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Palmer-Laakso Elementary

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Palmer-Laakso Elementary ranks 778 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

778^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Palmer-Laakso Elementary in San Benito, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 582 students within the high-performing Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District, and it stands out as a rapidly improving school that achieves exceptional academic results for its student body, the majority of whom come from low socio-economic backgrounds.

This school’s most impressive strength is its ability to help students from all backgrounds succeed. Over the last three years, Palmer-Laakso has ranked in the top 10% statewide for its work with students from low-income families, proving that a school’s success is not limited by its students’ economic circumstances. This is a stark contrast to nearby Las Yescas Elementary, which serves a similar population but has not achieved the same level of performance. Furthermore, Palmer-Laakso shows powerful academic growth as students move through the grades. In the most recent testing year, proficiency rates in both Reading and Math jumped significantly from 3rd to 5th grade, indicating that the school’s instruction in the upper elementary grades is especially effective. While the school excels in literacy and math, 5th Grade Science is an area where scores have been inconsistent, suggesting a focus for future improvement.

When compared to other schools in the area, Palmer-Laakso’s story is one of remarkable progress. It has climbed 26 percentile points in state rankings over the last decade, a more dramatic rise than consistently high-performing peers like Olmito Elementary and Rancho Verde Elementary. Perhaps most telling is its comparison to Idea Sports Park Academy, a charter school that spends nearly double per student yet ranks in the bottom 15th percentile. Palmer-Laakso achieves far superior academic results with significantly fewer resources, making it a standout example of effective teaching and school leadership within its district.

582

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,498

Per pupil spending ?

75.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30515 Farm Rd 1847
San Benito, TX 78586

(956) 254-5121

District: Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Palmer-Laakso Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Los Cuates Middle
High:	Los Fresnos High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.7%

White:

2.7%

Two or more races:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (64% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg62%

Texas avg51%

778^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 27 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 9Elementary Schools in the Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District

172^nd of 951Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District 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
2026	79.4	778 of 4627	83.2%	★★★★☆
2025	79.4	771 of 4651	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	700 of 4710	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	1053 of 4647	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	1112 of 4581	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	59.7	1530 of 4578	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.2	807 of 4479	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	1313 of 4359	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.5	1509 of 4329	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.5	1864 of 4286	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	83.1	576 of 4320	86.7%	★★★★☆
2014	78.4	802 of 4260	81.2%	★★★★☆
2013	71.7	1091 of 4221	74.2%	★★★★☆
2012	63.1	1525 of 4206	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.2	1362 of 4095	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.8	1907 of 3937	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.5	1677 of 3884	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.2	918 of 3768	75.6%	★★★★☆
2007	68.5	1162 of 3724	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.5	1354 of 3476	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.4	1453 of 3475	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.7	1249 of 3465	64.0%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	57.7	1565 of 4461	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	992 of 4331	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	1310 of 4295	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	1241 of 4240	70.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	1256 of 2918	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	1039 of 3668	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	52.9	1519 of 3556	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	1691 of 3487	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.1	1758 of 3446	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.7	1287 of 3333	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	1315 of 3226	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.3	687 of 4575	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	79.6	565 of 3744	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	543 of 4658	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	916 of 4588	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	928 of 4561	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	66.4	1212 of 4499	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	794 of 4348	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	1157 of 4306	73.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	377 of 3075	87.7%	★★★★☆
2025	77.3	78 of 2619	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	67.6	989 of 2980	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.2	482 of 2958	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.5	155 of 3006	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	78.4	116 of 3184	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	64.6	1228 of 3106	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.3	382 of 4413	91.3%	★★★★★
2025	84.8	301 of 3644	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	84.0	391 of 4465	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	77.0	641 of 4401	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	795 of 4376	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	65.8	1075 of 4329	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	437 of 4188	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	1043 of 4168	75.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	424 of 4520	90.6%	★★★★★
2025	84.7	254 of 3705	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	85.2	294 of 4594	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	72.3	777 of 4521	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	1167 of 4477	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	1308 of 4451	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	244 of 4309	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	68.3	941 of 4264	77.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	885 of 4582	80.7%	★★★★☆
2025	77.9	657 of 3739	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	964 of 4647	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	1308 of 4585	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	1307 of 4563	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	50.8	1944 of 4498	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.4	764 of 4357	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	56.0	1692 of 4319	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	958 of 4301	77.7%	★★★★☆
2025	62.0	982 of 3549	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	46.3	2161 of 4292	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	1800 of 4086	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	2154 of 3952	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	1700 of 3799	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	1480 of 3684	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	1608 of 3558	54.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	98.3	1 of 3082	100.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	112 of 3142	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	81 of 3127	97.4%	★★★★★

