Santo Nino Elementary

Summary:

Santo Nino Elementary is a public elementary school in Laredo, Texas, serving 554 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade, with a predominantly Hispanic student population (99.82%) and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (over 94%).

Santo Nino Elementary has demonstrated strong academic performance in certain areas, particularly in 5th grade Science and 3rd grade Reading, where the school outperformed the Laredo Independent School District and the state of Texas on STAAR assessments. The school has also performed well in serving certain student subgroups, such as Special Education students, who ranked in the top 5% of Texas elementary schools for the past two school years. While the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, it has maintained a 3- or 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating consistent academic performance.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Heights Elementary and Ryan Elementary, which are also part of the Laredo Independent School District, Santo Nino Elementary's performance on STAAR assessments is generally on par or slightly lower. However, the school outperforms several other nearby schools, such as Ligarde Elementary and H.B. Zachry Elementary, in both student proficiency rates and statewide rankings.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2701 Bismark St
       Laredo, TX  78043-5515


(956) 273-4700

District: Laredo Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1308th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,290 Help


Students who attend Santo Nino Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Joaquin Cigarroa Middle
High:    Dr Leo Cigarroa High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.6 Help
Number of students:  541

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
99.6%
White:
0.2%
Asian:
0.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  96.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Santo Nino Elementary ranks better than 72% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 10th among 20 ranked elementary schools in the Laredo Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 65.57. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (99.6%), Asian (0.2%), White (0.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 96.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Santo Nino Elementary is 15.6, which is the 10th best among 20 elementary schools in the Laredo Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Santo Nino Elementary is $10,290. 14 elementary schools in the Laredo Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Santo Nino Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Santo Nino Elementary 1308th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Santo Nino Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Laredo Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Laredo Independent School District (Isd) 390th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Santo Nino Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Santo Nino Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 10.71 3360th 3465 3.0%
2005 2.33 3465th 3475 0.3%
2006 8.68 3391st 3476 2.4%
2007 4.01 3696th 3724 0.8%
2008 32.78 3011th 3768 20.1%
2009 46.76 2412th 3884 37.9%
2010 57.90 1899th 3937 51.8%
2011 59.25 1864th 4095 54.5%
2012 59.65 1727th 4206 58.9%
2013 49.96 2298th 4221 45.6%
2014 59.43 1803rd 4260 57.7%
2015 60.01 1786th 4320 58.7%
2016 59.24 1814th 4286 57.7%
2017 65.60 1223rd 4329 71.7%
2018 81.42 629th 4359 85.6%
2019 80.31 688th 4479 84.6%
2021 31.05 3105th 4578 32.2%
2022 68.27 1218th 4581 73.4%
2023 61.02 1556th 4647 66.5%
2024 65.57 1308th 4675 72.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Santo Nino Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.20 171st 3226 94.7%
2019 85.38 188th 3333 94.4%
2021 48.21 1574th 3446 54.3%
2022 72.02 624th 3487 82.1%
2023 66.07 868th 3556 75.6%
2024 69.34 785th 3638 78.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Santo Nino Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.19 1138th 3558 68.0%
2019 69.51 589th 3684 84.0%
2021 51.29 1346th 3799 64.6%
2022 80.20 371st 3952 90.6%
2023 88.04 217th 4086 94.7%
2024 61.39 1179th 4261 72.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Santo Nino Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.01 154th 4264 96.4%
2019 91.89 123rd 4309 97.1%
2021 41.13 2656th 4451 40.3%
2022 78.82 491st 4477 89.0%
2023 71.94 802nd 4521 82.3%
2024 76.83 591st 4560 87.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Santo Nino Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.95 666th 4306 84.5%
2019 76.96 741st 4348 83.0%
2021 36.66 2759th 4499 38.7%
2022 57.98 1665th 4561 63.5%
2023 54.33 1895th 4588 58.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Santo Nino Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.45 1529th 3106 50.8%
2019 46.37 2162nd 3184 32.1%
2021 25.28 2468th 3006 17.9%
2022 60.87 1364th 2958 53.9%
2023 61.31 1392nd 2980 53.3%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Santo Nino Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.99 87th 4240 97.9%
2019 94.43 77th 4295 98.2%
2021 52.87 1643rd 4331 62.1%
2022 88.81 210th 4461 95.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Santo Nino Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.68 634th 4319 85.3%
2019 80.40 628th 4357 85.6%
2021 27.57 3351st 4498 25.5%
2022 76.04 880th 4563 80.7%
2023 66.32 1285th 4585 72.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Santo Nino Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.35 293rd 4168 93.0%
2019 85.47 307th 4188 92.7%
2021 37.69 2721st 4329 37.1%
2022 73.62 771st 4376 82.4%
2023 67.10 1087th 4401 75.3%
2024 70.21 938th 4431 78.8%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Santo Nino Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 8 0 0 494 0 n/a n/a 0 502
1990 1 2 0 527 0 n/a n/a 0 530
1991 3 2 1 547 0 n/a n/a 0 553
1992 8 4 1 588 0 n/a n/a 0 601
1993 3 3 0 612 0 n/a n/a 0 618
1994 5 1 0 527 0 n/a n/a 0 533
1995 3 0 0 950 0 n/a n/a 0 953
1996 3 0 0 950 0 n/a n/a 0 953
1997 2 0 0 932 0 n/a n/a 0 934
1998 2 0 0 838 0 n/a n/a 0 840
1999 3 0 0 885 0 n/a n/a 0 888
2000 2 0 0 875 0 n/a n/a 0 877
2001 0 0 0 871 0 n/a n/a 0 871
2002 1 0 0 888 0 n/a n/a 0 889
2003 1 0 0 888 0 n/a n/a 0 889
2004 1 0 0 892 0 n/a n/a 0 893
2005 1 0 0 790 0 n/a n/a 0 791
2006 0 0 0 828 0 n/a n/a 0 828
2007 0 0 0 825 0 n/a n/a 0 825
2008 0 3 0 842 0 n/a n/a 0 845
2009 0 0 0 830 0 n/a n/a 0 830
2010 1 0 0 832 0 n/a n/a 0 833
2011 0 0 0 822 0 0 0 0 822
2012 1 0 0 827 0 0 0 0 828
2013 0 0 0 791 0 0 0 0 791
2014 0 0 0 761 0 0 0 0 761
2015 0 0 0 708 0 0 0 0 708
2016 1 0 0 683 1 0 2 0 687
2017 3 0 0 708 0 0 0 0 711
2018 5 0 0 688 0 0 1 0 694
2019 3 0 0 703 0 0 0 0 706
2020 2 0 0 667 0 0 0 0 669
2021 2 0 0 631 0 0 0 0 633
2022 2 0 1 493 0 0 0 0 496
2023 1 0 0 553 0 0 0 0 554
2024 1 0 1 539 0 0 0 0 541

