Laredo Independent School District (Isd)

Summary:

The Laredo Independent School District (ISD) in Texas operates a diverse set of 30 schools, including 20 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 5 high schools, and 1 alternative school, serving students from pre-K through 12th grade. The district's schools are predominantly attended by Hispanic students, reflecting the local community, and many face socioeconomic challenges with high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Within the district, several schools stand out for their exceptional academic performance. Hector J. Garcia Early College High School is the highest-performing high school, ranking 23rd out of 1,961 Texas high schools and earning a 5-star rating. At the elementary level, J. Kawas Elementary and Farias Elementary are the top-performing schools, ranking 3rd and 112th out of 4,647 Texas elementary schools, respectively, and both earning 5-star ratings.

However, the district also exhibits significant disparities in resources and academic outcomes. Per-student spending ranges from $8,267 at Hector J. Garcia Early College High School to $123,428 at the alternative F.S. Lara Academy, and student-teacher ratios vary from 12.0 to 21.0. While the high-performing schools demonstrate the district's potential, the overall state rankings and ratings suggest room for improvement in supporting and elevating the academic success of all schools within the Laredo Independent School District (ISD).

District Detail

2400 San Bernardo Ave
Laredo, TX 78040

(956) 273-1000

SchoolDigger Rank:
503^rd of 968 Texas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 20,932

