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Christen Middle

Q: Is Christen Middle a good school?

Christen Middle ranks 1730 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Christen Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,115 students attended Christen Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Christen Middle?

Students at Christen Middle are 100% Hispanic.

Q: What high school do graduates of Christen Middle attend?

Students who attend Christen Middle usually go on to attend Martin High School

Public Grades 6-8

1730^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 26% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Christen Middle in Laredo, TX, is a large urban school serving 1,115 students in grades 6-8, where over 99% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting a community facing significant economic challenges. This school is part of the Laredo Independent School District (Isd), which ranks in the top 27% of Texas districts, yet Christen Middle itself has historically ranked in the bottom third of Texas middle schools.

Christen Middle stands out for its exceptional performance in advanced mathematics: for the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years, 100% of students taking the Algebra I End-of-Course exam scored proficient or above, a perfect score that far exceeds district and state averages of around 45-54%. This is a shared strength with nearby schools like United Middle and Lamar Middle, which also achieve near-perfect Algebra I scores. However, the school shows a stark contrast: while it excels in advanced courses, only about 19% of 6th and 7th graders are proficient in on-grade-level math, indicating that most students struggle to meet grade-level standards. Additionally, Christen Middle provides outstanding support for its Special Education students, ranking in the 90th percentile statewide in 2024-2025—a remarkable achievement compared to its overall low ranking.

Despite academic challenges, the school maintains a consistently low dropout rate of 0.2% or less over the past five years, better than the district average, suggesting effective student retention. Its performance with low-socioeconomic status students is improving, climbing from the 55th to the 66th percentile in recent years. In contrast, nearby schools in the United Independent School District (Isd), such as Trautmann Middle, serve a less economically disadvantaged population (about 58% free/reduced lunch) and consistently rank in the top 15-30% of Texas schools, outperforming Christen Middle in nearly every subject. This highlights the powerful link between socioeconomic factors and academic performance in the region, with Christen Middle facing a different set of challenges than its higher-performing neighbors.

1,115

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,766

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2001 Santa Maria Ave
Laredo, TX 78040

(956) 273-6400

District: Laredo Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Christen Middle usually attend:

High:

Martin High School

Feeder schools for Christen Middle:

Elementary:	Dovalina Elementary
	Farias Elementary
	Leyendecker Elementary
	Macdonell Elementary
	More...
	Santa Maria Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.8%

White:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Social Studies scores 15 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg38%

Texas avg47%

1,730^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Laredo Independent School District (Isd)

253^rd of 951Laredo 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
2026	29.9	1730 of 2335	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.7	1568 of 2344	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	1725 of 2372	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	1636 of 2330	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	1697 of 2254	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	2137 of 2252	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	1393 of 2193	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.9	1685 of 2080	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.8	1686 of 2027	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.5	1812 of 1987	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	31.9	1532 of 2043	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.0	1586 of 1987	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.0	1863 of 1973	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.6	1715 of 1951	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.9	1795 of 1895	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.8	1740 of 1803	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.7	1702 of 1763	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.1	1658 of 1718	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.0	1601 of 1684	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.8	1536 of 1585	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.1	1526 of 1582	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.7	1480 of 1573	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	31.2	1638 of 2182	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	2032 of 2118	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	53.2	747 of 2058	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	906 of 2008	54.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	915 of 1390	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.0	812 of 1428	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	1230 of 1770	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	1183 of 1720	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	1248 of 1643	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	1509 of 1592	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	56.1	436 of 1445	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	526 of 1376	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	1708 of 2240	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.6	1056 of 1825	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	1495 of 2242	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	1680 of 2241	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1798 of 2221	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	2053 of 2151	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	1331 of 2047	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1651 of 2008	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	1353 of 1497	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	42.4	875 of 1230	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.8	1071 of 1481	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	1174 of 1488	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	1407 of 1501	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	1152 of 1446	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	1130 of 1430	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.9	1454 of 2141	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.5	762 of 1731	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	1116 of 2119	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	1284 of 2116	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	1429 of 2077	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.3	1935 of 2043	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	1051 of 1935	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	1458 of 1895	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	1252 of 2253	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.1	624 of 1820	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	1001 of 2235	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	1177 of 2251	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	1382 of 2220	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.4	2053 of 2172	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.4	923 of 2073	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.4	1454 of 2039	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	1670 of 2253	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.7	1013 of 1818	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	1428 of 2246	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	1476 of 2245	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	1551 of 2228	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.0	2070 of 2168	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	1372 of 2069	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.9	1655 of 2030	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	1265 of 1956	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	77.3	163 of 1568	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	371 of 1891	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	31.2	1356 of 1815	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1640 of 1757	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	1602 of 1712	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	1050 of 1626	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1336 of 1597	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	3.1	1666 of 1673	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)44th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2026)35th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)34th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)25th percentile~ school

