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Charles Borchers Elementary

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Charles Borchers Elementary ranks 723 rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

723^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Charles Borchers Elementary in Laredo, TX, is a mid-sized school serving 456 students in grades PK-5 within the United Independent School District (Isd), and it stands out as a consistently strong performer that delivers exceptional educational value for its diverse student body.

What makes Borchers truly special is its ability to achieve top-tier results for its students, particularly those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who ranked in the 90th percentile statewide in 2023-2024. This is a remarkable feat when you compare it to nearby schools like Kazen Elementary and Finley Elementary, which have much higher poverty rates (over 80% free/reduced lunch) and lower overall performance. Even more impressive, Borchers achieves its high ranking (84th percentile) with a student body where about 55% qualify for free/reduced lunch, while the two highest-performing nearby schools—San Isidro Elementary and Col Santos Benavides Elementary—have much lower poverty rates (around 36%). This means Borchers is adding more "educational value" relative to the challenges its students face, making it a model of effective teaching within the district.

Academically, Borchers delivers consistent, above-average test scores across all grades in Reading and Math, outperforming both district and state averages year after year. For example, in 4th grade, Reading proficiency hit 75% compared to the district's 56%, and Math reached 67% versus the district's 54%. The school has also shown a dramatic turnaround for its most vulnerable students, with Special Education students jumping from the 63rd to the 91st percentile in recent years. While 5th-grade Science scores are solid but not as dominant, and the Gifted and Talented program has shown some volatility, Borchers remains a top choice for parents seeking a school that consistently delivers strong results for all its students. It's located just half a mile from Dr Malakoff Elementary, another high-performing school with similar demographics, creating a fantastic micro-cluster of educational excellence in Laredo.

456

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,045

Per pupil spending ?

54.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9551 Backwoods Trl
Laredo, TX 78045

(956) 473-7200

District: United Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Charles Borchers Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Elias Herrera Middle
High:	United High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.1%

White:

0.7%

Asian:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2016 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (66% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg56%

Texas avg51%

723^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 30Elementary Schools in the United Independent School District (Isd)

290^th of 951United 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	81.1	723 of 4627	84.4%	★★★★☆
2025	82.4	664 of 4651	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	627 of 4710	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	1202 of 4647	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	1126 of 4581	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	60.1	1514 of 4578	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.3	899 of 4479	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	730 of 4359	83.3%	★★★★☆
2017	63.2	1325 of 4329	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.2	1319 of 4286	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.1	1782 of 4320	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.5	1731 of 4260	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.7	2085 of 4221	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	36.3	3076 of 4206	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.0	3134 of 4095	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.6	2894 of 3937	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	46.0	2454 of 3884	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.0	2207 of 3768	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.1	1787 of 3724	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.6	1290 of 3476	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	44.0	2304 of 3475	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.1	2559 of 3465	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	68.4	917 of 4461	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	27.9	3524 of 4331	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	2547 of 4295	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.2	1488 of 4240	64.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	321 of 2918	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	468 of 3668	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	806 of 3556	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	867 of 3487	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	25.3	2952 of 3446	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	2907 of 3333	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	2092 of 3226	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.6	781 of 4575	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	78.3	613 of 3744	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	904 of 4658	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	59.1	1620 of 4588	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.8	1276 of 4561	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	55.3	1727 of 4499	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	1221 of 4348	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	813 of 4306	81.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	1370 of 3075	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.3	78 of 2619	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	38.0	2329 of 2980	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.6	1327 of 2958	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.3	1581 of 3006	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	2040 of 3184	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.0	1646 of 3106	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	85.3	344 of 4413	92.2%	★★★★★
2025	87.2	243 of 3644	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	226 of 4465	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	75.7	703 of 4401	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	636 of 4376	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	70.1	887 of 4329	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	479 of 4188	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	383 of 4168	90.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.7	381 of 4520	91.6%	★★★★★
2025	77.6	445 of 3705	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	438 of 4594	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	72.0	795 of 4521	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	1110 of 4477	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	51.7	1900 of 4451	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.7	412 of 4309	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	77.4	523 of 4264	87.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	683 of 4582	85.1%	★★★★☆
2025	83.4	479 of 3739	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	432 of 4647	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	74.5	947 of 4585	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	1068 of 4563	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	63.5	1318 of 4498	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	641 of 4357	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	687 of 4319	84.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.2	396 of 4301	90.8%	★★★★★
2025	58.0	1160 of 3549	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	1594 of 4292	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	1447 of 4086	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	1984 of 3952	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	2014 of 3799	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	2227 of 3684	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.6	935 of 3558	73.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)92nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)91st percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)89th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)85th percentile~ school

