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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 78041

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Schools

4,081

Students

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5-star school

Top rankedFarias Elementary47^th of 4,627 Texas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Farias Elementary up 660 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Clark Elementary 12.6 students per teacher

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Summary:

This analysis examines 12 elementary schools in the 78041 zip code of Laredo, Texas, serving grades PK-5 across the United Independent School District (Isd), the Laredo Independent School District (Isd), and the Harmony Public Schools - South Texas charter network, where the average free/reduced lunch rate is 88.6%.

The standout schools in this area are Farias Elementary and Kazen Elementary, which both achieve 5-star ratings and rank in the 99th and 95th percentiles statewide, respectively. Farias Elementary posts extraordinary 5th-grade Reading and Math scores of 97.5% and 96.25%, while Kazen Elementary excels in Science at 63.64%. Pierce Elementary is a strong 4-star performer, ranking in the 87th percentile. In contrast, Harmony School Of Innovation - Laredo and Finley Elementary face significant challenges, each earning 1-star ratings with low Math proficiency rates. Overall, Laredo Independent School District (Isd) schools (average percentile rank 79.8) outperform United Independent School District (Isd) schools (average percentile rank 59.4), though Kazen Elementary is a notable exception within United ISD.

Key takeaways include that high poverty does not prevent high performance, as Farias Elementary serves 100% free/reduced lunch students yet leads the area. Spending does not guarantee results: Amparo Gutierrez Elementary has the highest per-student spending ($13,179) but is low-performing, while Nye Elementary spends the least ($10,031) and earns a 4-star rating. Science remains a universal weakness, with an average proficiency of just 33.1%, though Farias Elementary (73.26%) and Kazen Elementary (63.64%) break this trend. Several schools show inconsistent grade-level performance, such as Santa Maria Elementary with a 23-point drop between 3rd and 4th-grade Reading, suggesting curriculum or cohort-specific issues.

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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
Farias Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1510 Chicago St	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3400	597	36	16.6	100.0%	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	592 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98.2	47^th of 4627 public elementary schools	99.0%		81.5	707^th of 4651 public elementary schools	84.8%	660	79.4	86.9	97.5	79.4	83.3	96.3	$8,705
Pierce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 E Eistetter	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4300	662	41	16.0	99.8%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	660 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84.6	591^st of 4627 public elementary schools	87.2%		77.4	867^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.4%	276	59.5	71.6	75.6	57.0	81.5	63.9	$8,772
Santa Maria Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3817 Santa Maria	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4600	465	34	13.5	99.4%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	462 (99.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.6	2084^th of 4627 public elementary schools	55.0%		55.5	1804^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.2%	280	63.2	39.7	74.6	38.6	34.3	50.0	$10,344
T Sanchez Elementary / H Ochoa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	211 E Ash St	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4500	569	36	15.7	98.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	569 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.5	1000^th of 4627 public elementary schools	78.4%		59.8	1591^st of 4651 public elementary schools	65.8%	591	53.7	58.8	59.0	56.7	77.7	60.7	$9,720
Amparo Gutierrez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 Calle Del Norte	Laredo	78041	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4400	384	28	13.7	81.0%	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	375 (97.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.4	2859^th of 4627 public elementary schools	38.2%		44.3	2476^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.8%	383	58.6	35.0	54.4	39.7	35.0	36.8	$10,056
Clark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 W Mayberry	Laredo	78041	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 476-4600	354	28	12.6	89.3%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	352 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.3	1604^th of 4627 public elementary schools	65.3%		69.3	1161^st of 4651 public elementary schools	75.0%	443	35.0	57.6	65.4	40.0	57.6	76.9	$13,925
Nye Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 E Del Mar Blvd	Laredo	78041	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3700	685	44	15.6	76.8%	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	672 (98.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	74.7	948^th of 4627 public elementary schools	79.5%		69.8	1142^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	75.4%	194	67.9	62.0	64.3	69.5	60.4	49.0	$8,050
Newman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Alta Vista	Laredo	78041	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3800	365	28	12.9	88.8%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	362 (99.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.3	1692^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	63.4%		73.4	987^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.8%	705	50.9	52.3	69.6	40.7	50.0	54.4	$10,661

Cities Near Zip Code 78041

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Laredo	0.48 mi	85	295^th
Rio Bravo	12.63 mi	3	466^th
Oilton	31.85 mi	1	877^th
Encinal	34.96 mi	1	829^th
San Ygnacio	35.24 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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