Female (2026)24th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)10th percentile-16 vs school

White (2018)<1st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+46 vs state

Reading43%-12 vs state

Mathematics28%-11 vs state

Social Studies17%-15 vs state

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

students are typically not prepared upon entering school, therefore, teachers need to constantly play catch up, instuction suffers. High discipline issues, high gang activity environment. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Christen Middle	Public	6-8	2001 Santa Maria Ave	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-6400	1,115	79	14.1	99.4%	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1,113 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.9	1730^th of 2335 public middle schools	25.9%		34.7	1568^th of 2344 public middle schools	33.1%	162	100.0	39.2	43.7	46.5	19.2	19.8	40.6	17.1	$10,766
Memorial Middle	Public	6-8	2002 Marcella Ave	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-6600	679	47	14.5	97.6%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	678 (99.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.9	1378^th of 2335 public middle schools	41.0%		47.4	1157^th of 2344 public middle schools	50.6%	221	94.7	43.8	52.2	45.6	35.9	10.0	53.3	18.9	$12,240
Harmony Science Academy - Laredo	Public, Charter	6-8	4401 San Francisco Ave Bldg A	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 712-1177	659	42	15.6	92.3%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	657 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.5	1352^nd of 2335 public middle schools	42.1%		46.4	1186^th of 2344 public middle schools	49.4%	166	96.6	44.0	39.9	55.9	31.9	15.4	55.6	27.5	$11,065
Clark Middle	Public	6-8	500 Hillside Rd	Laredo	78041	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-7500	543	38	14.4	83.4%	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	526 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47.4	1124^th of 2335 public middle schools	51.9%		39.9	1401^st of 2344 public middle schools	40.2%	277	100.0	57.7	51.9	50.6	35.1	23.6	46.7	25.3	$9,326
Lamar Middle	Public	6-8	1818 N Arkansas Ave	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-6200	1,204	81	14.7	94.6%	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1,200 (99.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.8	1148^th of 2335 public middle schools	50.8%		43.7	1268^th of 2344 public middle schools	45.9%	120	100.0	54.2	55.4	52.3	39.5	8.2	43.1	28.3	$9,205
Joaquin Cigarroa Middle	Public	6-8	2600 Palo Blanco St	Laredo	78046	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-6100	1,053	89	11.8	99.6%	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1,050 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.3	1487^th of 2335 public middle schools	36.3%		27.6	1812^th of 2344 public middle schools	22.7%	325	100.0	45.4	47.2	52.8	20.6	11.2	52.1	19.5	$11,684
United Middle	Public	6-8	700 E Del Mar Blvd	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-7300	999	58	17.3	45.3%	12 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	978 (97.9%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80.6	312^th of 2335 public middle schools	86.6%		80.3	323^rd of 2344 public middle schools	86.2%	11	100.0	65.8	68.4	75.0	44.3	42.1	79.3	50.5	$7,727
United South Middle	Public	6-8	3707 Ave Los Presidentes	Laredo	78043	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-7700	869	49	17.8	79.2%	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	866 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63	684^th of 2335 public middle schools	70.7%		56.2	890^th of 2344 public middle schools	62.0%	206	100.0	54.7	58.7	66.9	42.8	39.2	78.3	20.6	$8,013
Trautmann Middle	Public	6-8	8501 Curly Ln	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-7400	756	40	18.9	58.6%	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	745 (98.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	84.4	234^th of 2335 public middle schools	90.0%		84.2	252^nd of 2344 public middle schools	89.2%	18	100.0	74.8	71.9	71.7	54.3	52.6	65.4	50.6	$7,264
Antonio Gonzalez Middle	Public	6-8	5208 Santa Claudia Ln	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-7000	664	47	14.2	90.2%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	658 (99.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55	896^th of 2335 public middle schools	61.6%		49	1104^th of 2344 public middle schools	52.9%	208	96.8	49.0	52.2	55.0	41.8	29.3	73.9	27.1	$9,013

Frequently Asked Questions about Christen Middle

What high school do graduates of Christen Middle attend?

Students who attend Christen Middle usually go on to attend Martin High School

How many students attend Christen Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,115 students attended Christen Middle.

What district is Christen Middle in?

Laredo Independent School District (Isd)

Is Christen Middle a good school?

Christen Middle ranks 1730^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Christen Middle?

Students at Christen Middle are 100% Hispanic.

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