Ruiz Elementary School
- Elementary school in United ISD
- Laredo, TX
- Early education - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
United ISD: N/A
Total students
728
Avg. teacher experience
13.4 years
United ISD: 14.6 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
United ISD: 96.2%
Statewide: 90.3%
Ruiz Elementary School is an elementary school in Laredo, TX, in the United ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 728 students. 67.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 44.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,839, which is $1,635 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.4 years of experience.
Contact information
Website
Address
1717 Ave Los PresidentesLaredo, TX 78043
Office phone number
Principal
- Monica Zepeda
- monzep@uisd.net
- (956) 473-3300
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Ruiz Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
728
African American
2 (0.3%)
United ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
United ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
United ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
725 (99.6%)
United ISD: 98.8%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
United ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
1 (0.1%)
United ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
United ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
67.4 %
United ISD: 62%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
86.5 %
United ISD: 77.2%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
44.6 %
United ISD: 42.9%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
44.1 %
United ISD: 43.3%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
4.3 %
United ISD: 12.4%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
15.2 %
United ISD: 15.1%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
United ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
United ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
United ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
United ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
16.7 %
United ISD: 19.8%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
Masked
United ISD: 17.9%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
United ISD: 75%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
United ISD: 10%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
16.8 %
United ISD: 19.8%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
United ISD: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
Masked
United ISD: 15.5%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
N/A
United ISD: 10%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
43.6
African American
0 (0%)
United ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
United ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
United ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
43.6 (100%)
United ISD: 97.4%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
United ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
0 (0%)
United ISD: 2.1%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
United ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
1 (2.3%)
United ISD: 1.2%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
33.6 (77%)
United ISD: 73.8%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
9 (20.7%)
United ISD: 24.8%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
United ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
16.7
United ISD: 16
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
13.4 years
United ISD: 14.6 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$60,839
United ISD: $61,559
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$52,491
United ISD: $52,785
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$53,982
United ISD: $54,524
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$57,417
United ISD: $58,300
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$63,151
United ISD: $62,854
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$65,950
United ISD: $66,438
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$78,294
United ISD: $73,466
Statewide: $74,014