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Kazen Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

84^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Kazen Elementary is a public elementary school in Laredo, Texas, serving 364 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the United Independent School District, which is ranked 297 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kazen Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Texas, with a ranking as high as 84 out of 4,651 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's STAAR test scores are significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in reading and mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, 92.73% of 5th-grade students at Kazen Elementary were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 66.98% for the district and 57.83% for the state. The school also excels in supporting various student subgroups, with high rankings for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Kazen Elementary outperforms most of the nearby schools in the United Independent School District, including Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary, Amparo Gutierrez Elementary, and Matias De Llano Elementary, in terms of academic performance and rankings. The only school that appears to be on par with Kazen Elementary is Trautmann Elementary, which also ranks highly and has strong STAAR test scores.

367

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,695

Per pupil spending ?

86.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9620 Albany Dr
Laredo, TX 78041-7898

(956) 473-4200

District: United Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Kazen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	George Washington Middle
High:	United High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.2%

African American:

0.5%

American Indian:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (81% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg53%

Texas avg47%

84^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 30Elementary Schools in the United Independent School District (Isd)

297^th of 961United 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	97.4	84 of 4651	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	487 of 4710	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	390 of 4647	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	86.2	510 of 4581	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.3	1148 of 4578	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.8	408 of 4479	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	76.3	800 of 4359	81.6%	★★★★☆
2017	72.2	967 of 4329	77.7%	★★★★☆
2016	81.9	653 of 4286	84.8%	★★★★☆
2015	87.9	324 of 4320	92.5%	★★★★★
2014	73.9	1010 of 4260	76.3%	★★★★☆
2013	31.5	3333 of 4221	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.2	3464 of 4206	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.4	2626 of 4095	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.6	3093 of 3937	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.0	2732 of 3884	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.1	2998 of 3768	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.9	2954 of 3724	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.3	2630 of 3476	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	40.6	2455 of 3475	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	49.9	2026 of 3465	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	89.1	201 of 4461	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	62.1	1097 of 4331	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	92.0	121 of 4295	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	89.0	178 of 4240	95.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	72 of 2918	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.0	296 of 3668	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	142 of 3556	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	82.3	308 of 3487	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	59.6	999 of 3446	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	236 of 3333	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	78.7	350 of 3226	89.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	78 of 3744	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	363 of 4658	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	367 of 4588	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	86.4	435 of 4561	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	74.6	881 of 4499	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.0	387 of 4348	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	68.5	1095 of 4306	74.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	78 of 2619	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	72.9	557 of 2980	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	1051 of 2958	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.7	1330 of 3006	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.9	745 of 3184	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.8	1279 of 3106	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	15 of 3644	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	126 of 4465	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	131 of 4401	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	204 of 4376	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	77.1	615 of 4329	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	91.3	168 of 4188	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	82.3	419 of 4168	89.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	6 of 3705	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	60 of 4594	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	69 of 4521	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	74 of 4477	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	78.6	486 of 4451	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	93.6	83 of 4309	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	187 of 4264	95.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	52 of 3739	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	404 of 4647	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	436 of 4585	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	79.9	719 of 4563	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	60.3	1482 of 4498	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.2	426 of 4357	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.1	690 of 4319	84.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	98.8	18 of 3549	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	46 of 4292	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	82.3	342 of 4086	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	65.2	867 of 3952	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	43.6	1782 of 3799	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.4	2394 of 3684	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.7	3183 of 3558	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)97th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)95th percentile+7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading87%+32 vs state

Mathematics80%+35 vs state

Science64%+34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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
Kazen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9620 Albany Dr	Laredo	78041	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4200	367	29	12.7	86.9%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	364 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97.4	84^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.2%		87.2	487^th of 4710 public elementary schools	89.7%	403	82.7	84.3	92.7	76.5	78.4	85.5	63.6	$10,695
Finley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Lowry	Laredo	78041	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4500	471	33	14.4	80.9%	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	467 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.5	2351^st of 4651 public elementary schools	49.5%		44.8	2523^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	46.4%	172	55.0	42.6	63.5	46.7	37.0	34.9	22.2	$9,094
Barbara Fasken Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11111 Atlanta Dr	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4700	704	43	16.3	69.7%	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	689 (97.9%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	75.1	928^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.0%		77.4	851^st of 4710 public elementary schools	81.9%	77	61.4	60.6	81.1	43.1	51.5	65.1	45.0	$8,106
Nye Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 E Del Mar Blvd	Laredo	78041	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3700	685	44	15.6	76.8%	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	672 (98.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	69.8	1142^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	75.4%		71.5	1081^st of 4710 public elementary schools	77.0%	61	61.6	61.3	67.7	57.6	49.5	55.9	29.4	$8,050
Trautmann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 Lindenwood	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3100	661	40	16.5	61.9%	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	643 (97.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	86.4	520^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.8%		85.3	563^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	88.0%	43	64.7	78.3	84.3	58.8	73.9	66.9	39.7	$7,770
Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4430 Muller Memorial Blvd	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3900	768	51	15.0	81.8%	11 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	753 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	66.5	1289^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.3%		60.5	1579^th of 4710 public elementary schools	66.5%	290	61.5	59.3	60.6	62.9	47.5	48.6	33.0	$7,819
Amparo Gutierrez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 Calle Del Norte	Laredo	78041	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4400	384	28	13.7	81.0%	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	375 (97.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.3	2476^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.8%		39.2	2885^th of 4710 public elementary schools	38.7%	409	45.8	45.8	59.4	49.2	41.7	35.9	20.3	$10,056
Matias De Llano Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1415 Shiloh Dr	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4000	453	31	14.6	64.9%	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	443 (97.8%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66	1307^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.9%		81.1	713^th of 4710 public elementary schools	84.9%	594	59.7	52.5	73.6	54.4	37.3	66.7	27.8	$9,210
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
Dr Malakoff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2810 Havana Dr	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4800	599	37	16.1	56.3%	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	584 (97.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	74	965^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.3%		69.8	1143^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	75.7%	178	59.6	69.6	70.3	51.1	60.8	53.5	35.6	$8,009

Frequently Asked Questions about Kazen Elementary

What district is Kazen Elementary in?

United Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Kazen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kazen Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : George Washington Middle
High : United High School

What is the racial makeup of Kazen Elementary?

Students at Kazen Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

Is Kazen Elementary a good school?

Yes! Kazen Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 84^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Kazen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Kazen Elementary.

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