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John B Alexander High School

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John B Alexander High School ranks 518 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

518^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 74% of Texas high schools

Summary

John B Alexander High School in Laredo, TX, is a large comprehensive high school serving 3,171 students in grades 9-12 within the United Independent School District (Isd), and it has shown a remarkable and steady climb in state rankings over the past decade, moving from the 48th percentile to the 74th percentile. The school stands out for its exceptional performance in English Language Arts, with proficiency rates in English I and II Reading significantly higher than nearby rivals like United South High School and United High School, and dramatically outperforming Martin High School and Nixon High School in the Laredo Independent School District (Isd). Alexander also excels in Biology and U.S. History, where its scores are well above both district and state averages, though it has a notable weakness in Algebra I, where it scores below the district average.

One of the school's most impressive features is its outstanding support for Special Education students, ranking in the 91st percentile statewide, a stark contrast to many other schools in the area. The school maintains a very high graduation rate (consistently above 96%) and a very low dropout rate, both superior to district averages. Interestingly, Alexander achieves these strong results with a student-teacher ratio of 17.3 and per-pupil spending of $9,543, suggesting its success is driven more by instructional quality and school culture than by simply having more teachers per student.

For parents considering options, it is worth noting that Alexander is located less than 1.1 miles from Hector J Garcia Early College High School, which ranks 42nd in the state, highlighting the diverse educational choices available in Laredo. While Alexander is the clear leader among the United ISD trio of traditional high schools, its Algebra I gap is a specific area to investigate if your child excels in math. Overall, the school's consistent improvement and strong performance in core subjects make it a compelling choice for families seeking a large, well-rounded high school.

3,171

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,754

Per pupil spending ?

53.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3600 E Del Mar
Laredo, TX 78041

(956) 473-5800

District: United Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for John B Alexander High School:

Elementary:	Amparo Gutierrez Elementary
	Clark Elementary
	Col Santos Benavides Elementary
	Matias De Llano Elementary
	More...
	Newman Elementary
	Nye Elementary
	Trautmann Elementary
Middle:	Clark Middle
	Trautmann Middle
	United Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.7%

Asian:

0.6%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (71% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓97% graduate within 4 years

✓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 school71%

District avg63%

Texas avg62%

518^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 26 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4High Schools in the United Independent School District (Isd)

290^th of 951United 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
2026	66.4	518 of 2009	74.2%	★★★★☆
2025	67.5	484 of 1974	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	600 of 1990	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	641 of 1961	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	707 of 1876	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	1073 of 1861	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	788 of 1857	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	785 of 1797	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.1	712 of 1777	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.7	916 of 1762	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.7	872 of 1743	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.7	913 of 1734	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.2	897 of 1652	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.6	533 of 1603	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.3	945 of 1672	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.8	786 of 1568	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.1	712 of 1539	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.9	626 of 1510	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.7	651 of 1497	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.1	639 of 1430	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.0	433 of 1429	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.1	661 of 1427	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	6 of 428	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	82.8	24 of 530	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	82.9	29 of 525	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.9	1 of 507	99.8%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	53.8	582 of 1837	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.5	1458 of 1829	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.2	763 of 1810	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	743 of 1784	58.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	637 of 1195	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.5	269 of 1153	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	366 of 1437	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	42.3	635 of 1371	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	620 of 1278	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.7	926 of 1195	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	706 of 1136	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	471 of 1113	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	562 of 1936	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	76.3	185 of 1504	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	246 of 1880	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.0	623 of 1891	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	719 of 1841	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.0	1042 of 1815	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	872 of 1798	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	907 of 1781	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	715 of 1206	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.3	419 of 964	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	730 of 1182	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.8	628 of 1172	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.9	869 of 1177	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.9	807 of 1145	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.3	781 of 1137	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.2	321 of 1860	82.7%	★★★★☆
2025	79.9	132 of 1453	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	79.8	166 of 1805	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	67.1	407 of 1820	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	484 of 1762	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	48.3	816 of 1743	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	586 of 1714	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	609 of 1691	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	503 of 1937	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	74.1	169 of 1513	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	212 of 1884	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	58.0	586 of 1897	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	727 of 1847	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.1	1132 of 1848	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	875 of 1818	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	810 of 1794	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	498 of 1954	74.5%	★★★★☆
2025	72.1	247 of 1515	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	281 of 1891	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	641 of 1913	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	731 of 1853	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.9	1116 of 1840	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	758 of 1824	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	788 of 1803	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	238 of 1581	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	79.1	115 of 1299	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	98 of 1548	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	63.1	345 of 1478	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	282 of 1418	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	30.5	1027 of 1382	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.6	304 of 1357	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	47.2	546 of 1347	59.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	1325 of 1584	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.5	865 of 1294	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	91.8	31 of 1556	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	2 of 1525	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	50.2	728 of 1510	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.5	385 of 1526	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	49.5	760 of 1539	50.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Asian (2025)99th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2026)85th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)75th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile~ school

