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Dr Leo Cigarroa High School

Public Grades 9-12

1856^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 8% of Texas high schools

Summary

Dr. Leo Cigarroa High School is a large public high school in Laredo, TX, serving 1,379 students in grades 9-12 within the Laredo Independent School District (Isd), where over 95% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Despite a strong graduation rate consistently above 94%, the school faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 10% of Texas high schools for the past decade. Test scores in core subjects are critically low: for example, only 4.52% of students are proficient in English I Reading and 17.21% in Algebra I, far below state averages of 55.43% and 54.03%, respectively. This creates a paradox where the school successfully graduates students, but many lack proficiency in key academic standards.

A notable bright spot is Biology, where 46.05% of students are proficient, nearly matching the district average and suggesting a potential area of instructional strength. However, the most striking differentiator is the school's performance for Special Education students, which ranked in the 81st percentile in 2024-2025—a phenomenal achievement for a high-need subgroup—but dropped sharply to the 7th percentile in 2025-2026, indicating the success may have been tied to a specific teacher or program rather than systemic change. Compared to nearby United South High School, just 1.2 miles away in the United Independent School District (Isd), which serves a similar demographic but outperforms Cigarroa in every subject (e.g., Algebra I: 72.45% vs. 17.21%), the challenges at Cigarroa appear linked to school-specific practices rather than student poverty alone.

Interestingly, Cigarroa spends $12,411 per student—higher than its LISD peers like Nixon High School ($10,397) and Martin High School ($11,198)—and has a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1, compared to 16.7:1 at United South. This suggests the school invests more resources per pupil, but these resources are not translating into higher test scores, pointing to a need for re-evaluating instructional strategies and support systems. Additionally, the English II Reading scores are catastrophically low across the entire LISD, with Cigarroa at 8%, Nixon at 5.06%, and Martin at 5.02%, indicating a district-wide systemic failure requiring immediate intervention.

1,379

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,600

Per pupil spending ?

95.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2600 Zacatecas St
Laredo, TX 78046-6821

(956) 273-6800

District: Laredo Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Dr Leo Cigarroa High School:

Elementary:	D D Hachar Elementary
	Daiches Elementary
	H B Zachry Elementary
	J Kawas Elementary
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	Ligarde Elementary
	Santo Nino Elementary
Middle:	Joaquin Cigarroa Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.5%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (21% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!English II Reading scores 52 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg31%

Texas avg62%

1,856^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4High 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	6.3	1856 of 2009	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.0	1829 of 1974	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	1828 of 1990	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	1834 of 1961	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	1731 of 1876	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	1764 of 1861	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	1683 of 1857	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1579 of 1797	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.0	1598 of 1777	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	5.5	1649 of 1762	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.1	1571 of 1743	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.3	1563 of 1734	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.2	1486 of 1652	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.1	1460 of 1603	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	35.1	1384 of 1672	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.3	1350 of 1568	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.0	1403 of 1539	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	22.7	1334 of 1510	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.4	1325 of 1497	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.2	1298 of 1430	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.8	1321 of 1429	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	21.2	1271 of 1427	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	11.6	1739 of 1837	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	1790 of 1829	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	1733 of 1810	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	1740 of 1784	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	1129 of 1195	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.1	892 of 1153	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	1169 of 1437	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	1297 of 1371	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1187 of 1278	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	1139 of 1195	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	965 of 1136	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	878 of 1113	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	4.0	1829 of 1936	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	1257 of 1504	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1613 of 1880	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	1774 of 1891	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	1721 of 1841	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	1732 of 1815	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	1693 of 1798	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	1614 of 1781	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	1122 of 1206	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.7	823 of 964	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1027 of 1182	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1019 of 1172	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	1148 of 1177	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	867 of 1145	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.8	837 of 1137	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	7.4	1721 of 1860	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	1133 of 1453	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	1398 of 1805	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	1688 of 1820	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	1620 of 1762	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	1633 of 1743	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	1580 of 1714	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	1515 of 1691	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	7.7	1806 of 1937	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	28.1	1135 of 1513	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1448 of 1884	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	1769 of 1897	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	1713 of 1847	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	1745 of 1848	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	1671 of 1818	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	1611 of 1794	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	7.8	1798 of 1954	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	1207 of 1515	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	1467 of 1891	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	1806 of 1913	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	1708 of 1853	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	1760 of 1840	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	1686 of 1824	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	1639 of 1803	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	7.2	109 of 114	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	88.1	10 of 97	89.7%	★★★★★
2019	7.1	108 of 113	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	85 of 131	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	1464 of 1581	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	65.4	241 of 1299	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	55.9	500 of 1548	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	14.7	1407 of 1478	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	1223 of 1418	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	1161 of 1382	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	1041 of 1357	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	997 of 1347	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)7th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)6th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)5th percentile~ school

