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Nixon High School

Public Grades 9-12

1699^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 14% of Texas high schools

Summary

Nixon High School is a public high school located in Laredo, Texas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,099 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.

Despite its consistent ranking in the bottom half of Texas high schools over the past decade, Nixon High School has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 94.7% to 97.0% in recent years. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by STAAR EOC (End of Course) exam proficiency rates, is significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas, particularly in English II Reading and U.S. History, where proficiency rates are around 19-20% compared to state averages of 56-68%. Additionally, the school's dropout rate has been higher than the district and state averages, ranging from 0.7% to 2.2% in recent years.

Interestingly, within the Laredo ISD, Nixon High School performs significantly worse than the other high schools, such as Martin High School and Dr. Leo Cigarroa High School, across various academic metrics. However, the nearby Hector J. Garcia Early College High School, which is also part of the Laredo ISD, significantly outperforms Nixon High School and the district/state averages, ranking among the top 5% of Texas high schools. This suggests that the Laredo ISD has the capacity to operate high-performing schools, but Nixon High School is struggling to achieve similar levels of academic success.

2,124

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,704

Per pupil spending ?

95.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2000 Plum
Laredo, TX 78043-1098

(956) 273-7400

District: Laredo Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Nixon High School:

Elementary:	Don Jose Gallego
	Heights Elementary
	Milton Elementary
	Pierce Elementary
	More...
	Ryan Elementary
	Tarver Elementary
Middle:	Lamar Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.4%

White:

0.6%

African American:

0.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (26% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!U.S. History scores 50 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg29%

Texas avg56%

1,699^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High 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	14.8	1699 of 1974	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1765 of 1990	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1704 of 1961	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	1596 of 1876	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	1701 of 1861	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	1593 of 1857	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	1331 of 1797	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.2	1424 of 1777	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.0	1473 of 1762	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.7	1425 of 1743	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.7	1475 of 1734	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.3	1457 of 1652	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.1	1451 of 1603	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	37.9	1338 of 1672	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.2	1340 of 1568	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.2	1365 of 1539	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.0	1307 of 1510	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.4	1265 of 1497	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.3	1201 of 1430	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.1	1230 of 1429	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.3	1267 of 1427	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	26.1	1421 of 1837	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	1600 of 1829	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1693 of 1810	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1322 of 1784	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	830 of 1153	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	901 of 1437	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.6	1207 of 1371	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	1146 of 1278	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	1106 of 1195	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	930 of 1136	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.6	508 of 1113	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	979 of 1504	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	1237 of 1880	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	9.5	1700 of 1891	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	1599 of 1841	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	1692 of 1815	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	1568 of 1798	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	1436 of 1781	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	697 of 964	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.9	867 of 1182	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.0	841 of 1172	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	967 of 1177	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	1034 of 1145	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1001 of 1137	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	691 of 1453	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	850 of 1805	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	15.9	1564 of 1820	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	1479 of 1762	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1589 of 1743	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	1500 of 1714	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	1199 of 1691	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	686 of 1513	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	838 of 1884	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	14.8	1663 of 1897	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	1579 of 1847	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	1687 of 1848	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1607 of 1818	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	1284 of 1794	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	849 of 1515	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	1001 of 1891	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.7	1601 of 1913	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	1580 of 1853	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1685 of 1840	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	1631 of 1824	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1331 of 1803	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	256 of 1299	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	53.4	553 of 1548	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.4	931 of 1478	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	868 of 1418	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	776 of 1382	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	1049 of 1357	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.2	548 of 1347	59.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	2.0	1269 of 1294	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.7	1524 of 1556	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.7	1510 of 1525	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)80th percentile+66 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+41 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+39 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+30 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile+14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)28th percentile+14 vs school

At Risk (2022)23rd percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

English I Reading34%-18 vs state

Algebra I23%-24 vs state

Biology22%-40 vs state

English II Reading19%-37 vs state

U.S. History18%-50 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (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 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	Total
Nixon High School	Public	9-12	2000 Plum	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-7400	2,124	154	13.8	95.6%	12 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	2,111 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.8	1699^th of 1974 public high schools	13.9%		11.7	1765^th of 1990 public high schools	11.3%	66	23.3	22.2	33.5	19.0	18.0	$10,704
F S Lara Academy	Public	6-12	2901 E Travis St	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 273-7900	85	19	4.5	98.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						$52,924
Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo North	Public, Charter	9-12	1230 Townlake Dr	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Triumph Public High Schools Central Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 722-0747	131	7	19.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.3	1781^st of 1974 public high schools	9.8%		7.6	1830^th of 1990 public high schools	8.0%	49	38.7	34.6	7.5	11.6	34.0	$11,764
Premier H S Of Laredo	Public, Charter	9-12	2201 Chihuahua St	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 723-7788	138	8	16.5	97.8%	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.3	1690^th of 1974 public high schools	14.4%		12	1757^th of 1990 public high schools	11.7%	67	23.8	28.0	22.0	29.4	51.9	$8,705
Texasworks - Laredo	Public, Charter	9-12	2201 Chihuahua St	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	57	0	167.6		1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Harmony School Of Excellence - Laredo	Public, Charter	9-12	4401 San Francisco Ave Bld B	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 791-0007	671	42	15.9	88.5%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	670 (99.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.2	986^th of 1974 public high schools	50.1%		63.9	582^nd of 1990 public high schools	70.8%	404	46.6	60.9	36.0	57.4	74.2	$11,621
Martin High School	Public	9-12	2002 San Bernardo Ave	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-7100	1,975	146	13.5	99.9%	9 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1,966 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15	1694^th of 1974 public high schools	14.2%		19.2	1634^th of 1990 public high schools	17.9%	60	17.2	39.4	32.5	8.9	44.1	$10,569
Dr Leo Cigarroa High School	Public	9-12	2600 Zacatecas St	Laredo	78046	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-6800	1,379	116	11.8	95.8%	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1,372 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7	1829^th of 1974 public high schools	7.3%		7.7	1828^th of 1990 public high schools	8.1%	1	10.5	43.1	2.9	8.5	32.2	$13,600
United South High School	Public	9-12	4001 Ave Los Presidentes	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-5400	3,252	194	16.7	82.3%	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	3,237 (99.5%)	7 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.9	887^th of 1974 public high schools	55.1%		41	1154^th of 1990 public high schools	42.0%	267	67.7	52.1	53.6	58.2	57.6	$8,217
Hector J Garcia Early College High School	Public	9-12	5201 University Blvd	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-7700	392	19	20.6	89.8%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	388 (99.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	88.5	85^th of 1974 public high schools	95.7%		91.6	36^th of 1990 public high schools	98.2%	49		85.1	91.3			$10,128

Frequently Asked Questions about Nixon High School

Is Nixon High School a good school?

Nixon High School ranks in the bottom 13.9% of Texas high schools.

What schools feed into Nixon High School?

Nixon High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Don Jose Gallego
Elementary : Heights Elementary
Elementary : Milton Elementary
Elementary : Pierce Elementary
Elementary : Ryan Elementary
Elementary : Tarver Elementary
Middle : Lamar Middle

How many students attend Nixon High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,124 students attended Nixon High School.

What is the racial makeup of Nixon High School?

Students at Nixon High School are 99% Hispanic.

What district is Nixon High School in?

Laredo Independent School District (Isd)

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