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)

White (2022)100th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2026)91st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)88th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)85th percentile~ school

Male (2026)81st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)78th percentile-5 vs school

At Risk (2022)65th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading64%+10 vs state

Mathematics64%+17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Palmer-Laakso Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	30515 Farm Rd 1847	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 254-5121	582	38	15.4	75.4%	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	563 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	79.4	778^th of 4627 public elementary schools	83.2%		79.4	771^st of 4651 public elementary schools	83.4%	7							52.6	67.1	72.4	52.6	68.3	71.3	$10,498
Lopez-Riggins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	613 Mesquite Ln	Los Fresnos	78566	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 233-6916	467	32	14.6	84.8%	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	458 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61.4	1552^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	66.5%		78.4	814^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.5%	738							45.8	60.5	58.1	43.4	57.3	62.1	$12,272
Laureles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	31393 Fm 2893	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 254-5141	516	35	14.7	84.1%	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	498 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	56.8	1769^th of 4627 public elementary schools	61.8%		62.7	1450^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.8%	319							53.5	47.9	59.1	37.5	50.7	62.5	$12,325
Los Fresnos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	32602 State Hwy 100	Los Fresnos	78566	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 233-6900	549	36	15.2	77.8%	19 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	528 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	65.1	1343^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	71.0%		67.2	1250^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.1%	93			33.3			16.7	59.2	64.1	57.1	62.3	51.9	44.7	$12,308
Dora Romero Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9705 Cajun Blvd	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 254-5210	552	35	15.7	76.1%	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	539 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	69.3	1169^th of 4627 public elementary schools	74.7%		78.2	824^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.3%	345							51.1	59.0	67.4	51.7	55.7	62.6	$10,772
Rancho Verde Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Rancho Alegre	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 254-5230	696	42	16.5	65.2%	22 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	665 (95.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	90	371^st of 4627 public elementary schools	92.0%		90.6	350^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.5%	21							69.7	69.2	77.1	65.1	73.3	76.3	$10,159
Las Yescas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	23413 Fm 803	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 233-6955	354	26	13.7	91.5%	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	351 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.2	1697^th of 4627 public elementary schools	63.3%		36.3	3030^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.9%	1333							58.2	48.2	54.6	56.4	55.6	40.9	$14,437
Villareal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7700 E Lakeside Blvd	Olmito	78575	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 233-3975	444	31	14.1	74.3%	19 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	423 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72.8	1023^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	77.9%		67.3	1249^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.1%	226							67.2	69.0	59.2	57.8	71.8	42.3	$12,415
Olmito Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Arroyo Blvd	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 233-3950	538	35	15.3	66.2%	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	518 (96.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	91.3	315^th of 4627 public elementary schools	93.2%		87.8	459^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.1%	144							80.8	70.9	77.3	78.4	77.0	64.4	$11,693
Idea Sports Park Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	6650 Old Alice Rd	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-5300	571	30	19.3	92.3%	22 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	542 (94.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22	3942^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	14.8%		31.4	3343^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	28.1%	599	8.3	50.0	28.6	8.3	14.3	0.0	24.4	33.6	52.1	31.4	31.6	33.3	$13,115

Frequently Asked Questions about Palmer-Laakso Elementary

What district is Palmer-Laakso Elementary in?

Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District

How many students attend Palmer-Laakso Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 582 students attended Palmer-Laakso Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Palmer-Laakso Elementary?

Students at Palmer-Laakso Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 3% White.

Is Palmer-Laakso Elementary a good school?

Palmer-Laakso Elementary ranks 778^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Palmer-Laakso Elementary attend?

Students who attend Palmer-Laakso Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Los Cuates Middle
High : Los Fresnos High School

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