Migrant (2022)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology46%-24 vs state

U.S. History36%-35 vs state

Algebra I17%-37 vs state

English II Reading8%-52 vs state

English I Reading5%-51 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (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 EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	Total
Dr Leo Cigarroa High School	Public	9-12	2600 Zacatecas St	Laredo	78046	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-6800	1,379	116	11.8	95.8%	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1,372 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.3	1856^th of 2009 public high schools	7.6%		7	1829^th of 1974 public high schools	7.3%	27	17.2	46.1	4.5	8.0	35.6	$13,600
United South High School	Public	9-12	4001 Ave Los Presidentes	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-5400	3,252	194	16.7	82.3%	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	3,237 (99.5%)	7 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.4	1024^th of 2009 public high schools	49.0%		50.9	887^th of 1974 public high schools	55.1%	137	72.5	54.2	58.4	55.3	56.1	$8,217
Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo South	Public, Charter	9-12	4620 S Lucy	Laredo	78046	Webb County	Triumph Public High Schools Central Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 723-0345	129	7	18.5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.3	1773^rd of 2009 public high schools	11.7%		15.6	1686^th of 1974 public high schools	14.6%	87	32.1	46.2	18.0	33.3	29.7	$15,893
Premier H S Of Laredo	Public, Charter	9-12	2201 Chihuahua St	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 723-7788	138	8	16.5	97.8%	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.4	1852^nd of 2009 public high schools	7.8%		15.3	1690^th of 1974 public high schools	14.4%	162	0.0	25.0	13.8	31.0	30.8	$8,705
Texasworks - Laredo	Public, Charter	9-12	2201 Chihuahua St	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	57	0	167.6		1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1.9	1978^th of 2009 public high schools	1.5%					(n/a)	0.0	27.3	5.9	9.7	0.0
Lyndon B Johnson	Public	9-12	5626 Cielito Lindo Blvd	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-5100	3,240	204	15.8	89.7%	4 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3,231 (99.7%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.9	1463^rd of 2009 public high schools	27.2%		29.3	1416^th of 1974 public high schools	28.3%	47	48.7	58.3	40.5	41.7	58.3	$8,425
Nixon High School	Public	9-12	2000 Plum	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-7400	2,124	154	13.8	95.6%	12 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	2,111 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.2	1709^th of 2009 public high schools	14.9%		14.8	1699^th of 1974 public high schools	13.9%	10	44.3	25.6	38.3	5.1	42.6	$10,704
Martin High School	Public	9-12	2002 San Bernardo Ave	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-7100	1,975	146	13.5	99.9%	9 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1,966 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.4	1772^nd of 2009 public high schools	11.8%		15	1694^th of 1974 public high schools	14.2%	78	28.0	39.5	32.1	5.0	44.0	$10,569
F S Lara Academy	Public	6-12	2901 E Travis St	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 273-7900	85	19	4.5	98.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						$52,924
Harmony School Of Excellence - Laredo	Public, Charter	9-12	4401 San Francisco Ave Bld B	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 791-0007	671	42	15.9	88.5%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	670 (99.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.6	1015^th of 2009 public high schools	49.5%		47.2	986^th of 1974 public high schools	50.1%	29	59.6	68.5	43.2	54.6	75.8	$11,621

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr Leo Cigarroa High School

What is the racial makeup of Dr Leo Cigarroa High School?

Students at Dr Leo Cigarroa High School are 99% Hispanic.

How many students attend Dr Leo Cigarroa High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,379 students attended Dr Leo Cigarroa High School.

What district is Dr Leo Cigarroa High School in?

Laredo Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into Dr Leo Cigarroa High School?

Dr Leo Cigarroa High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : D D Hachar Elementary
Elementary : Daiches Elementary
Elementary : H B Zachry Elementary
Elementary : J Kawas Elementary
Elementary : Ligarde Elementary
Elementary : Santo Nino Elementary
Middle : Joaquin Cigarroa Middle

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