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Don Jose Gallego

Q: Is Don Jose Gallego a good school?

Don Jose Gallego ranks 2013 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2013^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Don Jose Gallego is an elementary school in Laredo, Texas, serving 591 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Laredo Independent School District. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending, its academic performance has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with low test scores across all grade levels and subjects.

Compared to nearby schools like J.C. Martin Junior Elementary, Tarver Elementary, and Heights Elementary, Don Jose Gallego's performance is particularly concerning. These nearby schools generally outperform Don Jose Gallego on test scores and have lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a lower concentration of economically disadvantaged students. Additionally, Don Jose Gallego's student-teacher ratio is higher than its counterparts, which may contribute to the school's challenges.

The school's struggles extend beyond overall academic performance, with significant achievement gaps for subgroups such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and Special Education students. Furthermore, the school's Gifted and Talented program also ranks in the bottom 20% of Texas elementary schools, suggesting a lack of resources and programming for high-achieving students. Addressing these systemic issues will require a comprehensive approach, including targeted interventions, professional development for teachers, and a closer examination of resource allocation and utilization.

557

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,888

Per pupil spending ?

98.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

520 Clark Blvd
Laredo, TX 78040-3393

(956) 273-3100

District: Laredo Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Don Jose Gallego usually attend:

Middle:	Memorial Middle
High:	Nixon High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.8%

White:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Texas median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Laredo Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg62%

Texas avg47%

2,013^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Laredo Independent School District (Isd)

299^th of 961Laredo Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	2013 of 4651	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.3	2998 of 4710	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	2894 of 4647	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	3276 of 4581	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	3866 of 4578	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	2815 of 4479	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	2807 of 4359	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.7	3283 of 4329	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.4	3581 of 4286	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.5	3272 of 4320	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	48.2	2438 of 4260	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.4	3596 of 4221	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.2	3035 of 4206	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.9	3472 of 4095	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.2	3452 of 3937	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.9	3400 of 3884	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.4	3423 of 3768	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	20.3	3383 of 3724	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	23.3	3078 of 3476	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	8.3	3401 of 3475	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	29.3	2895 of 3465	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	60.6	1378 of 4461	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.3	3347 of 4331	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	2247 of 4295	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	2395 of 4240	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	981 of 2918	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	1754 of 3668	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	2075 of 3556	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	2382 of 3487	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	2807 of 3446	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	2666 of 3333	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	2201 of 3226	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	1494 of 3744	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.2	3010 of 4658	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	2845 of 4588	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	3842 of 4561	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	4028 of 4499	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	2738 of 4348	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	3163 of 4306	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	1768 of 2619	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	2421 of 2980	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	2462 of 2958	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	2553 of 3006	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.7	1999 of 3184	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	1919 of 3106	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	1219 of 3644	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	2280 of 4465	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	2470 of 4401	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	2877 of 4376	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.3	3553 of 4329	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.0	2318 of 4188	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	2438 of 4168	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	903 of 3705	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	53.2	1984 of 4594	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	2158 of 4521	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	2418 of 4477	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	3498 of 4451	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.6	1867 of 4309	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	2177 of 4264	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	1591 of 3739	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	2549 of 4647	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	2835 of 4585	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	2710 of 4563	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	3491 of 4498	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	2769 of 4357	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	2445 of 4319	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	1298 of 3549	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	1811 of 4292	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.5	3233 of 4086	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	2651 of 3952	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.5	3540 of 3799	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	2198 of 3684	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	1903 of 3558	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+19 vs school

At Risk (2022)69th percentile+41 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)32nd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Science90%+61 vs state

Reading53%~ state avg

Mathematics38%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Don Jose Gallego	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Clark Blvd	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3100	557	38	14.6	98.7%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	556 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.2	2013^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.7%		37.3	2998^th of 4710 public elementary schools	36.3%	985								47.7	59.1	50.7	32.6	51.6	27.8	90.3	$8,888
J C Martin Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Monterrey Ave	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4100	435	30	14.5	99.5%	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	428 (98.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90	370^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.0%		79.7	772^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	83.6%	402			28.6			28.6	42.9	81.5	96.4	62.3	75.4	80.0	60.7	59.0	$11,153
Tarver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Tilden Ave	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4800	421	29	14.4	95.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	421 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.8	1788^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.6%		54.1	1924^th of 4710 public elementary schools	59.2%	136	60.0	40.0		60.0	80.0			35.7	92.5	50.0	28.6	79.3	72.9	14.6	$11,683
T Sanchez Elementary / H Ochoa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	211 E Ash St	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4500	569	36	15.7	98.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	569 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.8	1591^st of 4651 public elementary schools	65.8%		49	2230^th of 4710 public elementary schools	52.7%	639	0.0			0.0				63.2	54.8	49.2	42.5	46.6	55.4	36.9	$9,720
Bruni Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1508 San Eduardo	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3000	441	30	14.7	98.4%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	439 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52.2	2007^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.8%		55	1891^st of 4710 public elementary schools	59.9%	116		11.1			11.1			46.5	63.6	62.3	37.1	59.1	36.4	27.3	$10,896
Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1208 Market	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3600	508	31	16.3	98.2%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	504 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	97.6	71^st of 4651 public elementary schools	98.5%		91.6	314^th of 4710 public elementary schools	93.3%	243		40.0			20.0			78.0	81.5	89.5	88.1	76.9	96.1	92.1	$9,593
Leyendecker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1311 Garden St	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3800	406	30	13.5	100.0%	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	399 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	92.8	281^st of 4651 public elementary schools	94.0%		90.9	343^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	92.7%	62								68.5	67.2	75.0	88.9	94.8	82.8	67.2	$10,731
Ryan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2401 Clark Blvd	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4400	834	48	17.3	86.9%	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	831 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96.1	139^th of 4651 public elementary schools	97.0%		91.4	321^st of 4710 public elementary schools	93.2%	182								75.9	83.9	77.1	83.2	77.1	94.3	82.9	$8,522
Pierce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 E Eistetter	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4300	662	41	16.0	99.8%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	660 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77.4	867^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.4%		75	945^th of 4710 public elementary schools	79.9%	78			60.0			0.0	0.0	46.2	76.1	68.9	61.5	75.8	74.4	27.8	$8,772
Macdonell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1606 Benavides	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4000	426	32	13.3	98.6%	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	422 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81.7	693^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	85.1%		88.3	440^th of 4710 public elementary schools	90.7%	253								49.3	91.5	71.4	61.8	83.1	77.8	34.9	$10,006

Frequently Asked Questions about Don Jose Gallego

Is Don Jose Gallego a good school?

Don Jose Gallego ranks 2013^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Don Jose Gallego?

Students at Don Jose Gallego are 100% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Don Jose Gallego attend?

Students who attend Don Jose Gallego usually go on to attend:

Middle : Memorial Middle
High : Nixon High School

How many students attend Don Jose Gallego?

In the 2024-25 school year, 557 students attended Don Jose Gallego.

What district is Don Jose Gallego in?

Laredo Independent School District (Isd)

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