Ricardo Elementary School (PK to 5th)
Welcome to Ricardo Elementary School
2025-2026 Pre-Kinder 3 Pilot Program Information
Ricardo Elementary School Grading Policy 2025 - 2026
Ricardo Elementary School Supply List 2025 - 2026
Books Beginning at Birth is a statewide program that provides young children and their families access to books and resources to support the development of early literacy skills and foster a love of reading.
All families can access an open library of hundreds of high-quality digital children’s books accompanied by videos and at-home literacy activities. Click HERE to access the open library.
Grade Acceleration for Kindergarten-Grade 5
Texas Education Code (TEC), §§ 25.007 and 28.023 (a) requires a school district to provide students with the opportunity to take credit by exam (CBEs).
Ricardo ISD utilizes CBEs developed by Texas Tech University and The University of Texas at Austin for the following:
- Grade Acceleration for Kindergarten-Grade 5
- Credit by Exam without Prior Instruction for Grades 6-8
For grades 1-5, TAC §74.24(b)(2) states that a student must be accelerated one grade if the student meets the following requirements:
- Students must score 80% or above in each of the following areas: language arts and reading, mathematics, science, and social studies
- a school district representative recommends that the student be accelerated; and
- the student's parent or guardian gives written approval for the acceleration.
Study guides for the Texas Tech University and The University of Texas at Austin can be accessed by clicking on the links below:
Credit by Exam Test Opportunities:
A school district must annually provide at least four testing opportunities as follows:
- one window to test between January 1 and March 31;
- one window to test between April 1 and June 30;
- one window to test between July 1 and September 30; and
- one window to test between October 1 and December 31.
Each examination for acceleration for each elementary grade level and for credit for secondary school academic subjects must be made available during each window unless the examination has an administration date that is established by an entity other than the school district (for example, AP tests administered by the College Board).
A student may take a specific examination only once during each window. The testing window must be designed to meet the needs of all students. The dates must be publicized to the community.
A school district must provide opportunities for a student who is homeless or in substitute care who transfers to the district after the start of the school year to be administered credit by examination at any point during the school year.
For more information regarding Credit by Exam, read Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) or visit the TEA website.