Primary Schools: 20
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 6
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2023)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2023)		STAAR Spanish Science (2023)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2023)	STAAR EOC Biology (2023)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2023)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2023)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2023)	STAAR Reading (2023)						STAAR Mathematics (2023)						STAAR Science (2023)		STAAR Social Studies (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	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	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bruni Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1508 San Eduardo	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 273-3000	446	29	15.1	98.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	446 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.8	3170^th of 4647 public elementary schools	31.8%		40.7	2696^th of 4581 public elementary schools	41.1%	474											40.0	42.0	39.0				26.0	65.0	33.0				22.0			$11,625	$1,819	$9,806
Don Jose Gallego	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Clark Blvd	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 273-3100	607	36	16.9	97.7%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	606 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.5	2894^th of 4647 public elementary schools	37.7%		31.7	3276^th of 4581 public elementary schools	28.5%	382											38.0	32.0	46.0				38.0	41.0	23.0				51.0			$10,211	$1,316	$8,895
Christen Middle	Public	6-8	2001 Santa Maria Ave	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 273-6400	1,098	81	13.4	99.7%	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1,094 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.7	1636^th of 2330 public middle schools	29.8%		28.2	1697^th of 2254 public middle schools	24.7%	61						88.0								36.0	47.0	46.0				23.0	32.0	22.0		37.0	19.0	$10,684	$1,476	$9,209
D D Hachar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Guadalupe St	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 273-3500	442	29	15.0	96.8%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	441 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.5	1144^th of 4647 public elementary schools	75.4%		33.8	3138^th of 4581 public elementary schools	31.5%	1994											61.0	54.0	47.0				41.0	84.0	64.0				53.0			$12,071	$1,986	$10,084
Daiches Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1402 Green	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 273-3200	442	32	14.0	98.0%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	441 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54.1	1939^th of 4647 public elementary schools	58.3%		18.9	4007^th of 4581 public elementary schools	12.5%	2068											43.0	55.0	45.0				60.0	60.0	42.0				31.0			$11,822	$1,743	$10,080
Farias Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1510 Chicago St	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 273-3400	563	33	17.2	99.6%	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	557 (98.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96.5	112^th of 4647 public elementary schools	97.6%		89.9	358^th of 4581 public elementary schools	92.2%	246	0.0		50.0								68.0	74.0	93.0				81.0	87.0	99.0				93.0			$10,284	$1,743	$8,541
H B Zachry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 Chacota St	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 273-4900	592	34	17.2	95.1%	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	589 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.5	3007^th of 4647 public elementary schools	35.3%		41.1	2673^rd of 4581 public elementary schools	41.7%	334											55.0	19.0	59.0				13.0	29.0	40.0				38.0			$10,645	$1,615	$9,031
Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1208 Market	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 273-3600	534	31	17.3	97.6%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	531 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77.8	853^rd of 4647 public elementary schools	81.6%		85.3	549^th of 4581 public elementary schools	88.0%	304											49.0	64.0	69.0				54.0	58.0	73.0				58.0			$10,010	$1,505	$8,505
J C Martin Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Monterrey Ave	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 273-4100	483	32	15.2	98.6%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	478 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56.8	1774^th of 4647 public elementary schools	61.8%		52.7	2000^th of 4581 public elementary schools	56.3%	226											41.0	47.0	58.0				42.0	54.0	57.0				37.0			$11,672	$1,781	$9,891
Lamar Middle	Public	6-8	1818 N Arkansas Ave	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 273-6200	1,341	82	16.2	96.4%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1,338 (99.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.8	1668^th of 2330 public middle schools	28.4%		34.9	1480^th of 2254 public middle schools	34.3%	188						73.0								38.0	40.0	50.0				25.0	20.0	22.0		34.0	28.0	$9,303	$1,240	$8,063
Leyendecker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1311 Garden St	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 273-3800	442	30	14.8	99.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	442 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75.3	950^th of 4647 public elementary schools	79.6%		42.2	2613^th of 4581 public elementary schools	43.0%	1663		0.0		20.0	20.0						66.0	40.0	77.0				42.0	60.0	83.0				60.0			$12,635	$2,233	$10,402
Macdonell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1606 Benavides	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 273-4000	470	30	15.6	98.3%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	469 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.7	3582^nd of 4647 public elementary schools	22.9%		17.2	4090^th of 4581 public elementary schools	10.7%	508	38.0		25.0								37.0	28.0	27.0				37.0	40.0	18.0				30.0			$11,480	$2,028	$9,452
Martin High School	Public	9-12	2002 San Bernardo Ave	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 273-7100	1,914	141	13.5	98.6%	10 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1,904 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.2	1748^th of 1961 public high schools	10.9%		12.1	1671^st of 1876 public high schools	10.9%	77						25.0	20.0	33.0	13.0	9.0																$11,198	$1,443	$9,755
Milton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Ash	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 273-4200	669	45	14.9	93.4%	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	659 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.5	1621^st of 4647 public elementary schools	65.1%		53.6	1946^th of 4581 public elementary schools	57.5%	325											45.0	41.0	72.0				29.0	70.0	62.0				34.0			$10,655	$1,366	$9,289