Female (2026)71st percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2022)68th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)47th percentile-28 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)41st percentile-34 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History82%+12 vs state

Biology78%+8 vs state

English II Reading67%+7 vs state

English I Reading63%+8 vs state

Algebra I63%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (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 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
John B Alexander High School	Public	9-12	3600 E Del Mar	Laredo	78041	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-5800	3,171	182	17.3	53.3%	17 (0.5%)	1 (0.0%)	3,131 (98.7%)	19 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.4	518^th of 2009 public high schools	74.2%		67.5	484^th of 1974 public high schools	75.5%	34	62.5	78.5	63.3	66.8	82.3	$7,754
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%)	91.4	42^nd of 2009 public high schools	97.9%		88.5	85^th of 1974 public high schools	95.7%	43		96.3	100.0			$10,128
United High School	Public	9-12	2811 United Ave	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-5600	3,463	211	16.4	58.8%	54 (1.6%)	6 (0.2%)	3,377 (97.5%)	18 (0.5%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.2%)	64.6	553^rd of 2009 public high schools	72.5%		69.3	437^th of 1974 public high schools	77.9%	116	66.9	81.6	71.4	50.4	74.3	$8,758
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%)	9.7	1798^th of 2009 public high schools	10.5%		10.3	1781^st of 1974 public high schools	9.8%	17	26.7	43.8	29.2	26.7	27.3	$11,764
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
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%)	16.2	1709^th of 2009 public high schools	14.9%		14.8	1699^th of 1974 public high schools	13.9%	10	44.3	25.6	38.3	5.1	42.6	$10,704
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%)	47.6	1015^th of 2009 public high schools	49.5%		47.2	986^th of 1974 public high schools	50.1%	29	59.6	68.5	43.2	54.6	75.8	$11,621
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%)	6.4	1852^nd of 2009 public high schools	7.8%		15.3	1690^th of 1974 public high schools	14.4%	162	0.0	25.0	13.8	31.0	30.8	$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%)	1.9	1978^th of 2009 public high schools	1.5%					(n/a)	0.0	27.3	5.9	9.7	0.0
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%)	11.4	1772^nd of 2009 public high schools	11.8%		15	1694^th of 1974 public high schools	14.2%	78	28.0	39.5	32.1	5.0	44.0	$10,569

Frequently Asked Questions about John B Alexander High School

What is the racial makeup of John B Alexander High School?

Students at John B Alexander High School are 99% Hispanic.

Is John B Alexander High School a good school?

John B Alexander High School ranks 518^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John B Alexander High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,171 students attended John B Alexander High School.

What schools feed into John B Alexander High School?

John B Alexander High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Amparo Gutierrez Elementary
Elementary : Clark Elementary
Elementary : Col Santos Benavides Elementary
Elementary : Matias De Llano Elementary
Elementary : Newman Elementary
Elementary : Nye Elementary
Elementary : Trautmann Elementary
Middle : Clark Middle
Middle : Trautmann Middle
Middle : United Middle

What district is John B Alexander High School in?

United Independent School District (Isd)

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