Female (2026)83rd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)79th percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)55th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading72%+17 vs state

Mathematics60%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (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 Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 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	Total
Charles Borchers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9551 Backwoods Trl	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-7200	456	30	15.1	54.6%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	452 (99.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81.1	723^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	84.4%		82.4	664^th of 4651 public elementary schools	85.7%	59			73.1	75.3	67.0	61.5	67.1	51.7	$9,045
Dr Malakoff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2810 Havana Dr	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4800	599	37	16.1	56.3%	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	584 (97.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	79.2	784^th of 4627 public elementary schools	83.1%		74	965^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.3%	181			68.1	61.8	72.7	61.1	58.4	59.7	$8,009
Col Santos Benavides Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10702 Kirby Dr	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4900	790	49	16.1	36.6%	11 (1.4%)	8 (1.0%)	742 (93.9%)	25 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	89.4	394^th of 4627 public elementary schools	91.5%		88.3	436^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.6%	42			69.1	74.7	85.8	64.7	62.0	75.6	$9,256
Roberto J Santos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4201 Champions Way	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4300	584	39	14.9	62.8%	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	564 (96.6%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.2	1948^th of 4627 public elementary schools	57.9%		55.7	1793^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	61.4%	155			56.2	43.7	70.6	49.3	41.4	42.4	$7,859
Matias De Llano Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1415 Shiloh Dr	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4000	453	31	14.6	64.9%	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	443 (97.8%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74.6	951^st of 4627 public elementary schools	79.4%		66	1307^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.9%	356			65.5	63.2	65.5	56.4	64.9	50.0	$9,210
San Isidro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11021 Bucky Houdman Blvd	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 473-6700	794	48	16.3	35.9%	19 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	761 (95.8%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95	168^th of 4627 public elementary schools	96.4%		95.1	179^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.2%	11			78.8	79.0	81.7	73.7	76.9	78.5	$8,828
Trautmann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 Lindenwood	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3100	661	40	16.5	61.9%	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	643 (97.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	89.4	397^th of 4627 public elementary schools	91.4%		86.4	520^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.8%	123			74.6	74.6	76.3	57.9	83.9	65.0	$7,770
Nye Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 E Del Mar Blvd	Laredo	78041	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3700	685	44	15.6	76.8%	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	672 (98.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	74.7	948^th of 4627 public elementary schools	79.5%		69.8	1142^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	75.4%	194			67.9	62.0	64.3	69.5	60.4	49.0	$8,050
Kazen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9620 Albany Dr	Laredo	78041	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4200	367	29	12.7	86.9%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	364 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93.9	219^th of 4627 public elementary schools	95.3%		97.4	84^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.2%	135	16.7	20.0	83.6	69.8	82.7	68.5	75.5	86.5	$10,695
Finley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Lowry	Laredo	78041	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4500	471	33	14.4	80.9%	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	467 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.3	3463^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	25.2%		46.5	2351^st of 4651 public elementary schools	49.5%	1112			37.9	38.7	56.4	25.9	25.4	47.3	$9,094

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles Borchers Elementary

What district is Charles Borchers Elementary in?

United Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Charles Borchers Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended Charles Borchers Elementary.

Is Charles Borchers Elementary a good school?

Charles Borchers Elementary ranks 723^rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Charles Borchers Elementary attend?

Students who attend Charles Borchers Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Elias Herrera Middle
High : United High School

What is the racial makeup of Charles Borchers Elementary?

Students at Charles Borchers Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

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