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Judith Zaffirini Elementary

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Judith Zaffirini Elementary ranks 1413 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1413^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Judith Zaffirini Elementary is a PK-5 school in Laredo, TX, serving 618 students within the United Independent School District (UISD), where over 82% of students come from low-income households. This school has achieved a remarkable turnaround over the past decade, climbing from the 8th percentile statewide in 2016 to the 69th percentile in 2026, a testament to its consistent improvement and effective strategies.

Zaffirini Elementary truly shines in its support for students from low-income backgrounds, ranking in the 87th percentile statewide for this group—its highest performance area and the best among all UISD peers. The school also excels with English Language Learners, ranking in the 72nd and 73rd percentiles over the last two years. However, it faces a significant challenge with its Special Education students, who ranked in the 29th percentile in the 2025-2026 school year. While the school is improving overall, test scores show some inconsistency, with strong 4th-grade Reading (62.5%) and 5th-grade Reading (62.3%) but weaker 3rd-grade Math (49.3%) and 5th-grade Math (49.4%). Science is a persistent challenge, with only 25% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, a common issue across nearby UISD schools.

Compared to its closest rival, Bonnie L Garcia Elementary (0.96 miles away), Zaffirini provides a superior education, with a higher overall rank (69th vs. 48th percentile) and better performance in most subjects. Interestingly, nearby schools in the Laredo Independent School District (LISD), such as D.D. Hachar Elementary (90th percentile) and Santo Nino Elementary (71st percentile), achieve even higher rankings despite serving even higher poverty rates (95-98%), suggesting district-wide programs that Zaffirini and UISD could learn from.

618

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,524

Per pupil spending ?

82.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5210 Santa Claudia Ln
Laredo, TX 78046

(956) 473-2900

District: United Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Judith Zaffirini Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Antonio Gonzalez Middle
High:	United South High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.1%

Asian:

1.1%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2016 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 61 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg56%

Texas avg51%

1,413^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 61 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 30Elementary 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	63.8	1413 of 4627	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.5	1551 of 4651	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	1883 of 4710	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	1531 of 4647	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	2402 of 4581	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	2497 of 4578	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	1440 of 4479	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	1252 of 4359	71.3%	★★★★☆
2017	25.5	3435 of 4329	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.6	3944 of 4286	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.0	3881 of 4320	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.8	3926 of 4260	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.2	4036 of 4221	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	22.5	3757 of 4206	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.6	3859 of 4095	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.9	3809 of 3937	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.2	3779 of 3884	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.6	3664 of 3768	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.7	3563 of 3724	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.6	3392 of 3476	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.5	3235 of 3475	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.1	3340 of 3465	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	45.6	2404 of 4461	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	3278 of 4331	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.6	1181 of 4295	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	1167 of 4240	72.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	819 of 2918	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	973 of 3668	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	1001 of 3556	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	32.8	2619 of 3487	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	2976 of 3446	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	1919 of 3333	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	1653 of 3226	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	1445 of 4575	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.5	1056 of 3744	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	56.0	1799 of 4658	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	1724 of 4588	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	2510 of 4561	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	2619 of 4499	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.8	1614 of 4348	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	1684 of 4306	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	1165 of 2619	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.1	81 of 2980	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	57.7	1530 of 2958	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.0	1727 of 3006	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.0	1857 of 3184	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.0	1505 of 3106	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.9	900 of 4413	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	70.2	770 of 3644	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	1286 of 4465	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	958 of 4401	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	52.6	1919 of 4376	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	1992 of 4329	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.6	989 of 4188	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	792 of 4168	81.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	606 of 4520	86.6%	★★★★☆
2025	75.8	509 of 3705	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	1120 of 4594	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	692 of 4521	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	55.9	1752 of 4477	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	2345 of 4451	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.0	545 of 4309	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	733 of 4264	82.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	1427 of 4582	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.9	1377 of 3739	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	1813 of 4647	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	1428 of 4585	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	2388 of 4563	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	2357 of 4498	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.5	1349 of 4357	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	1069 of 4319	75.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	3041 of 4301	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.2	2072 of 3549	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	2800 of 4292	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	3053 of 4086	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	3411 of 3952	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	3220 of 3799	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	2907 of 3684	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	3284 of 3558	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)87th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)80th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)69th percentile~ school

Female (2026)68th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)56th percentile-11 vs school

At Risk (2022)46th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading59%+5 vs state

Mathematics51%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 (2025)	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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Judith Zaffirini Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5210 Santa Claudia Ln	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-2900	618	39	15.9	82.5%	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	606 (98.1%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	63.8	1413^th of 4627 public elementary schools	69.5%		60.5	1551^st of 4651 public elementary schools	66.7%	138	52.0	62.5	62.3	49.3	55.0	49.4	$8,524
Bonnie L Garcia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1453 Concord Hills Blvd	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 764-8900	631	38	16.6	76.7%	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	627 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.5	2414^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.8%		49.8	2151^st of 4651 public elementary schools	53.8%	263	38.6	59.5	50.9	35.3	59.1	33.9	$8,285
Ruiz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1717 Ave Los Presidentes	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3300	660	45	14.6	85.5%	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	656 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.5	1244^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.1%		67.6	1231^st of 4651 public elementary schools	73.5%	13	57.3	53.2	62.0	53.1	59.6	57.0	$7,535
Freedom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	415 Eg Ranch Rd	Laredo	78043	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-1600	651	42	15.4	88.9%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	650 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.4	1001^st of 4627 public elementary schools	78.4%		78.5	813^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.5%	188	56.0	61.4	82.8	44.0	61.4	62.1	$7,200
Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5511 Fairfield	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-2600	631	42	15.0	90.0%	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	623 (98.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39.6	2774^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.0%		30.7	3386^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.2%	612	42.3	43.3	54.7	37.2	45.4	41.7	$8,054
D D Hachar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Guadalupe St	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3500	443	29	15.2	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	443 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.1	1341^st of 4627 public elementary schools	71.0%		87.3	482^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	89.6%	859	40.4	84.9	52.9	34.0	86.8	64.7	$10,998
Santo Nino Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 Bismark St	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4700	542	35	15.4	98.0%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	540 (99.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68.2	1218^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.7%		67.4	1241^st of 4651 public elementary schools	73.3%	23	51.2	49.4	58.3	60.5	72.2	60.0	$10,058
Henry Cuellar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6431 Casa Del Sol Blvd	Laredo	78043	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-2700	430	35	12.1	94.4%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	428 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.4	2303^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	50.2%		43.4	2542^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	45.3%	239	54.6	53.6	47.4	47.0	39.3	38.6	$9,855
H B Zachry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 Chacota St	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4900	562	35	15.9	95.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	562 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72.5	1033^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	77.7%		62.8	1445^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.9%	412	41.5	52.0	77.6	61.0	63.2	80.3	$10,097
Salinas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3611 Alfredo Cantu Dr	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3200	854	48	17.7	82.1%	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	851 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.8	3161^st of 4627 public elementary schools	31.7%		39.5	2804^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.7%	357	46.6	34.2	56.7	36.4	40.0	31.3	$7,816

Frequently Asked Questions about Judith Zaffirini Elementary

Is Judith Zaffirini Elementary a good school?

Judith Zaffirini Elementary ranks 1413^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Judith Zaffirini Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 618 students attended Judith Zaffirini Elementary.

What district is Judith Zaffirini Elementary in?

United Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Judith Zaffirini Elementary attend?

Students who attend Judith Zaffirini Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Antonio Gonzalez Middle
High : United South High School

What is the racial makeup of Judith Zaffirini Elementary?

Students at Judith Zaffirini Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

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