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Heights Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

71^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Heights Elementary is a public elementary school in Laredo, Texas, serving 512 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Laredo Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 299 out of 961 districts in the state.

Heights Elementary consistently ranks among the top Texas elementary schools, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's STAAR test scores significantly outperform the Laredo ISD and Texas state averages across multiple grade levels and subjects, including reading, math, and science. For example, in 2024-2025, 89.47% of 5th-grade students at Heights Elementary were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 67.6% for Laredo ISD and 57.83% for Texas. Heights Elementary also excels in supporting various student subgroups, with high rankings in the state for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Heights Elementary is a standout performer, the nearby schools in the Laredo ISD generally lag behind in academic achievement, with lower STAAR test scores and lower SchoolDigger rankings. For instance, T Sanchez Elementary / H Ochoa Elementary, located just 1.63 miles away, ranked 1,591 out of 4,651 Texas elementary schools in 2024-2025, with significantly lower proficiency rates in reading, math, and science compared to Heights Elementary. Despite serving a high-poverty student population, with nearly 98% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Heights Elementary continues to excel academically.

508

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,593

Per pupil spending ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1208 Market
Laredo, TX 78040-8898

(956) 273-3600

District: Laredo Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Heights Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lamar Middle
High:	Nixon High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.2%

White:

0.6%

Two or more races:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (85% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 43 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

District avg61%

Texas avg47%

71^st of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 44 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	97.6	71 of 4651	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	314 of 4710	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	77.8	853 of 4647	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	549 of 4581	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	50.9	1980 of 4578	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	89.6	355 of 4479	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	606 of 4359	86.1%	★★★★☆
2017	52.3	1848 of 4329	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.7	1965 of 4286	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.1	1953 of 4320	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.9	1598 of 4260	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	43.7	2661 of 4221	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.9	2294 of 4206	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.8	1580 of 4095	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.1	1700 of 3937	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	38.3	2824 of 3884	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.1	2614 of 3768	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	65.2	1353 of 3724	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.9	2012 of 3476	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.9	2311 of 3475	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.1	2632 of 3465	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	97.0	46 of 4461	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	68.5	805 of 4331	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	97.3	35 of 4295	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	74 of 4240	98.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	87 of 2918	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	187 of 3668	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	82.2	326 of 3556	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	84.1	260 of 3487	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	60.6	966 of 3446	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	89.7	116 of 3333	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	161 of 3226	95.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	96.7	67 of 3744	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.7	478 of 4658	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	1055 of 4588	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	458 of 4561	90.0%	★★★★☆
2021	55.3	1726 of 4499	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	92.0	227 of 4348	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	83.2	526 of 4306	87.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	1118 of 2619	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	2197 of 2980	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	62.8	1261 of 2958	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.8	2270 of 3006	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	63.4	1302 of 3106	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	26 of 3644	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	114 of 4465	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	423 of 4401	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	229 of 4376	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	59.8	1367 of 4329	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	92.7	135 of 4188	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	289 of 4168	93.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	14 of 3705	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	48 of 4594	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.6	220 of 4521	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	111 of 4477	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	66.3	1059 of 4451	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	95.7	47 of 4309	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	162 of 4264	96.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	196 of 3739	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	305 of 4647	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	79.3	742 of 4585	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	593 of 4563	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	41.2	2482 of 4498	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.1	604 of 4357	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	703 of 4319	83.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	173 of 3549	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	74.9	613 of 4292	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	92.9	120 of 4086	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	170 of 3952	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	59.9	937 of 3799	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.4	927 of 3684	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	91.3	101 of 3558	97.2%	★★★★★

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)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)99th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)95th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)57th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Science92%+63 vs state

Mathematics87%+42 vs state

Reading84%+29 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
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
Daiches Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1402 Green	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3200	405	30	13.5	99.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	405 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92.7	284^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.9%		63.2	1445^th of 4710 public elementary schools	69.3%	1161								70.4	87.0	67.4	68.5	89.1	92.3	74.4	$11,557
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
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
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
D D Hachar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Guadalupe St	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3500	443	29	15.2	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	443 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87.3	482^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	89.6%		71.8	1061^st of 4710 public elementary schools	77.5%	579								66.1	87.0	88.5	58.1	48.2	88.7	80.8	$10,998
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
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
Santo Nino Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 Bismark St	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4700	542	35	15.4	98.0%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	540 (99.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.4	1241^st of 4651 public elementary schools	73.3%		65.6	1319^th of 4710 public elementary schools	72.0%	78								58.6	57.6	61.2	35.6	59.1	58.2	59.7	$10,058

Frequently Asked Questions about Heights Elementary

What district is Heights Elementary in?

Laredo Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Heights Elementary?

Students at Heights Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

Is Heights Elementary a good school?

Yes! Heights Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 71^st of 4651 Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Heights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 508 students attended Heights Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Heights Elementary attend?

Students who attend Heights Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lamar Middle
High : Nixon High School

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