Nixon High School	Public	9-12	2000 Plum	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 273-7400	2,218	152	14.5	95.9%	24 (1.1%)	1 (0.0%)	2,189 (98.7%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13	1704^th of 1961 public high schools	13.1%		16.1	1596^th of 1876 public high schools	14.9%	108						25.0	17.0	28.0	28.0	52.0																$10,397	$1,583	$8,814
Pierce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 E Eistetter	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 273-4300	688	40	17.1	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	688 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.3	1277^th of 4647 public elementary schools	72.5%		57.7	1710^th of 4581 public elementary schools	62.7%	433	38.0	20.0	38.0								51.0	56.0	60.0				40.0	56.0	70.0				44.0			$10,266	$1,400	$8,866
Ryan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2401 Clark Blvd	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 273-4400	809	46	17.7	86.2%	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	801 (99.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.1	2720^th of 4647 public elementary schools	41.5%		51.3	2081^st of 4581 public elementary schools	54.6%	639											47.0	45.0	54.0				34.0	46.0	29.0				24.0			$10,011	$1,296	$8,715
Santa Maria Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3817 Santa Maria	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 273-4600	519	37	14.0	99.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	518 (99.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.2	2850^th of 4647 public elementary schools	38.7%		40.2	2729^th of 4581 public elementary schools	40.4%	121											53.0	32.0	52.0				36.0	41.0	27.0				31.0			$11,007	$1,710	$9,296
Santo Nino Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 Bismark St	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 273-4700	554	36	15.5	95.8%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	553 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61	1556^th of 4647 public elementary schools	66.5%		68.3	1218^th of 4581 public elementary schools	73.4%	338											36.0	46.0	58.0				41.0	54.0	59.0				74.0			$10,290	$1,521	$8,769
Tarver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Tilden Ave	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 273-4800	430	28	15.5	95.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	430 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.3	2776^th of 4647 public elementary schools	40.3%		57.6	1720^th of 4581 public elementary schools	62.5%	1056											42.0	52.0	51.0				15.0	48.0	42.0				23.0			$12,777	$2,412	$10,365
J Kawas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 S Milmo Ave	Laredo	78046	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 273-3700	385	26	14.7	97.4%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	383 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	99.7	3^rd of 4647 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.6	7^th of 4581 public elementary schools	99.8%	4											93.0	98.0	100.0				93.0	100.0	100.0				100.0			$11,424	$1,864	$9,561
Dovalina Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 W Anna Ave	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 273-3320	384	27	14.2	98.2%	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	380 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.6	2208^th of 4647 public elementary schools	52.5%		42.8	2555^th of 4581 public elementary schools	44.2%	347	40.0	14.0	40.0	43.0	0.0						24.0	58.0	60.0				18.0	68.0	49.0				36.0			$10,858	$1,750	$9,109
Dr Leo Cigarroa High School	Public	8-12	2600 Zacatecas St	Laredo	78046	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 273-6800	1,472	108	13.6	97.8%	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1,470 (99.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.8	1834^th of 1961 public high schools	6.5%		8.5	1731^st of 1876 public high schools	7.7%	103						6.0	25.0	12.0	10.0	40.0																$12,411	$1,863	$10,548
Joaquin Cigarroa Middle	Public	6-8	2600 Palo Blanco St	Laredo	78046	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 273-6100	1,104	92	12.0	99.5%	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1,102 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.6	1574^th of 2330 public middle schools	32.4%		28.8	1668^th of 2254 public middle schools	26.0%	94						100.0								25.0	45.0	49.0				20.0	30.0	41.0		39.0	22.0	$10,127	$1,566	$8,562
Memorial Middle	Public	6-8	2002 Marcella Ave	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 273-6600	668	50	13.3	97.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	667 (99.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.9	1045^th of 2330 public middle schools	55.2%		46.4	1117^th of 2254 public middle schools	50.4%	72						100.0								49.0	49.0	51.0				46.0	30.0	48.0		54.0	20.0	$11,354	$1,679	$9,675
Ligarde Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 S Canada Ave	Laredo	78046	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 273-3900	585	35	16.7	96.4%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	584 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.2	3561^st of 4647 public elementary schools	23.4%		25.6	3624^th of 4581 public elementary schools	20.9%	63											32.0	34.0	54.0				23.0	21.0	32.0				29.0			$10,392	$1,603	$8,789
F S Lara Academy	Public	6-12	2901 E Travis St	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 273-7900	88	16	5.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																										$123,428	$3,069	$120,360
T Sanchez Elementary / H Ochoa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	211 E Ash St	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 273-4500	577	37	15.4	99.8%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	576 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.4	2273^rd of 4647 public elementary schools	51.1%		54	1927^th of 4581 public elementary schools	57.9%	346	29.0		14.0								35.0	45.0	47.0				18.0	57.0	78.0				29.0			$10,666	$1,504	$9,162
Hector J Garcia Early College High School	Public	9-12	5201 University Blvd	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 273-7700	399	19	21.0	88.2%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	394 (98.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	93.1	23^rd of 1961 public high schools	98.8%		92	35^th of 1876 public high schools	98.1%	12							94.0	91.0																		$8,267	$736	$7,532
Webb County J J A E P	Public	7-12	111 Camino Nuevo Road Hwy 359	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(361) 586-6091	9			100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	1.61 mi	9	589^th
Premier High Schools	1.81 mi	50	803^rd
United Independent School District (Isd)	2.42 mi	52	296^th
Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo	2.46 mi	2	936^th
Webb Consolidated Independent School District	32.32 mi	5	429^th

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