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Farias Elementary

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Farias Elementary ranks 707 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

707^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Farias Elementary is a public elementary school in Laredo, Texas, serving 638 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Laredo Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 299 out of 961 school districts in the state.

Farias Elementary consistently ranks among the top Texas elementary schools, reaching as high as 112th out of 4,647 schools in 2022-2023. The school's performance on STAAR tests is exceptional, often outperforming the Laredo ISD and Texas state averages across various grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, Farias Elementary's 5th-grade students achieved a remarkable 94.19% proficiency rate in STAAR Mathematics, significantly higher than the Laredo ISD (68.69%) and Texas (46.24%) averages. The school's performance is particularly strong in reading, with 5th-grade students achieving a 67.44% proficiency rate in STAAR Reading, compared to 67.6% for Laredo ISD and 57.83% for Texas.

Farias Elementary excels in supporting various student subgroups, consistently ranking among the top Texas elementary schools for Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. For example, in 2023-2024, the school ranked 48th out of 4,431 Texas elementary schools for Hispanic students and 95th out of 3,638 schools for English Language Learners, both with a 5-star rating. The school's performance for Special Education students is particularly noteworthy, ranking 4th and 2nd out of over 4,000 Texas elementary schools in 2023-2024 and 2022-2023, respectively. Despite the school's academic success, it serves a high-poverty student population, with over 96% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

597

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,705

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1510 Chicago St
Laredo, TX 78041-9695

(956) 273-3400

District: Laredo Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Farias Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Christen Middle
High:	Martin High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.2%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 98th percentile in 2023 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (67% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 98th-percentile peak (2023) to 85th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg62%

Texas avg47%

707^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 69 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	81.5	707 of 4651	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	93.2	247 of 4710	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	112 of 4647	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	358 of 4581	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	68.1	1201 of 4578	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	32.8	3167 of 4479	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	2655 of 4359	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.8	2852 of 4329	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	14.1	3965 of 4286	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	23.0	3652 of 4320	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.2	4037 of 4260	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	25.1	3606 of 4221	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.7	2472 of 4206	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.7	2152 of 4095	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	13.3	3767 of 3937	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.7	3631 of 3884	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.3	3613 of 3768	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.7	3647 of 3724	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.7	3468 of 3476	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.5	3419 of 3475	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.9	3420 of 3465	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	97.8	32 of 4461	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	76.6	481 of 4331	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	42.8	2482 of 4295	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	2489 of 4240	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	361 of 2918	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	95.5	95 of 3668	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	28 of 3556	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	177 of 3487	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	71.3	571 of 3446	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	29.3	2722 of 3333	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	2656 of 3226	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	671 of 3744	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	91.9	244 of 4658	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	119 of 4588	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	273 of 4561	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	70.6	1035 of 4499	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	29.0	3383 of 4348	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	3048 of 4306	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	1633 of 2619	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.6	1433 of 2980	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	1378 of 2958	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	1698 of 3006	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	2295 of 3184	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	70.5	841 of 3106	72.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	217 of 3644	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	48 of 4465	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	38 of 4401	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	132 of 4376	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	74.3	700 of 4329	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	39.1	2693 of 4188	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	2351 of 4168	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	87 of 3705	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	26 of 4594	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	18 of 4521	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	50 of 4477	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	78.7	481 of 4451	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	47.6	2236 of 4309	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	2016 of 4264	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	251 of 3739	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	102 of 4647	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	121 of 4585	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	419 of 4563	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	65.3	1264 of 4498	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	39.9	2668 of 4357	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	2295 of 4319	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	50 of 3549	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.9	4 of 4292	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	2 of 4086	100.0%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	2 of 3952	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	42.8	1832 of 3799	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.5	2654 of 3684	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	3415 of 3558	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)99th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)93rd percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)88th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)38th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Science73%+44 vs state

Mathematics69%+24 vs state

Reading64%+9 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 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd 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
Farias Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1510 Chicago St	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3400	597	36	16.6	100.0%	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	592 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81.5	707^th of 4651 public elementary schools	84.8%		93.2	247^th of 4710 public elementary schools	94.8%	460								61.3	61.7	67.4	51.3	60.5	94.2	73.3	$8,705
Santa Maria Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3817 Santa Maria	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4600	465	34	13.5	99.4%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	462 (99.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.5	1804^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.2%		50.8	2129^th of 4710 public elementary schools	54.8%	325								52.9	64.4	63.9	24.3	66.1	38.6	27.9	$10,344
Clark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 W Mayberry	Laredo	78041	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 476-4600	354	28	12.6	89.3%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	352 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.3	1161^st of 4651 public elementary schools	75.0%		71.7	1067^th of 4710 public elementary schools	77.3%	94								43.8	70.8	67.9	46.9	66.7	62.3	35.9	$13,925
Leyendecker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1311 Garden St	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3800	406	30	13.5	100.0%	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	399 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	92.8	281^st of 4651 public elementary schools	94.0%		90.9	343^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	92.7%	62								68.5	67.2	75.0	88.9	94.8	82.8	67.2	$10,731
Pierce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 E Eistetter	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4300	662	41	16.0	99.8%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	660 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77.4	867^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.4%		75	945^th of 4710 public elementary schools	79.9%	78			60.0			0.0	0.0	46.2	76.1	68.9	61.5	75.8	74.4	27.8	$8,772
T Sanchez Elementary / H Ochoa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	211 E Ash St	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4500	569	36	15.7	98.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	569 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.8	1591^st of 4651 public elementary schools	65.8%		49	2230^th of 4710 public elementary schools	52.7%	639	0.0			0.0				63.2	54.8	49.2	42.5	46.6	55.4	36.9	$9,720
Tarver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Tilden Ave	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4800	421	29	14.4	95.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	421 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.8	1788^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.6%		54.1	1924^th of 4710 public elementary schools	59.2%	136	60.0	40.0		60.0	80.0			35.7	92.5	50.0	28.6	79.3	72.9	14.6	$11,683
Dovalina Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 W Anna Ave	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3320	399	28	14.2	99.5%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	398 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.4	2898^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.7%		46.1	2438^th of 4710 public elementary schools	48.2%	460			0.0			16.7	100.0	30.9	63.2	44.7	14.8	23.7	42.6	72.3	$10,514
Macdonell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1606 Benavides	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4000	426	32	13.3	98.6%	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	422 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81.7	693^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	85.1%		88.3	440^th of 4710 public elementary schools	90.7%	253								49.3	91.5	71.4	61.8	83.1	77.8	34.9	$10,006
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Farias Elementary

What district is Farias Elementary in?

Laredo Independent School District (Isd)

Is Farias Elementary a good school?

Farias Elementary ranks 707^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Farias Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 597 students attended Farias Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Farias Elementary attend?

Students who attend Farias Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Christen Middle
High : Martin High School

What is the racial makeup of Farias Elementary?

Students at Farias Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

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