystal City ISD | 39.5 mi | 300 | 13 | 89.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Cotulla ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotulla High School | High | 9–12 | 356 |
| Encinal Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 74 |
| Frank Newman Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 259 |