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Daiches Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

284^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Daiches Elementary is a public elementary school in Laredo, Texas, serving 411 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Laredo Independent School District (ISD). Despite having a high percentage of students from low-income families, Daiches Elementary has shown significant academic improvement, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperforming the district and state in STAAR Reading and Mathematics assessments.

Daiches Elementary's academic performance has steadily improved, with its statewide ranking rising from 4007 out of 4581 Texas elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 284 out of 4651 in 2024-2025. The school's success is particularly notable in certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, where it ranks among the top 15% of Texas elementary schools. Daiches Elementary also benefits from a relatively low student-teacher ratio, which may contribute to its academic achievements.

Compared to nearby schools, Daiches Elementary outperforms most of the other Laredo ISD schools, including Don Jose Gallego, Bruni Elementary, and H.B. Zachry Elementary. The only nearby school that appears to be on par with Daiches Elementary is Heights Elementary, which also ranks among the top 5% of Texas elementary schools. Daiches Elementary's success serves as a model for effective educational practices that can benefit students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.

405

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,557

Per pupil spending ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1402 Green
Laredo, TX 78040-7098

(956) 273-3200

District: Laredo Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Daiches Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Joaquin Cigarroa Middle
High:	Dr Leo Cigarroa High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

100.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (78% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 78 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg62%

Texas avg47%

284^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 78 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	92.7	284 of 4651	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	63.2	1445 of 4710	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	1939 of 4647	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	18.9	4007 of 4581	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	3380 of 4578	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.4	1746 of 4479	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	1436 of 4359	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.5	2438 of 4329	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.3	3457 of 4286	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.5	3630 of 4320	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.8	3898 of 4260	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	26.7	3535 of 4221	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.5	3407 of 4206	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.9	3439 of 4095	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.6	3370 of 3937	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.6	3720 of 3884	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.5	3737 of 3768	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.6	3496 of 3724	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.4	3411 of 3476	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	15.6	3275 of 3475	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	17.9	3221 of 3465	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	43.9	2524 of 4461	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	2764 of 4331	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.7	611 of 4295	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	554 of 4240	86.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	91 of 2918	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	75.0	598 of 3668	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	880 of 3556	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	29.9	2775 of 3487	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	2491 of 3446	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.2	1174 of 3333	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	883 of 3226	72.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	214 of 3744	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	73.3	945 of 4658	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	1318 of 4588	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	24.1	3787 of 4561	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	3124 of 4499	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.2	1708 of 4348	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	1626 of 4306	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	305 of 2619	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	38.7	2303 of 2980	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	2541 of 2958	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.0	2103 of 3006	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	1951 of 3184	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.7	742 of 3106	76.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	44 of 3644	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	78.9	582 of 4465	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	1392 of 4401	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.5	3785 of 4376	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	3047 of 4329	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.0	1269 of 4188	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.0	957 of 4168	77.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	25 of 3705	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	84.1	332 of 4594	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	69.2	958 of 4521	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	27.5	3662 of 4477	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.5	2886 of 4451	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.7	770 of 4309	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	642 of 4264	84.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	58 of 3739	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	72.7	1003 of 4647	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	41.8	2639 of 4585	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.7	4192 of 4563	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	3577 of 4498	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.4	1803 of 4357	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	1362 of 4319	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	47 of 3549	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	82.7	354 of 4292	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	63.4	946 of 4086	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	36.1	2562 of 3952	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	1685 of 3799	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	90.3	121 of 3684	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.1	249 of 3558	93.0%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)98th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)97th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)88th percentile-6 vs school

At Risk (2022)43rd percentile+31 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics82%+36 vs state

Reading75%+20 vs state

Science74%+45 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 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
J Kawas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 S Milmo Ave	Laredo	78046	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3700	363	26	14.0	97.2%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	362 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88	453^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	90.3%		73.8	991^st of 4710 public elementary schools	79.0%	538						60.4	88.9	81.8	64.2	80.0	97.6	36.4	$13,665
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
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
Ruiz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1717 Ave Los Presidentes	Laredo	78043	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3300	660	45	14.6	85.5%	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	656 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.6	1231^st of 4651 public elementary schools	73.5%		61.6	1519^th of 4710 public elementary schools	67.7%	288						63.7	54.3	64.9	59.8	59.3	50.0	25.5	$7,535

Frequently Asked Questions about Daiches Elementary

What schools do graduates of Daiches Elementary attend?

Students who attend Daiches Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Joaquin Cigarroa Middle
High : Dr Leo Cigarroa High School

What district is Daiches Elementary in?

Laredo Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Daiches Elementary?

Students at Daiches Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

How many students attend Daiches Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 405 students attended Daiches Elementary.

Is Daiches Elementary a good school?

Yes. Daiches Elementary ranks in the top 6.1% of Texas elementary schools.

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