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Ruiz Elementary

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Ruiz Elementary ranks 1247 th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1247^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Ruiz Elementary in Laredo, TX, is a PK-5 school in the United Independent School District (Isd) serving 660 students, and it has achieved a remarkable turnaround from the 12th percentile statewide a decade ago to a consistent 4-star rating today. The school’s standout strength is its exceptional support for students from low-income backgrounds, ranking in the 91st percentile statewide for effectiveness with this group—far outperforming nearby UISD peers like Judith Zaffirini Elementary, Rodolfo C Centeno Elementary, and Bonnie L Garcia Elementary. It also excels with English Language Learners (85th percentile) and Hispanic students (83rd percentile), and its math proficiency rates (53-60% across grades 3-5) consistently beat state and district averages, making math a clear area of excellence.

However, Ruiz faces a significant "science gap," with only 25.53% of 5th graders proficient in science in 2024-2025, below both the district and state averages. This is the school’s biggest opportunity for growth. Interestingly, while Ruiz is the top performer in its immediate UISD cluster, it is outperformed by several schools just a mile away in the Laredo Independent School District (Isd), such as Daiches Elementary, J Kawas Elementary, and D D Hachar Elementary, which post 80-90% proficiency rates despite serving even higher-poverty communities. This suggests district-level policies in Laredo ISD may create a different educational environment.

Ruiz also shows mixed results in supporting Special Education students, ranking in the 50th percentile (2 stars) in 2024-2025, which contrasts with its strong support for other at-risk groups. The school spends about $10,000 per student, less than nearby Laredo ISD schools but achieving better results than its UISD peers, indicating efficient resource use. Overall, Ruiz is a school that has transformed itself through sustained improvement, excelling in math and for low-income students, while science and special education support remain key areas to watch.

660

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,535

Per pupil spending ?

85.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1717 Ave Los Presidentes
Laredo, TX 78046

(956) 473-3300

District: United Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Ruiz Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	United South Middle
High:	United South High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.4%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (57% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 61 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (73rd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg55%

Texas avg50%

1,247^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 61 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 30Elementary Schools in the United Independent School District (Isd)

312^th of 947United Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.5	1247 of 4643	73.1%	★★★★☆
2025	67.6	1231 of 4651	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.6	1519 of 4710	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	2179 of 4647	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	1760 of 4581	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.9	3235 of 4578	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.7	1891 of 4479	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.5	2652 of 4359	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.5	2930 of 4329	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	19.4	3754 of 4286	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.9	3616 of 4320	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.2	3617 of 4260	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.4	3295 of 4221	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.7	2854 of 4206	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.9	3177 of 4095	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.7	3174 of 3937	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.4	3098 of 3884	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.5	3416 of 3768	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	21.2	3362 of 3724	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	21.3	3123 of 3476	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.1	3223 of 3475	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	17.7	3225 of 3465	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	64.6	1144 of 4461	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	32.3	3176 of 4331	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	2183 of 4295	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	2657 of 4240	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	443 of 2918	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	944 of 3668	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	46.2	1901 of 3556	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	1692 of 3487	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.1	2844 of 3446	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	2661 of 3333	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	2620 of 3226	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	1601 of 4588	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.9	1000 of 3744	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	1295 of 4658	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	46.5	2386 of 4588	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.8	2110 of 4561	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.5	3642 of 4499	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.1	1656 of 4348	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	2158 of 4306	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	1032 of 3080	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.8	647 of 2619	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	57.1	1616 of 2980	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.7	791 of 2958	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	22.7	2530 of 3006	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.8	977 of 3184	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	1941 of 3106	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	753 of 4425	83.0%	★★★★☆
2025	76.1	554 of 3644	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	935 of 4465	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	58.3	1570 of 4401	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	1193 of 4376	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	35.8	2850 of 4329	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.0	1384 of 4188	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.9	2275 of 4168	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	587 of 4535	87.1%	★★★★☆
2025	80.6	348 of 3705	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	73.5	745 of 4594	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.1	1581 of 4521	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	1169 of 4477	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	37.4	2895 of 4451	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.5	997 of 4309	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	47.5	2196 of 4264	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.6	1084 of 4597	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	69.2	940 of 3739	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	58.1	1692 of 4647	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	1929 of 4585	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	1544 of 4563	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.4	2774 of 4498	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	2141 of 4357	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.9	3125 of 4319	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	1624 of 4308	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.4	1780 of 3549	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	2579 of 4292	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	3278 of 4086	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	2871 of 3952	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	3582 of 3799	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	2157 of 3684	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	2935 of 3558	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)85th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)76th percentile+3 vs school

At Risk (2022)74th percentile+13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)66th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)65th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading57%+3 vs state

Mathematics56%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Ruiz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1717 Ave Los Presidentes	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3300	660	45	14.6	85.5%	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	656 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.5	1247^th of 4643 public elementary schools	73.1%		67.6	1231^st of 4651 public elementary schools	73.5%	16							57.3	53.2	62.0	53.1	59.6	57.0	$7,535
Santo Nino Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 Bismark St	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4700	542	35	15.4	98.0%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	540 (99.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68.2	1222^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	73.7%		67.4	1241^st of 4651 public elementary schools	73.3%	19							51.2	49.4	58.3	60.5	72.2	60.0	$10,058
H B Zachry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 Chacota St	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4900	562	35	15.9	95.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	562 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72.5	1035^th of 4643 public elementary schools	77.7%		62.8	1445^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.9%	410							41.5	52.0	77.6	61.0	63.2	80.3	$10,097
Ligarde Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 S Canada Ave	Laredo	78046	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3900	571	36	15.8	96.7%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	570 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.5	2806^th of 4643 public elementary schools	39.6%		42.4	2612^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.8%	194							31.5	55.7	59.8	28.8	51.3	30.5	$9,678
J Kawas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 S Milmo Ave	Laredo	78046	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3700	363	26	14.0	97.2%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	362 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71.2	1087^th of 4643 public elementary schools	76.6%		88	453^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	90.3%	634							43.1	83.3	79.6	29.4	86.8	61.2	$13,665
Bonnie L Garcia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1453 Concord Hills Blvd	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 764-8900	631	38	16.6	76.7%	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	627 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.6	2420^th of 4643 public elementary schools	47.9%		49.8	2151^st of 4651 public elementary schools	53.8%	269							38.6	59.5	50.9	35.3	59.1	33.9	$8,285
Salinas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3611 Alfredo Cantu Dr	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3200	854	48	17.7	82.1%	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	851 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.9	3170^th of 4643 public elementary schools	31.7%		39.5	2804^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.7%	366							46.6	34.2	56.7	36.4	40.0	31.3	$7,816
Judith Zaffirini Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5210 Santa Claudia Ln	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-2900	618	39	15.9	82.5%	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	606 (98.1%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	63.9	1416^th of 4643 public elementary schools	69.5%		60.5	1551^st of 4651 public elementary schools	66.7%	135							52.0	62.5	62.3	49.3	55.0	49.4	$8,524
D D Hachar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Guadalupe St	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3500	443	29	15.2	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	443 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.1	1344^th of 4643 public elementary schools	71.1%		87.3	482^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	89.6%	862							40.4	84.9	52.9	34.0	86.8	64.7	$10,998
Daiches Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1402 Green	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3200	405	30	13.5	99.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	405 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96.1	127^th of 4643 public elementary schools	97.3%		92.7	284^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.9%	157							72.2	92.0	85.1	72.2	80.0	95.7	$11,557

Frequently Asked Questions about Ruiz Elementary

What schools do graduates of Ruiz Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ruiz Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : United South Middle
High : United South High School

What district is Ruiz Elementary in?

United Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Ruiz Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 660 students attended Ruiz Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ruiz Elementary?

Students at Ruiz Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

Is Ruiz Elementary a good school?

Ruiz Elementary ranks 1247^th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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