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John W Arndt Elementary

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John W Arndt Elementary ranks 2481 st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2481^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

John W Arndt Elementary is a PK-5 school in Laredo, TX, serving 766 students within the United Independent School District (Isd), where over 94% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a low-income community.

The school’s standout strength is its Gifted and Talented (GT) program, which ranks in the 98th percentile statewide—placing it among the top 2% of Texas elementary schools for serving these students. This is a remarkable achievement, especially compared to nearby schools like Santo Nino Elementary or Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary, which do not show such high GT performance. However, the school faces a critical weakness in its Special Education program, which dropped from the 61st percentile to the 8th percentile in one year—a sharp decline not seen in peers like Veterans Memorial Elementary. This suggests a systemic issue that needs urgent attention.

Academically, John W Arndt shows an unusual pattern: 3rd grade math proficiency (36%) lags behind the district (49%) and state (44%), but 5th grade math (56%) exceeds both. This "J-curve" improvement is less common in nearby Laredo Independent School District (Isd) schools like H B Zachry Elementary, which consistently outperform UISD schools. Despite overall struggles, the school has historically performed well for low-income students, ranking in the 65th percentile for this group—a sign of equitable core instruction. For families, this school offers a top-tier GT program but requires caution regarding special education support.

766

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,109

Per pupil spending ?

94.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

610 Santa Marta Blvd
Laredo, TX 78046

(956) 473-2800

District: United Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend John W Arndt Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lamar Bruni Vergara Middle
High:	Lyndon B Johnson

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.1%

White:

0.7%

African American:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 65th percentile in 2024 → 46th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (45% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 65th-percentile peak (2024) to 46th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg56%

Texas avg51%

2,481^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^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	43.5	2481 of 4627	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.6	2467 of 4651	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.0	1651 of 4710	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	2290 of 4647	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.0	2936 of 4581	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.4	3752 of 4578	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.3	2273 of 4479	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	2122 of 4359	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.6	2481 of 4329	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.5	2859 of 4286	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.7	3220 of 4320	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.0	3203 of 4260	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.4	3929 of 4221	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	29.1	3471 of 4206	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.8	3512 of 4095	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.6	3329 of 3937	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.6	3295 of 3884	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.7	3354 of 3768	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.3	2635 of 3724	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.2	3124 of 3476	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.8	3270 of 3475	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	24.7	3034 of 3465	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	47.8	2258 of 4461	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	3198 of 4331	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	2280 of 4295	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	1984 of 4240	53.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	1356 of 2918	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	1208 of 3668	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	1962 of 3556	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	2700 of 3487	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	3167 of 3446	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	2853 of 3333	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	2311 of 3226	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.5	2329 of 4575	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.2	1596 of 3744	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	1212 of 4658	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	55.0	1852 of 4588	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.2	2753 of 4561	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.0	3681 of 4499	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.0	1994 of 4348	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.3	2096 of 4306	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.3	65 of 3075	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	72.1	630 of 2980	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	44.0	2077 of 2958	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	2383 of 3006	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.4	637 of 3184	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	56.0	1695 of 3106	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	2117 of 4413	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.1	1421 of 3644	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.0	998 of 4465	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	56.6	1677 of 4401	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	2488 of 4376	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.6	3468 of 4329	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.0	1795 of 4188	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	1697 of 4168	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	1604 of 4520	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.3	1166 of 3705	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.9	775 of 4594	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	1400 of 4521	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	2160 of 4477	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.0	3602 of 4451	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.1	1417 of 4309	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	1231 of 4264	71.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	2768 of 4582	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.2	1951 of 3739	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.6	1959 of 4647	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	2640 of 4585	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	3056 of 4563	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.1	3723 of 4498	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	2601 of 4357	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	2176 of 4319	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	3954 of 4301	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	53.8	1374 of 3549	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.5	2336 of 4292	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	3558 of 4086	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3055 of 3952	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	3277 of 3799	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	2817 of 3684	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	2532 of 3558	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)98th percentile+52 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)54th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile+6 vs school

At Risk (2022)49th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)40th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading49%-6 vs state

Mathematics42%-5 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	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
John W Arndt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	610 Santa Marta Blvd	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-2800	766	48	15.8	94.5%	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	759 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.5	2481^st of 4627 public elementary schools	46.4%		44.6	2467^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.0%	14	54.3	35.8	59.1	36.2	37.4	56.3	$8,109
Prada Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 Soria Dr	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3500	788	49	16.1	93.7%	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	784 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44	2444^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.2%		47.8	2269^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.2%	175	42.6	54.6	57.6	32.2	49.5	40.0	$8,038
Sigifredo Perez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Sierra Vista Dr	Laredo	78043	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3600	588	41	14.3	91.0%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	587 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.9	1617^th of 4627 public elementary schools	65.1%		56.4	1756^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.2%	139	62.6	50.7	59.8	56.0	49.3	40.2	$9,175
Rodolfo C Centeno Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2710 La Pita Mangana Rd	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-8800	824	50	16.4	87.5%	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	819 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.3	1499^th of 4627 public elementary schools	67.6%		48.8	2207^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.5%	708	58.2	52.1	62.3	44.4	52.9	57.0	$7,705
Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3301 Sierra Vista Dr	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3400	612	40	15.2	97.2%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	611 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.4	2152^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	53.5%		60.6	1549^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.7%	603	48.8	46.7	55.2	43.0	41.8	56.4	$8,658
Ligarde Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 S Canada Ave	Laredo	78046	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3900	571	36	15.8	96.7%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	570 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.4	2799^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.5%		42.4	2612^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.8%	187	31.5	55.7	59.8	28.8	51.3	30.5	$9,678
Veterans Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5909 St Luke Blvd	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-1200	815	49	16.6	91.9%	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	808 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48.8	2179^th of 4627 public elementary schools	52.9%		52	2029^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.4%	150	58.5	49.1	49.5	47.5	46.5	37.0	$8,035
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
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
J Kawas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 S Milmo Ave	Laredo	78046	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3700	363	26	14.0	97.2%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	362 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71.2	1085^th of 4627 public elementary schools	76.6%		88	453^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	90.3%	632	43.1	83.3	79.6	29.4	86.8	61.2	$13,665

Frequently Asked Questions about John W Arndt Elementary

What district is John W Arndt Elementary in?

United Independent School District (Isd)

Is John W Arndt Elementary a good school?

John W Arndt Elementary ranks 2481^st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John W Arndt Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 766 students attended John W Arndt Elementary.

What schools do graduates of John W Arndt Elementary attend?

Students who attend John W Arndt Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lamar Bruni Vergara Middle
High : Lyndon B Johnson

What is the racial makeup of John W Arndt Elementary?

Students at John W Arndt Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

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