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Dr Leo Cigarroa High School

Public Grades 9-12
1829th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,974 Texas High Schools
Better than 7% of Texas high schools
Summary

Dr Leo Cigarroa High School is a public high school in Laredo Independent School District, serving 1,438 students in grades 8-12. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Texas high schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing significantly below the state average.

Despite the school's low academic performance, it maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 94.7% to 95.7% in recent years, which is comparable to the nearby Nixon High School and Martin High School in the Laredo ISD. The school's dropout rates have also been low, ranging from 0.7% to 2.2% in recent years.

However, Dr Leo Cigarroa High School's STAAR EOC test scores are significantly lower than the Laredo ISD and Texas state averages across all subject areas, with proficiency rates often less than half the state average. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Texas high schools in these subgroups. In contrast, the school performs better for Special Education students, ranking in the top 30% of Texas high schools in this category.

1,379
Students ?
11.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,600
Per pupil spending ?
95.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2600 Zacatecas St
       Laredo, TX  78046-6821

(956) 273-6800

District: Laredo Independent School District (Isd)


Feeder schools for Dr Leo Cigarroa High School:

Elementary:    D D Hachar Elementary
    Daiches Elementary
    H B Zachry Elementary
    J Kawas Elementary
    More...
Middle:    Joaquin Cigarroa Middle
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
99.5%
White:
0.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025
Strengths
94% graduate within 4 years
Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (15% vs 56% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)
!English I Reading scores 48 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school15%
District avg29%
Texas avg56%
1,829th of 1,974
Texas public high schools ?
Bottom 7%▼ down 3 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 4High Schools in the Laredo Independent School District (Isd)
299th 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20257.01829 of 19747.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.71828 of 19908.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.81834 of 19616.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.51731 of 18767.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.91764 of 18615.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.81683 of 18579.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.11579 of 179712.1%★☆☆☆☆
20179.01598 of 177710.1%★☆☆☆☆
20165.51649 of 17626.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201511.11571 of 17439.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201414.31563 of 17349.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201314.21486 of 165210.0%★☆☆☆☆
201214.11460 of 16038.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201135.11384 of 167217.2%★☆☆☆☆
201030.31350 of 156813.9%★☆☆☆☆
200917.01403 of 15398.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200822.71334 of 151011.7%★☆☆☆☆
200719.41325 of 149711.5%★☆☆☆☆
200615.21298 of 14309.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200512.81321 of 14297.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200421.21271 of 142710.9%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202211.61739 of 18375.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.81790 of 18292.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.01733 of 18104.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.21740 of 17842.5%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202524.1892 of 115322.6%★☆☆☆☆
202421.41169 of 143718.6%★☆☆☆☆
202310.71297 of 13715.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.81187 of 12787.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.61139 of 11954.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.5965 of 113615.1%★☆☆☆☆
201827.0878 of 111321.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202519.31257 of 150416.4%★☆☆☆☆
202416.01613 of 188014.2%★☆☆☆☆
20235.11774 of 18916.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.01721 of 18416.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.21732 of 18154.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.51693 of 17985.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.41614 of 17819.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202525.7823 of 96414.6%★☆☆☆☆
202324.61027 of 118213.1%★☆☆☆☆
202224.81019 of 117213.1%★☆☆☆☆
20214.31148 of 11772.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201942.7867 of 114524.3%★☆☆☆☆
201843.8837 of 113726.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202525.41133 of 145322.0%★☆☆☆☆
202424.21398 of 180522.5%★☆☆☆☆
20237.11688 of 18207.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.71620 of 17628.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.31633 of 17436.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.91580 of 17147.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.91515 of 169110.4%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202528.11135 of 151325.0%★☆☆☆☆
202425.91448 of 188423.1%★☆☆☆☆
20237.41769 of 18976.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.21713 of 18477.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.31745 of 18485.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.71671 of 18188.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.51611 of 179410.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202521.21207 of 151520.3%★☆☆☆☆
202422.71467 of 189122.4%★☆☆☆☆
20235.71806 of 19135.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.21708 of 18537.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.41760 of 18404.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.81686 of 18247.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.41639 of 18039.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20227.2109 of 1144.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202188.110 of 9789.7%★★★★★
20197.1108 of 1134.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201839.485 of 13135.1%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202565.4241 of 129981.4%★★★★☆
202455.9500 of 154867.7%★★★☆☆
202314.71407 of 14784.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.91223 of 141813.8%★☆☆☆☆
202125.11161 of 138216.0%★☆☆☆☆
201929.41041 of 135723.3%★☆☆☆☆
201830.0997 of 134726.0%★☆☆☆☆
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)81st percentile+74 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+18 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile+15 vs school
Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+15 vs school
Male (2025)20th percentile+13 vs school
Female (2025)16th percentile+9 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)15th percentile+7 vs school
At Risk (2022)5th percentile~ school
Migrant (2022)4th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
Biology43%-19 vs state
U.S. History32%-36 vs state
Algebra I10%-37 vs state
English II Reading9%-48 vs state
English I Reading3%-48 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Dr Leo Cigarroa High School

Dr Leo Cigarroa High School ranks in the bottom 7.3% of Texas high schools.

Students at Dr Leo Cigarroa High School are 99% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,379 students attended Dr Leo Cigarroa High School.

Dr Leo Cigarroa High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : D D Hachar Elementary
Elementary : Daiches Elementary
Elementary : H B Zachry Elementary
Elementary : J Kawas Elementary
Elementary : Ligarde Elementary
Elementary : Santo Nino Elementary
Middle : Joaquin Cigarroa Middle


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