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Rodolfo C Centeno Elementary

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Rodolfo C Centeno Elementary ranks 1499 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1499^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Rodolfo C Centeno Elementary is a PK-5 school in Laredo, TX, serving 824 students within the United Independent School District (Isd), where about 87-89% of students come from low-income households. The school has consistently earned a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade, with a notable peak of 4-star ratings in the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school years, and its overall state ranking has climbed to the 68th percentile in the most recent data.

Centeno’s standout strength is its exceptional performance with students from low socio-economic backgrounds, ranking in the 81st percentile statewide for this subgroup—its highest rating. The school also excels in 5th-grade math, with proficiency rates exceeding both the district and state averages for three consecutive years, reaching 57.02% in the most recent year. Additionally, Centeno has shown a remarkable recovery from a pandemic-era dip, bouncing back from the 22nd percentile in 2020-2021 to the 68th percentile, a stronger rebound than nearby schools like Veterans Memorial Elementary, Prada Elementary, and Salinas Elementary, which have seen stagnation or decline. The school also shines with English Language Learners, ranking in the 70th percentile for this subgroup, and offers the STAAR test in Spanish, where 4th graders scored significantly higher in math than the district and state averages.

However, Centeno faces challenges, particularly a "4th-grade slump" where reading and math proficiency lag behind district averages, though recent data shows improvement. Science scores are inconsistent, dropping from a peak of 45% proficiency in 2022-2023 to around 34.5% in subsequent years. When compared to top-tier schools in the neighboring Laredo Independent School District (Isd), such as J Kawas Elementary and H B Zachry Elementary, which consistently rank in the 77th-90th percentile, Centeno’s overall performance is more modest, but its targeted strengths in math and support for economically disadvantaged students make it a solid choice within UISD.

824

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,705

Per pupil spending ?

87.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2710 La Pita Mangana Rd
Laredo, TX 78046

(956) 473-8800

District: United Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Rodolfo C Centeno Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Los Obispos Middle
High:	Lyndon B Johnson

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.4%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 66th percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg56%

Texas avg51%

1,499^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	62.3	1499 of 4627	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.8	2207 of 4651	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	1994 of 4710	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	2033 of 4647	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	1561 of 4581	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.2	3561 of 4578	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.3	1651 of 4479	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.8	1090 of 4359	75.0%	★★★★☆
2017	73.8	920 of 4329	78.7%	★★★★☆
2016	66.2	1463 of 4286	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.7	2025 of 4320	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	32.9	3266 of 4260	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.6	3845 of 4221	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.4	4141 of 4206	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.9	3768 of 4095	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.1	3569 of 3937	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	23.2	3464 of 3884	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.2	3315 of 3768	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.1	3537 of 3724	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	74.3	643 of 4461	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	24.5	3752 of 4331	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.9	1217 of 4295	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	59.0	1390 of 4240	67.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	938 of 2918	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.5	1097 of 3668	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	44.9	1960 of 3556	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	2151 of 3487	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.0	3316 of 3446	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	2435 of 3333	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	2174 of 3226	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	1628 of 4575	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.5	1825 of 3744	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	2321 of 4658	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	2435 of 4588	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	2268 of 4561	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.6	3702 of 4499	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.8	1159 of 4348	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	866 of 4306	79.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.0	1753 of 3075	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.7	1587 of 2619	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.6	1490 of 2980	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	2021 of 2958	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.1	2624 of 3006	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.4	860 of 3184	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	55.0	1746 of 3106	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	1008 of 4413	77.2%	★★★★☆
2025	62.4	1119 of 3644	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	1217 of 4465	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	59.9	1485 of 4401	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.4	1001 of 4376	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	30.2	3223 of 4329	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.1	1160 of 4188	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	668 of 4168	84.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.2	839 of 4520	81.4%	★★★★☆
2025	64.8	986 of 3705	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	1160 of 4594	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	1264 of 4521	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	763 of 4477	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	31.3	3293 of 4451	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.7	825 of 4309	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	368 of 4264	91.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.2	1394 of 4582	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.7	1267 of 3739	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	1322 of 4647	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	58.3	1678 of 4585	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.4	981 of 4563	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	28.2	3308 of 4498	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.2	2177 of 4357	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	1444 of 4319	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	2410 of 4301	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	74.6	513 of 3549	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	925 of 4292	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	31.7	2995 of 4086	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.1	1498 of 3952	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.1	3319 of 3799	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	2151 of 3684	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	2253 of 3558	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)86th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)77th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)70th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)68th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)64th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)44th percentile-24 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)43rd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading58%+3 vs state

Mathematics51%+4 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, May 8, 2014

I'm very fortunate my two children have two very excellent teachers. The school itself is severly lacking organization
especially when it comes to being on time for children to enter the premisis for class as well as their monthly "student of the month" ordeal. They fail to identify adults picking students up at the registrars station so basically we waste our time filling forms giving permission who and who can pick up our children. Any stranger can pick up your child. The principal as well as the two assistants severly lack communication skills with parents as we rarely know whats going on. There is no parental involvement whatsoever and so there is no bonding with our children in matters of the school, school projects, school clubs and etcetera. This school seriously needs to rethink it's involment with the parental community. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Rodolfo C Centeno Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Rodolfo C Centeno Elementary?

Students at Rodolfo C Centeno Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

Is Rodolfo C Centeno Elementary a good school?

Rodolfo C Centeno Elementary ranks 1499^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Rodolfo C Centeno Elementary in?

United Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Rodolfo C Centeno Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 824 students attended Rodolfo C Centeno Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Rodolfo C Centeno Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rodolfo C Centeno Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Los Obispos Middle
High : Lyndon B Johnson

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