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Freedom Elementary

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Freedom Elementary ranks 1001 st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1001^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Freedom Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Laredo, TX, serving 651 students within the United Independent School District (Isd) and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for four consecutive years. This school stands out as the highest-ranked among its UISD peers, ranking in the 78th percentile statewide in 2025-2026, significantly outperforming nearby schools like Salinas Elementary (32nd percentile) and Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary (40th percentile). Its closest UISD competitor, Ruiz Elementary, ranks in the 73rd percentile, while schools in the neighboring Laredo Independent School District (Isd), such as J Kawas Elementary (90th percentile), also perform well.

Freedom Elementary excels in accelerating student learning, particularly in 5th-grade Reading, where 82.76% of students were proficient in 2025-2026—18 percentage points higher than the district average and 24 points above the state average. The school also demonstrates exceptional performance with students from low-income backgrounds, ranking in the 96th percentile for this subgroup in 2024-2025, a stark contrast to typical trends where high-poverty schools struggle. However, 5th-grade Science is a relative weakness, with only 25.88% proficiency in 2024-2025, below the district average and far behind Santo Nino Elementary (59.7% proficiency).

The school’s ranking history shows a powerful rebound from a pandemic-era dip (43rd percentile in 2020-2021) to its current 78th percentile, reflecting sustained improvement and efficient resource use. Freedom Elementary spends less per student ($9,972) than lower-performing peers like Judith Zaffirini Elementary ($10,375), suggesting effective resource allocation. For families in UISD, Freedom Elementary is a top choice, though those open to neighboring districts may find strong alternatives like H B Zachry Elementary (78th percentile) in LISD.

651

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,200

Per pupil spending ?

88.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

415 Eg Ranch Rd
Laredo, TX 78043

(956) 473-1600

District: United Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Freedom Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Raul Perales Middle
High:	United South High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.8%

White:

0.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2019 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (61% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg56%

Texas avg51%

1,001^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 7 pts since 2019

From top 15% (2019) to top 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	73.4	1001 of 4627	78.4%	★★★★☆
2025	78.5	813 of 4651	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	762 of 4710	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	1150 of 4647	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	1489 of 4581	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.9	2620 of 4578	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.7	677 of 4479	84.9%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	69.9	849 of 4461	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	44.1	2263 of 4331	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	88.2	194 of 4295	95.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	369 of 2918	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	477 of 3668	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	834 of 3556	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	51.6	1557 of 3487	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.7	2381 of 3446	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.2	513 of 3333	84.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.0	1334 of 4575	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	76.1	676 of 3744	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	936 of 4658	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	1589 of 4588	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	1456 of 4561	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.2	2732 of 4499	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.5	692 of 4348	84.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	442 of 3075	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	71.7	585 of 2619	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	896 of 2980	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	1185 of 2958	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	1463 of 3006	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.5	109 of 3184	96.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.1	551 of 4413	87.5%	★★★★☆
2025	86.1	264 of 3644	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	85.2	344 of 4465	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	78.7	578 of 4401	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	954 of 4376	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	47.7	2082 of 4329	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.8	298 of 4188	92.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.8	322 of 4520	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	90.2	136 of 3705	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	221 of 4594	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	314 of 4521	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	77.5	546 of 4477	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	52.5	1849 of 4451	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	91.4	130 of 4309	97.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.3	784 of 4582	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	84.5	444 of 3739	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	719 of 4647	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	855 of 4585	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	59.6	1623 of 4563	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.7	2520 of 4498	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.6	651 of 4357	85.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	1323 of 4301	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	80.0	343 of 3549	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	76.2	567 of 4292	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	49.6	1668 of 4086	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.8	2350 of 3952	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	2615 of 3799	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.7	756 of 3684	79.5%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)93rd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)88th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)86th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)83rd percentile+5 vs school

At Risk (2022)81st percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)71st percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)69th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading66%+12 vs state

Mathematics56%+9 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
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
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
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
Ruiz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1717 Ave Los Presidentes	Laredo	78043	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
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
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
Henry Cuellar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6431 Casa Del Sol Blvd	Laredo	78041	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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Freedom Elementary

How many students attend Freedom Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 651 students attended Freedom Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Freedom Elementary?

Students at Freedom Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

Is Freedom Elementary a good school?

Freedom Elementary ranks 1001^st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Freedom Elementary attend?

Students who attend Freedom Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Raul Perales Middle
High : United South High School

What district is Freedom Elementary in?

United Independent School District (Isd)

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