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Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary

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Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary ranks 1289 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1289^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary is a public elementary school in Laredo, Texas, serving 809 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the United Independent School District, which is ranked 297 out of 961 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary has shown steady academic improvement, moving from a statewide ranking of 3098 out of 4578 Texas elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 1289 out of 4651 in 2024-2025, with a 4-star rating. The school's performance on STAAR tests is generally higher than the district and state averages, particularly in reading and mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade reading proficiency rate was 61.54%, compared to the district's 57.38% and the state's 52.02%. However, the school's performance for English Language Learners and Special Education students is relatively lower, suggesting a need to address the specific needs of these subgroups.

When compared to nearby schools in the United Independent School District, some schools like Kazen Elementary, San Isidro Elementary, and Charles Borchers Elementary consistently outperform Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary on STAAR tests. These schools have higher statewide rankings and star ratings, suggesting they may have more effective instructional practices or resources. Despite these differences, some of the higher-performing schools are able to maintain strong academic outcomes for their students, regardless of their socioeconomic backgrounds.

768

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,819

Per pupil spending ?

81.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4430 Muller Memorial Blvd
Laredo, TX 78045

(956) 473-3900

District: United Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	George Washington Middle
High:	United High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.0%

White:

1.4%

African American:

0.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (53% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Above the Texas median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg53%

Texas avg47%

1,289^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

297^th of 961United 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
2025	66.5	1289 of 4651	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.5	1579 of 4710	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	1702 of 4647	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	1875 of 4581	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.2	3098 of 4578	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.6	1173 of 4479	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	60.8	1451 of 4359	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.6	1778 of 4329	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.2	1257 of 4286	70.7%	★★★★☆
2015	71.7	1174 of 4320	72.8%	★★★★☆
2014	54.3	2081 of 4260	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.3	2448 of 4221	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.8	2297 of 4206	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.1	2743 of 4095	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.3	2522 of 3937	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.3	3179 of 3884	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.3	2890 of 3768	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.5	3084 of 3724	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.6	2966 of 3476	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.5	2570 of 3475	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	38.5	2535 of 3465	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	59.5	1448 of 4461	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	18.9	4111 of 4331	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.7	2131 of 4295	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	2338 of 4240	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	499 of 2918	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.2	1110 of 3668	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	1158 of 3556	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.5	2200 of 3487	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.9	3208 of 3446	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	2415 of 3333	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	2074 of 3226	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	1075 of 3744	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	54.7	1877 of 4658	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	1338 of 4588	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	50.0	2155 of 4561	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.1	3445 of 4499	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.9	1511 of 4348	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	1513 of 4306	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	78 of 2619	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	68.4	936 of 2980	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	1559 of 2958	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	2312 of 3006	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.2	1560 of 3184	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	1511 of 3106	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	566 of 3644	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	1134 of 4465	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	1202 of 4401	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	1388 of 4376	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.0	2832 of 4329	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.5	798 of 4188	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	1136 of 4168	72.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	366 of 3705	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	70.2	919 of 4594	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	1152 of 4521	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	58.0	1617 of 4477	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.0	2667 of 4451	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.2	587 of 4309	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	977 of 4264	77.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	914 of 3739	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	1396 of 4647	70.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	2178 of 4585	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	1730 of 4563	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.2	2729 of 4498	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.2	960 of 4357	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	59.9	1483 of 4319	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	1828 of 3549	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	1663 of 4292	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.6	3305 of 4086	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	3188 of 3952	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	3099 of 3799	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	3122 of 3684	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.3	1940 of 3558	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	94.3	44 of 3142	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	1 of 3127	100.0%	★★★★★

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)

White (2019)99th percentile+25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)97th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)83rd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)68th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading60%+6 vs state

Mathematics53%+7 vs state

Science33%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4430 Muller Memorial Blvd	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3900	768	51	15.0	81.8%	11 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	753 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	66.5	1289^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.3%		60.5	1579^th of 4710 public elementary schools	66.5%	290	61.5	59.3	60.6	62.9	47.5	48.6	33.0	$7,819
Barbara Fasken Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11111 Atlanta Dr	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4700	704	43	16.3	69.7%	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	689 (97.9%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	75.1	928^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.0%		77.4	851^st of 4710 public elementary schools	81.9%	77	61.4	60.6	81.1	43.1	51.5	65.1	45.0	$8,106
Kazen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9620 Albany Dr	Laredo	78041	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4200	367	29	12.7	86.9%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	364 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97.4	84^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.2%		87.2	487^th of 4710 public elementary schools	89.7%	403	82.7	84.3	92.7	76.5	78.4	85.5	63.6	$10,695
Finley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Lowry	Laredo	78041	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4500	471	33	14.4	80.9%	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	467 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.5	2351^st of 4651 public elementary schools	49.5%		44.8	2523^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	46.4%	172	55.0	42.6	63.5	46.7	37.0	34.9	22.2	$9,094
Trautmann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 Lindenwood	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3100	661	40	16.5	61.9%	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	643 (97.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	86.4	520^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.8%		85.3	563^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	88.0%	43	64.7	78.3	84.3	58.8	73.9	66.9	39.7	$7,770
Dr Malakoff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2810 Havana Dr	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4800	599	37	16.1	56.3%	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	584 (97.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	74	965^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.3%		69.8	1143^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	75.7%	178	59.6	69.6	70.3	51.1	60.8	53.5	35.6	$8,009
Matias De Llano Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1415 Shiloh Dr	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4000	453	31	14.6	64.9%	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	443 (97.8%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66	1307^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.9%		81.1	713^th of 4710 public elementary schools	84.9%	594	59.7	52.5	73.6	54.4	37.3	66.7	27.8	$9,210
San Isidro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11021 Bucky Houdman Blvd	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 473-6700	794	48	16.3	35.9%	19 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	761 (95.8%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95.1	179^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.2%		94.9	184^th of 4710 public elementary schools	96.1%	5	78.3	84.4	85.2	74.2	78.2	76.9	51.0	$8,828
Nye Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 E Del Mar Blvd	Laredo	78041	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3700	685	44	15.6	76.8%	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	672 (98.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	69.8	1142^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	75.4%		71.5	1081^st of 4710 public elementary schools	77.0%	61	61.6	61.3	67.7	57.6	49.5	55.9	29.4	$8,050
Charles Borchers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9551 Backwoods Trl	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-7200	456	30	15.1	54.6%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	452 (99.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82.4	664^th of 4651 public elementary schools	85.7%		83.7	627^th of 4710 public elementary schools	86.7%	37	77.4	64.8	69.7	70.2	55.1	69.7	36.4	$9,045

Frequently Asked Questions about Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary

What schools do graduates of Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary attend?

Students who attend Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : George Washington Middle
High : United High School

What is the racial makeup of Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary?

Students at Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 1% White.

What district is Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary in?

United Independent School District (Isd)

Is Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary a good school?

Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary ranks 1289^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 768 students attended Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary.

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