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Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary

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Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary ranks 1601 st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1601^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Laredo, TX, serving 768 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade as part of the United Independent School District (Isd), where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. While the school has historically been a solid performer, ranking between the 59th and 74th percentiles statewide over the past decade, it currently sits at the 65th percentile, facing challenges that set it apart from several nearby schools.

Muller Elementary shows a clear strength in Reading, where its scores often match or exceed district averages, but Mathematics is a persistent weakness. For example, in 4th grade math, only 49.5% of Muller students achieved proficiency, compared to 83.9% at Trautmann Elementary and 76.9% at San Isidro Elementary. This gap is especially notable because schools like Kazen Elementary, just 2.6 miles away, serve a similar community yet achieve top-5% rankings with math proficiency rates as high as 86.5% in 5th grade. The school also struggles with consistency in supporting key student groups, such as Special Education students, whose performance dropped to the 32nd percentile in 2025-2026.

For parents, the key takeaway is that Muller Elementary provides a decent foundation in reading but needs significant improvement in math instruction to keep pace with high-achieving neighbors like Nye Elementary and Charles Borchers Elementary. The school's success with low-income students has also been inconsistent, dropping from the 90th to the 78th percentile in recent years. While the school has potential, families may want to explore how the district supports math learning and special education services here compared to other options in the area.

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: Declining — 71st percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg55%

Texas avg50%

1,601^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

290^th of 951United 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	60.4	1601 of 4627	65.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	56.6	1738 of 4575	62.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	65.4	1071 of 3075	65.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	65.4	1179 of 4413	73.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	68.4	980 of 4520	78.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	62.0	1458 of 4582	68.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	34.9	2934 of 4301	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
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

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)68th percentile+3 vs school

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

Gifted and Talented (2026)65th percentile~ school

Female (2026)62nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading59%+5 vs state

Mathematics48%~ state avg

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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	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 5th 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
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%)	60.4	1601^st of 4627 public elementary schools	65.4%		66.5	1289^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.3%	312	0.0	0.0	50.9	61.0	65.5	46.6	49.5	47.8	$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%)	62.2	1501^st of 4627 public elementary schools	67.6%		75.1	928^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.0%	573			56.8	61.2	63.6	42.1	54.6	47.5	$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%)	93.9	219^th of 4627 public elementary schools	95.3%		97.4	84^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.2%	135	16.7	20.0	83.6	69.8	82.7	68.5	75.5	86.5	$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%)	29.3	3463^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	25.2%		46.5	2351^st of 4651 public elementary schools	49.5%	1112			37.9	38.7	56.4	25.9	25.4	47.3	$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%)	89.4	397^th of 4627 public elementary schools	91.4%		86.4	520^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.8%	123			74.6	74.6	76.3	57.9	83.9	65.0	$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%)	79.2	784^th of 4627 public elementary schools	83.1%		74	965^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.3%	181			68.1	61.8	72.7	61.1	58.4	59.7	$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%)	74.6	951^st of 4627 public elementary schools	79.4%		66	1307^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.9%	356			65.5	63.2	65.5	56.4	64.9	50.0	$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	168^th of 4627 public elementary schools	96.4%		95.1	179^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.2%	11			78.8	79.0	81.7	73.7	76.9	78.5	$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%)	74.7	948^th of 4627 public elementary schools	79.5%		69.8	1142^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	75.4%	194			67.9	62.0	64.3	69.5	60.4	49.0	$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%)	81.1	723^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	84.4%		82.4	664^th of 4651 public elementary schools	85.7%	59			73.1	75.3	67.0	61.5	67.1	51.7	$9,045

Frequently Asked Questions about Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary

What district is Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary in?

United Independent School District (Isd)

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

Is Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary a good school?

Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary ranks 1601^st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 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.

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

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

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

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