📍 138 W Cr 2160, Kingsville, Kleberg County, 78363
Ricardo Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Kingsville, Kleberg County. The school has 275 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jesus Gonzalez. It is part of the Ricardo Isd school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ricardo Middle enrolls 275 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Hispanic or Latino, 10% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 242 | 88% |
| White | 28 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
153 of the school's 275 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 153 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 Middle 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 Middle 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 275 students, Ricardo Middle is smaller than the district average of about 330 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant