United Independent School District, Texas

United Independent School District
Webb County, Texas
District details
Superintendent: Gerardo Cruz
# of school board members: 7
Website: Link

United Independent School District is a school district in Texas.

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• Superintendent
• School board
• Elections
• Budget
• Teacher salaries
• Academic performance
• Students
• Staff
• Schools
• Contact information

Superintendent

This information is updated as we become aware of changes. Please contact us with any updates.

Dr. Gerardo Cruz is the superintendent of the United Independent School District. He was appointed superintendent in August 2024. His previous career experience includes working as a teacher, principal, and assistant superintendent.

Past superintendents

• David Gonzalez was the superintendent of the United Independent School District. He was appointed superintendent in 2021 and served until 2024. Gonzalez's previous career experience includes serving as Associate Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction for the district.
• Roberto J. Santos was the superintendent of the United Independent School District from 2005 to 2021. Santos' previous career experience included working for the district as Assistant Superintendent for Support Services and Director of Human Resources.

School board

The United ISD school board consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Board members are elected by district.

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Office	Name	Date assumed office
United Independent School District District 1	Gilbert Aguilar	2023
United Independent School District District 2	Rudy Gonzalez Jr.	November 22, 2024
United Independent School District District 3	Aliza Flores-Oliveros
United Independent School District District 4	Ramiro Veliz III	2016
United Independent School District District 5	Javier Montemayor
United Independent School District District 6	Michelle Molina	November 16, 2022
United Independent School District District 7	Dianelle Martinez	November 22, 2024

This officeholder information was last updated on May 6, 2025. Please contact us with any updates.

Elections

See also: United Independent School District elections in 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024

Board members are elected on a staggered basis in November of even-numbered years.

Four seats on the board were up for general election on November 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was August 19, 2024.

Ballotpedia covered school board elections in 367 school districts in 29 states in 2024. Those school districts had a total student enrollment of 12,203,404 students. Click here to read an analysis of those elections.

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Public participation in board meetings

The United ISD school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:

District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$94,500,000	$2,255	17%
Local:	$210,479,000	$5,023	38%
State:	$241,283,000	$5,758	44%
Total:	$546,262,000	$13,037

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$514,588,000	$12,280
Total Current Expenditures:	$442,085,000	$10,550
Instructional Expenditures:	$274,268,000	$6,545	53%
Student and Staff Support:	$48,331,000	$1,153	9%
Administration:	$50,698,000	$1,209	10%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$68,788,000	$1,641	13%
Total Capital Outlay:	$27,368,000	$653
Construction:	$20,845,000	$497
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$24,108,000	$575
Interest on Debt:	$19,768,000	$471

Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year	Minimum	Maximum
2024-2025	$52,500	$68,648
2023-2024	$52,500	$69,496

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	27	65-69	21-39	27	PS	PS	40-44
2018-2019	63	85-89	>=80	63	PS	>=50	80-84
2017-2018	59	85-89	60-79	59	PS	>=50	65-69
2016-2017	84	>=95	>=80	84	PS	>=50	85-89
2015-2016	80	>=95	80-89	80	PS	>=50	90-94
2014-2015	73	85-89	>=80	73	PS	>=50	85-89
2013-2014	76	>=90	60-79	76	>=50	>=50	85-89
2012-2013	76	>=95	70-79	75	>=50	>=50	85-89
2011-2012	80	>=95	>=80	80	>=50	>=50	85-89
2010-2011	79	>=95	60-79	79	>=50		85-89

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	38	70-74	40-59	37	PS	PS	60-64
2018-2019	49	80-84	60-79	48	PS	>=50	70-74
2017-2018	44	80-84	40-59	44	PS	>=50	65-69
2016-2017	72	90-94	60-79	72	PS	>=50	85-89
2015-2016	70	85-89	70-79	70	>=50	>=50	85-89
2014-2015	70	80-84	80-89	70	>=50	>=50	85-89
2013-2014	69	85-89	80-89	69	>=50	>=50	80-84
2012-2013	71	90-94	80-89	71	>=50	>=50	85-89
2011-2012	82	>=95	>=80	82	>=50	>=50	90-94
2010-2011	81	90-94	>=80	81	>=50		90-94

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2018-2019	95	>=50	>=50	95		PS	>=50
2017-2018	95	>=50	PS	95	PS	PS	>=50
2016-2017	94	>=50	PS	94	PS	PS	>=80
2015-2016	94	>=50	PS	94			>=80
2014-2015	94	>=50	PS	93	PS		>=90
2013-2014	93	>=50	PS	93	PS	PS	>=90
2012-2013	94	>=50	>=50	94	PS	PS	>=80
2011-2012	94	>=50	PS	94	PS	PS	>=90
2010-2011	94	>=50	>=50	93		PS	>=80

Students

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023	41,381	5.0
2021-2022	39,316	-6.6
2020-2021	41,902	-2.7
2019-2020	43,033	-0.8
2018-2019	43,364	0.1
2017-2018	43,308	-0.8
2016-2017	43,660	-0.1
2015-2016	43,710	0.7
2014-2015	43,421	-0.4
2013-2014	43,575	1.6
2012-2013	42,891	1.7
2011-2012	42,179	0.7
2010-2011	41,876	2.4
2009-2010	40,885	2.0
2008-2009	40,080	2.7
2007-2008	39,009	3.1
2006-2007	37,807	5.6
2005-2006	35,697	4.9
2004-2005	33,955	5.0
2003-2004	32,262	4.8
2002-2003	30,725	5.3
2001-2002	29,096	5.3
2000-2001	27,556	7.0
1999-2000	25,627	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	United Independent School District (%)	Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.0	0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.3	5.1
Black	0.1	12.8
Hispanic	98.9	52.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.0	0.2
Two or More Races	0.0	3.0
White	0.6	25.7

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, United Independent School District had 2,514.66 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.46.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	77.30
Kindergarten:	136.87
Elementary:	1,033.62
Secondary:	1,162.51
Total:	2,514.66

United Independent School District employed 19.00 district administrators and 151.89 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	19.00
District Administrative Support:	194.40
School Administrators:	151.89
School Administrative Support:	270.38

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	663.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	114.25
Total Guidance Counselors:	102.44
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	50.00
Library/Media Support:	6.91
Student Support Services:	187.10
Other Support Services:	1,975.36

Schools

The United Independent School District operates 53 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Amparo Gutierrez El	428	PK-5
Antonio Gonzalez Middle	660	6-8
Barbara Fasken El	707	PK-5
Bonnie L Garcia El	741	PK-5
Casa Esperanza Recovery Home	7	8-11
Charles Borchers El	555	PK-5
Clark El	404	PK-5
Clark Middle	568	6-8
Col Santos Benavides El	895	PK-5
Dr Malakoff El	526	PK-5
Elias Herrera Middle	1,097	6-8
Finley El	458	PK-5
Franklin D Roosevelt El	653	PK-5
Freedom El	648	PK-5
George Washington Middle	1,112	6-8
Henry Cuellar El	529	PK-5
John B Alexander H S	3,070	9-12
John W Arndt El	791	PK-5
Juan Roberto Ramirez Middle	0
Juarez/Lincoln El	616	PK-5
Judith Zaffirini El	636	PK-5
Julia Bird Jones Muller El	828	PK-5
Juvenille Justice Alternative Program	22	6-12
Kazen El	386	PK-5
Kennedy Zapata El	340	PK-5
Lamar Bruni Vergara Middle	721	6-8
Los Obispos Middle	716	6-8
Lyndon B Johnson	3,252	9-12
Matias De Llano El	400	PK-5
New El	0
Newman El	392	PK-5
Nye El	649	PK-5
Prada El	741	PK-5
Radcliffe & Sue Killam El	495	PK-5
Raul Perales Middle	611	6-8
Ricardo Molina Middle	720	6-8
Roberto J Santos El	418	PK-5
Rodolfo C Centeno El	776	PK-5
Ruiz El	713	PK-5
Salinas El	767	PK-5
Salvador Garcia Middle	375	6-8
San Isidro El	879	PK-5
Sigifredo Perez El	652	PK-5
Trautmann El	713	PK-5
Trautmann Middle	683	6-8
United H S	3,644	9-12
United Middle	1,092	6-8
United South H S	3,243	9-12
United South Middle	1,009	6-8
United Step Academy	243	6-12
Veterans Memorial El	779	PK-5
Youth Recovery Home	9	8-11
Youth Village Detention Center	12	7-12

Contact information

United Independent School District
201 Lindenwood Dr.
Laredo, TX 78045
Phone: 956-473-6201

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Texas	School Board Elections	News and Analysis
List of school districts in Texas School board elections in Texas Public education in Texas	Texas school board elections, 2025	School board election data analysis, 2024 United States school shootings, 1990-present

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