Ryan Elementary School
Public elementary school in Laredo, Texas · Laredo ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Ryan Elementary School serves 834 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Laredo (Webb County). It is one of 29 schools in Laredo ISD. By enrollment it is the 342nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.4 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 48 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Laredo ISD |
| County | Webb County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482679003027 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Laredo ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 834 | 20,271 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.4 | 14.2 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 86.9% | 97.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 88% 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.
Ryan Elementary School in context
Size
Ryan Elementary School is the largest of Laredo ISD's 20 elementary schools; its 834 students are 4.1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.2 miles away and have a median of 476 students, so Ryan 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 pre-K with 142 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 107, against an average of 119 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 108 in kindergarten and 113 in grade 5. It also enrolls 142 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
86.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 97.1% across Laredo 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
Ryan Elementary School has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 834 students would have about 56.4 teachers, so Ryan Elementary School has 8.4 fewer.
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 D D Hachar Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. There are 36 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 | 99.6% |
| White | 0.2% |
| Black | 0.1% |
51% of students are girls and 49% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 142 |
| Kindergarten | 108 |
| Grade 1 | 110 |
| Grade 2 | 107 |
| Grade 3 | 137 |
| Grade 4 | 117 |
| Grade 5 | 113 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2401 Clark Blvd, Laredo, TX 78043
Phone: (956)273-4400
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ryan Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D D Hachar Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 0.8 mi | 443 | 15.3 | 96.4% |
| Milton Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 0.8 mi | 651 | 15.5 | 94.6% |
| Heights Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 1.1 mi | 508 | 16.4 | 98.2% |
| Tarver Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 1.2 mi | 421 | 14.4 | 95.2% |
| Don Jose Gallego | Laredo ISD | 1.3 mi | 557 | 14.6 | 98.7% |
| Daiches Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 1.4 mi | 405 | 13.5 | 99% |
| J C Martin Jr. Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 1.6 mi | 435 | 14.5 | 99.5% |
| T Sanchez El / H Ochoa Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 1.6 mi | 569 | 15.7 | 98.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.