Ruiz Elementary School
Public elementary school in Laredo, Texas · United ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Ruiz Elementary School serves 660 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Laredo (Webb County). It is one of 51 schools in United ISD. By enrollment it is the 1188th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.7 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 ÷ 45.01 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 | 484365000036 |
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 | 660 | 40,742 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 15.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 85.5% | 75% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 48% 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.
Ruiz Elementary School in context
Size
Ruiz Elementary School is the 12th largest of United ISD's 30 elementary schools; its 660 students are 1.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.1 miles away and have a median of 567 students, so Ruiz 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 2 with 109 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 73, against an average of 94 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 99 in kindergarten and 104 in grade 5. It also enrolls 73 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 99.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across United ISD (98.7%).
85.5% of students qualify 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
Ruiz Elementary School has 45.01 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 660 students would have about 44.6 teachers, so Ruiz 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
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Santo Nino Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in Laredo ISD. There are 33 elementary schools within 5 miles and 48 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.4% |
| White | 0.6% |
49.8% of students are girls and 50.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 73 |
| Kindergarten | 99 |
| Grade 1 | 96 |
| Grade 2 | 109 |
| Grade 3 | 94 |
| Grade 4 | 85 |
| Grade 5 | 104 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1717 Ave Los Presidentes, Laredo, TX 78043
Phone: (956)473-3300
Website: uisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ruiz Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Nino Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 0.7 mi | 542 | 15.5 | 98% |
| H B Zachry Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 0.8 mi | 562 | 15.9 | 95.4% |
| Ligarde Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 1.0 mi | 571 | 15.8 | 96.7% |
| J Kawas Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 1.0 mi | 363 | 14 | 97.2% |
| Bonnie L Garcia Elementary School | United ISD | 1.1 mi | 631 | 16.6 | 76.7% |
| Salinas Elementary School | United ISD | 1.2 mi | 854 | 17.8 | 82.1% |
| Judith Zaffirini Elementary School | United ISD | 1.6 mi | 618 | 15.9 | 82.5% |
| D D Hachar Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 1.7 mi | 443 | 15.3 | 96.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.