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Christen Middle

Q: Is Christen Middle a good school?

Christen Middle ranks 1568 th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars 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

1568^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 33% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Christen Middle is a public middle school located in Laredo, Texas, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,114 students. It is part of the Laredo Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 299 out of 961 school districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Christen Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas middle schools, with a ranking between 1,393 and 2,137 out of around 2,200-2,400 middle schools in the state over the past 10 years. The school's performance on STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) tests is generally below the Laredo ISD and Texas state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of Christen Middle students proficient or better in STAAR Reading ranged from 38.9% to 44.82%, compared to 41.13% to 45.29% for Laredo ISD and 51.69% to 56.39% for the state. Similarly, in STAAR Mathematics, Christen Middle's proficiency rates ranged from 21.07% to 34.97%, while Laredo ISD and the state had higher rates.

Christen Middle's performance on STAAR tests varies significantly across different student subgroups. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, the school's ranking for male students (1,476 out of 2,245 Texas middle schools) was higher than the ranking for female students (1,680 out of 2,241). The school's Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student subgroups also performed better than the overall school ranking in recent years. However, the school's White student subgroup and Special Education student subgroup performed significantly worse than the overall school ranking. Christen Middle also has had relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 0.0% to 2.2%, which are generally higher than the state average.

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 — 25th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 45% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 13 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg36%

Texas avg45%

1,568^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+56 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile+9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)29th percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)25th percentile~ school

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

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+53 vs state

Science43%-3 vs state

Reading41%-13 vs state

Mathematics28%-11 vs state

Social Studies23%-6 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 (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (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 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 Science 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%)	34.7	1568^th of 2344 public middle schools	33.1%		30.5	1725^th of 2372 public middle schools	27.3%	157	100.0	38.9	38.9	44.8	25.4	35.0	21.1	42.8	23.3	$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%)	47.4	1157^th of 2344 public middle schools	50.6%		48.9	1102^nd of 2372 public middle schools	53.5%	55	95.2	45.8	43.6	56.7	32.1	29.9	49.7	45.2	28.7	$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%)	46.4	1186^th of 2344 public middle schools	49.4%		55.4	912^th of 2372 public middle schools	61.6%	274	91.1	40.9	52.8	51.6	29.1	32.0	53.8	41.7	25.4	$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%)	39.9	1401^st of 2344 public middle schools	40.2%		46.5	1190^th of 2372 public middle schools	49.8%	211	100.0	46.8	47.0	54.3	26.0	26.5	41.2	40.4	16.7	$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%)	43.7	1268^th of 2344 public middle schools	45.9%		31.7	1685^th of 2372 public middle schools	29.0%	417	100.0	44.4	51.2	46.3	28.7	29.5	32.6	47.9	30.2	$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%)	27.6	1812^th of 2344 public middle schools	22.7%		34	1609^th of 2372 public middle schools	32.2%	203	95.5	36.7	45.4	37.5	25.2	17.8	32.3	31.7	17.6	$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%)	80.3	323^rd of 2344 public middle schools	86.2%		84	257^th of 2372 public middle schools	89.2%	66	100.0	74.9	64.2	74.7	52.8	53.2	65.9	64.1	32.7	$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%)	56.2	890^th of 2344 public middle schools	62.0%		56.2	884^th of 2372 public middle schools	62.7%	6	97.0	54.9	54.2	53.1	53.9	47.2	44.1	49.3	15.6	$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%)	84.2	252^nd of 2344 public middle schools	89.2%		84.5	247^th of 2372 public middle schools	89.6%	5	96.3	76.9	66.5	75.2	59.1	54.4	55.8	76.5	39.2	$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%)	49	1104^th of 2344 public middle schools	52.9%		55.4	911^th of 2372 public middle schools	61.6%	193	95.2	53.1	48.6	54.3	36.1	36.2	55.8	40.5	16.4	$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

Is Christen Middle a good school?

Christen Middle ranks 1568^th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Christen Middle?

Students at Christen Middle are 100% Hispanic.

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)

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