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Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary

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Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary ranks 3386 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3386^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary is a public elementary school in Laredo, Texas, serving 630 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the United Independent School District, which is ranked 297 out of 961 school districts in the state.

While the school has increased its per-student spending in recent years, Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages on STAAR reading, math, and science proficiency tests across grades 3-5. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th grade STAAR science proficiency rate was 20.43%, compared to 31.4% for the district and 29.57% for the state. The school's performance has also been inconsistent, with its statewide ranking ranging from 1 to 3 stars over the past 10 years.

Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary's performance is particularly concerning for its male, Hispanic, and English Language Learner student subgroups, which have consistently ranked in the bottom 30-40% of Texas elementary schools over the past 3 years. In contrast, the school's performance for its gifted and talented, low socioeconomic status, and at-risk student subgroups has been relatively stronger, ranking in the top 50% of Texas elementary schools. Compared to nearby schools like Bonnie L Garcia Elementary and Ruiz Elementary, which have higher STAAR proficiency rates and statewide rankings, Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary faces significant challenges in improving student achievement and closing performance gaps, particularly for its most vulnerable student populations.

631

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,054

Per pupil spending ?

90%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5511 Fairfield
Laredo, TX 78045

(956) 473-2600

District: United Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Antonio Gonzalez Middle
High:	United South High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.7%

White:

1.0%

Asian:

0.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

!Reading scores 15 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg53%

Texas avg47%

3,386^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^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	30.7	3386 of 4651	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.5	2541 of 4710	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	1979 of 4647	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	1777 of 4581	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.1	3706 of 4578	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.7	2063 of 4479	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	1872 of 4359	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.2	2233 of 4329	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.6	2623 of 4286	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.1	2163 of 4320	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	22.8	3708 of 4260	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.8	3804 of 4221	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	31.9	3332 of 4206	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.7	3186 of 4095	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.2	3519 of 3937	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.3	3655 of 3884	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	70.4	818 of 4461	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	22.7	3872 of 4331	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.3	1560 of 4295	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	762 of 4240	82.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	2280 of 2918	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.3	1857 of 3668	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.4	1554 of 3556	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	1837 of 3487	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.7	3171 of 3446	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	1979 of 3333	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	1597 of 3226	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	3030 of 3744	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.8	2771 of 4658	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	2091 of 4588	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	2561 of 4561	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.0	3812 of 4499	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.6	1629 of 4348	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	1617 of 4306	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	845 of 2619	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.9	825 of 2980	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	55.3	1635 of 2958	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.6	2448 of 3006	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.1	2097 of 3184	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	1825 of 3106	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	2075 of 3644	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.4	1749 of 4465	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	1465 of 4401	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	1285 of 4376	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	28.0	3367 of 4329	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.6	1524 of 4188	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	1412 of 4168	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	2020 of 3705	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.3	1618 of 4594	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	1225 of 4521	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	1083 of 4477	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	25.6	3702 of 4451	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.3	1479 of 4309	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	1480 of 4264	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	1749 of 3739	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	1977 of 4647	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	1836 of 4585	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	1397 of 4563	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.4	3431 of 4498	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	2531 of 4357	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	2271 of 4319	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	957 of 3549	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	1413 of 4292	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	1983 of 4086	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.2	2640 of 3952	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	2654 of 3799	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.0	810 of 3684	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	46.9	1588 of 3558	55.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)82nd percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile+46 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)68th percentile+41 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading40%-15 vs state

Mathematics36%-9 vs state

Science20%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)		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 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 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
Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5511 Fairfield	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-2600	631	42	15.0	90.0%	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	623 (98.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30.7	3386^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.2%		44.5	2541^st of 4710 public elementary schools	46.1%	845						30.8	43.2	46.2	28.2	40.0	41.9	20.4	$8,054
Henry Cuellar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6431 Casa Del Sol Blvd	Laredo	78041	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-2700	430	35	12.1	94.4%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	428 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.4	2542^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	45.3%		48.5	2269^th of 4710 public elementary schools	51.8%	273						50.9	49.2	52.2	44.1	33.3	44.9	20.3	$9,855
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%)	60.5	1551^st of 4651 public elementary schools	66.7%		55	1883^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	60.0%	332						61.5	50.0	66.7	46.2	50.7	50.6	25.0	$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%)	87.3	482^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	89.6%		71.8	1061^st of 4710 public elementary schools	77.5%	579						66.1	87.0	88.5	58.1	48.2	88.7	80.8	$10,998
Milton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Ash	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4200	651	42	15.5	94.6%	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	647 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58.6	1647^th of 4651 public elementary schools	64.6%		52.4	2031^st of 4710 public elementary schools	56.9%	384						38.8	82.7	67.9	25.0	54.7	50.0	35.4	$9,361
Ryan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2401 Clark Blvd	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4400	834	48	17.3	86.9%	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	831 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96.1	139^th of 4651 public elementary schools	97.0%		91.4	321^st of 4710 public elementary schools	93.2%	182						75.9	83.9	77.1	83.2	77.1	94.3	82.9	$8,522
Harmony School Of Innovation - Laredo	Public, Charter	K-5	4608 Daugherty Ave	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 568-9492	679	39	17.2	88.5%	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	670 (98.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35.4	3094^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.5%		33.4	3251^st of 4710 public elementary schools	31.0%	157		57.1	0.0		25.0	39.4	47.5	54.8	29.8	38.8	43.2	12.7	$10,540
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%)	49.8	2151^st of 4651 public elementary schools	53.8%		39.5	2867^th of 4710 public elementary schools	39.1%	716						51.4	45.1	74.2	41.3	36.0	40.9	30.1	$8,285
Ruiz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1717 Ave Los Presidentes	Laredo	78043	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%)	67.6	1231^st of 4651 public elementary schools	73.5%		61.6	1519^th of 4710 public elementary schools	67.7%	288						63.7	54.3	64.9	59.8	59.3	50.0	25.5	$7,535
Tarver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Tilden Ave	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4800	421	29	14.4	95.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	421 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.8	1788^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.6%		54.1	1924^th of 4710 public elementary schools	59.2%	136	60.0	40.0		60.0	80.0	35.7	92.5	50.0	28.6	79.3	72.9	14.6	$11,683

Frequently Asked Questions about Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary

What district is Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary in?

United Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary attend?

Students who attend Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Antonio Gonzalez Middle
High : United South High School

Is Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary a good school?

Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary ranks 3386^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary?

Students at Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

How many students attend Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 631 students attended Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary.

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