📍 138 W Cr 2160, Kingsville, Kleberg County, 78363
Ricardo el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kingsville, Kleberg County. The school has 380 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Connie Herrera. It is part of the Ricardo Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ricardo el enrolls 380 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Hispanic or Latino, 14% White and 1.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 320 | 84% |
| White | 53 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
185 of the school's 380 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 185 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ricardo el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 43.
Ricardo el is one of 2 schools in RICARDO ISD, based in KINGSVILLE, Texas. The district serves 659 students district-wide and employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 380 students, Ricardo el is larger than the district average of about 330 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant