Elementary Schools in United Independent School District (Isd)

Summary:

The United Independent School District (Isd) in Laredo, Texas, operates 30 diverse elementary schools serving students from prekindergarten through 5th grade. These schools demonstrate a wide range of academic performance, with some standouts like Kazen Elementary and San Isidro Elementary ranking among the top elementary schools in the state, while others struggle to meet district and state averages.

The student populations at these schools are predominantly Hispanic, ranging from 94-100% Hispanic enrollment. Many of the schools serve economically disadvantaged communities, with 52-96% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This socioeconomic factor appears to correlate with academic performance, as the highest-poverty schools tend to have the lowest test scores. However, a few schools like Kazen Elementary and San Isidro Elementary are able to defy these expectations, demonstrating that with the right resources and strategies, high-needs schools can excel.

Overall, the elementary schools in the United Independent School District (Isd) represent a diverse landscape, with pockets of excellence alongside areas in need of improvement. Understanding these nuances can inform strategies to support all students in reaching their full potential and ensure more equitable educational opportunities across the district.

District Detail

201 Lindenwood Dr
Laredo, TX 78045-2499

(956) 473-6201

SchoolDigger Rank:
310^th of 968 Texas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 41,203

Primary Schools: 30
Middle Schools: 12
High Schools: 7
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2024)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2024)			STAAR Spanish Science (2024)	STAAR Reading (2024)			STAAR Mathematics (2024)			STAAR Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Col Santos Benavides Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10702 Kirby Dr	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4900	827	48	17.2	39.1%	16 (1.9%)	9 (1.1%)	775 (93.7%)	22 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	88.6	419^th of 4675 public elementary schools	91.0%		88.3	441^st of 4647 public elementary schools	90.5%	22								79.5	75.4	78.6	67.7	61.6	75.9	31.0	$9,928	$1,223	$8,705
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	646	42	15.3	95.0%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	645 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.6	1561^st of 4675 public elementary schools	66.6%		55.9	1829^th of 4647 public elementary schools	60.6%	268								61.1	56.5	54.1	47.4	37.7	53.2	24.8	$10,528	$1,426	$9,102
Judith Zaffirini Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5210 Santa Claudia Ln	Laredo	78043	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-2900	603	39	15.5	82.9%	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	596 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55	1869^th of 4675 public elementary schools	60.0%		61.7	1531^st of 4647 public elementary schools	67.1%	338								55.7	51.7	53.0	37.1	57.5	51.8	9.8	$10,375	$1,474	$8,901
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	507	38	13.4	95.7%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	505 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.5	2248^th of 4675 public elementary schools	51.9%		40.1	2789^th of 4647 public elementary schools	40.0%	541								53.1	48.4	49.3	23.1	37.5	62.3	20.3	$10,144	$1,366	$8,778
Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4430 Muller Memorial Blvd	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3900	809	51	15.9	79.4%	9 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	795 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	60.5	1566^th of 4675 public elementary schools	66.5%		58	1702^nd of 4647 public elementary schools	63.4%	136	40.0		50.0	20.0		16.7	16.7	53.8	58.2	62.8	42.9	53.6	48.9	16.8	$9,503	$1,369	$8,134
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	797	50	15.9	93.9%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	795 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59	1638^th of 4675 public elementary schools	65.0%		48.1	2290^th of 4647 public elementary schools	50.7%	652								56.8	50.5	60.5	37.9	46.8	54.4	21.9	$10,057	$1,688	$8,369
Charles Borchers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9551 Backwoods Trl	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-7200	503	33	15.2	54.7%	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	492 (97.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83.7	624^th of 4675 public elementary schools	86.7%		69.3	1202^nd of 4647 public elementary schools	74.1%	578								70.5	66.2	72.1	60.2	57.4	66.7	34.2	$10,133	$1,313	$8,820
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	615	38	16.1	79.7%	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	609 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.5	2841^st of 4675 public elementary schools	39.2%		46.2	2401^st of 4647 public elementary schools	48.3%	440								39.5	56.0	57.9	22.9	38.5	39.0	10.5	$9,586	$1,481	$8,105
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	801	47	17.0	89.3%	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	796 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.9	1976^th of 4675 public elementary schools	57.7%		52.5	2033^rd of 4647 public elementary schools	56.3%	57	20.0			0.0				39.5	53.2	53.6	24.6	43.1	60.0	34.6	$9,673	$1,528	$8,145
Dr Malakoff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2810 Havana Dr	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4800	600	37	16.2	59.7%	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	585 (97.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	69.8	1134^th of 4675 public elementary schools	75.7%		79.1	797^th of 4647 public elementary schools	82.8%	337								58.6	60.0	64.4	52.1	55.0	61.4	18.2	$9,987	$1,335	$8,653
Barbara Fasken Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11111 Atlanta Dr	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4700	725	45	16.1	73.1%	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	704 (97.1%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	77.4	845^th of 4675 public elementary schools	81.9%		74	1012^th of 4647 public elementary schools	78.2%	167								59.2	71.9	65.3	49.0	65.8	59.7	29.8	$9,590	$1,301	$8,289
Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5511 Fairfield	Laredo	78043	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-2600	630	42	15.1	92.1%	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	622 (98.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.5	2516^th of 4675 public elementary schools	46.2%		53.4	1979^th of 4647 public elementary schools	57.4%	537								33.3	50.0	51.5	24.0	47.1	52.4	21.4	$10,178	$1,343	$8,835
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	807	48	16.8	93.2%	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	804 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.1	2203^rd of 4675 public elementary schools	52.9%		53.2	2001^st of 4647 public elementary schools	56.9%	202								58.9	53.0	43.6	41.1	52.2	42.1	10.6	$9,865	$1,675	$8,190
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	733	44	16.8	86.4%	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	730 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.6	1507^th of 4675 public elementary schools	67.8%		50	2179^th of 4647 public elementary schools	53.1%	672								54.6	50.5	51.5	46.8	57.0	59.6	21.2	$10,000	$1,521	$8,479
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	407	28	14.5	86.0%	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	399 (98.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.2	2859^th of 4675 public elementary schools	38.8%		39.4	2834^th of 4647 public elementary schools	39.0%	25								47.0	54.7	45.1	31.8	32.1	37.0	16.9	$13,179	$1,532	$11,647
Clark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W Hillside Rd	Laredo	78041	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 476-4600	384	27	14.3	89.8%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	383 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71.7	1059^th of 4675 public elementary schools	77.3%		71.4	1106^th of 4647 public elementary schools	76.2%	47		83.3	66.7		33.3	50.0	0.0	52.7	59.6	66.1	52.7	52.2	67.2	25.4	$12,291	$1,618	$10,673
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	692	41	16.9	79.0%	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	680 (98.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	71.5	1073^rd of 4675 public elementary schools	77.0%		81.3	712^th of 4647 public elementary schools	84.7%	361								61.3	70.3	68.0	40.9	55.9	55.3	25.2	$10,031	$1,386	$8,645
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	753	43	17.4	83.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	753 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36	3069^th of 4675 public elementary schools	34.4%		41.8	2678^th of 4647 public elementary schools	42.4%	391								41.3	44.8	52.1	27.0	30.1	39.3	17.1	$9,359	$1,375	$7,985
Matias De Llano Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1415 Shiloh Dr	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4000	437	29	15.0	72.5%	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	426 (97.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81.1	709^th of 4675 public elementary schools	84.8%		81.2	715^th of 4647 public elementary schools	84.6%	6								62.8	71.6	73.9	45.1	64.7	68.1	29.8	$11,360	$1,496	$9,864
Kazen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9620 Albany Dr	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4200	364	28	13.0	83.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	364 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87.2	485^th of 4675 public elementary schools	89.6%		89.6	390^th of 4647 public elementary schools	91.6%	95								72.7	90.6	63.2	52.7	87.0	87.7	33.3	$12,084	$1,427	$10,656
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	383	29	13.1	89.3%	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	379 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65	1339^th of 4675 public elementary schools	71.4%		63.4	1449^th of 4647 public elementary schools	68.8%	110								52.9	57.1	54.8	49.0	43.6	69.1	26.2	$10,538	$1,447	$9,091
Trautmann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 Lindenwood	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3100	679	41	16.5	62.7%	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	660 (97.2%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	85.3	560^th of 4675 public elementary schools	88.0%		90.3	366^th of 4647 public elementary schools	92.1%	194								71.1	80.3	72.9	46.7	74.4	66.0	35.0	$9,259	$1,572	$7,687
Sigifredo Perez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Sierra Vista Dr	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3600	597	41	14.6	91.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	597 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.9	2647^th of 4675 public elementary schools	43.4%		42.4	2643^rd of 4647 public elementary schools	43.1%	4								62.0	44.7	45.1	40.5	32.9	37.8	13.4	$11,332	$1,693	$9,638
Finley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Lowry	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4500	484	32	14.9	86.2%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	483 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.8	2499^th of 4675 public elementary schools	46.5%		56.8	1770^th of 4647 public elementary schools	61.9%	729	20.0			0.0				53.6	50.8	49.1	41.1	36.5	38.2	10.9	$12,531	$1,676	$10,855
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	743	45	16.5	94.2%	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	738 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.5	2000^th of 4675 public elementary schools	57.2%		57.4	1733^rd of 4647 public elementary schools	62.7%	267								46.6	50.9	65.1	38.1	39.3	50.5	18.5	$10,216	$1,578	$8,637
Kennedy Zapata Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3809 S Espejo Molina Rd	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4100	340	27	12.7	96.5%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	339 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54.5	1895^th of 4675 public elementary schools	59.5%		53	2009^th of 4647 public elementary schools	56.8%	114								58.5	61.5	41.9	45.2	48.2	34.9	20.9	$12,182	$1,852	$10,330
Juarez/Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Espejo Molina Rd	Rio Bravo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4300	572	40	14.3	95.6%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	571 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.8	2220^th of 4675 public elementary schools	52.5%		41.4	2702^nd of 4647 public elementary schools	41.9%	482								51.2	45.8	48.9	34.5	38.6	49.5	25.5	$10,803	$1,720	$9,083
San Isidro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11021 Bucky Houdman Blvd	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 473-6700	815	48	16.9	37.8%	19 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	785 (96.3%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94.9	183^rd of 4675 public elementary schools	96.1%		93	267^th of 4647 public elementary schools	94.3%	84			85.7			42.9	14.3	75.3	86.8	77.5	61.3	79.1	79.6	54.9	$9,520	$1,262	$8,259
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	664	40	16.7	92.0%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	662 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80	757^th of 4675 public elementary schools	83.8%		70.4	1150^th of 4647 public elementary schools	75.3%	393								75.9	73.6	72.1	47.0	60.9	53.5	33.7	$9,972	$1,535	$8,436
Roberto J Santos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4201 Champions Way	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4300	564	34	16.6	65.8%	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	550 (97.5%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.5	1222^nd of 4675 public elementary schools	73.9%		66.3	1333^rd of 4647 public elementary schools	71.3%	111								60.6	69.1	61.7	40.9	49.4	42.0	35.8

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	0.72 mi	30	390^th
Premier High Schools	1.92 mi	50	828^th
Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo	2.74 mi	2	939^th
Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	4.04 mi	9	465^th
Webb Consolidated Independent School District	29.34 mi	5	599^th

Elementary Schools in United Independent School District (Isd)

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