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Santo Nino Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 502 n/a n/a n/a
1990 530 34.0 15.5 n/a
1991 553 34.4 16.0 n/a
1992 601 36.4 16.5 89
1993 618 36.0 17.2 94.7
1994 533 33.9 15.7 90.6
1995 953 42.0 22.7 91.5
1996 953 42.0 22.7 91.5
1997 934 42.0 22.2 91
1998 840 41.2 20.4 73.2
1999 888 40.9 21.7 92.8
2000 877 40.9 21.4 95.3
2001 871 41.8 20.8 87.7
2002 889 49.8 17.9 57.4
2003 889 49.8 17.9 57.4
2004 893 48.4 18.5 39.5
2005 791 46.9 16.9 0.5
2006 828 49.6 16.7 0
2007 825 50.0 16.5 0
2008 845 45.2 18.7 0
2009 830 48.2 17.2 0
2010 833 47.8 17.4 0
2011 822 46.3 17.7 0
2012 828 44.0 18.8 0
2013 791 42.8 18.4 94.9
2014 761 41.0 18.5 95.7
2015 708 39.0 18.1 92.7
2016 687 39.0 17.6 92.3
2017 711 40.3 17.6 91.1
2018 694 40.2 17.2 91.5
2019 706 39.1 18.0 92.9
2020 669 39.8 16.7 93.3
2021 633 39.9 15.8 96.4
2022 496 38.7 12.8 95
2023 554 35.6 15.5 95.8
2024 541 34.6 15.6 96.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Santo Nino Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 502 n/a n/a n/a
1990 530 34.0 15.5 n/a
1991 553 34.4 16.0 n/a
1992 601 36.4 16.5 89
1993 618 36.0 17.2 94.7
1994 533 33.9 15.7 90.6
1995 953 42.0 22.7 91.5
1996 953 42.0 22.7 91.5
1997 934 42.0 22.2 91
1998 840 41.2 20.4 73.2
1999 888 40.9 21.7 92.8
2000 877 40.9 21.4 95.3
2001 871 41.8 20.8 87.7
2002 889 49.8 17.9 57.4
2003 889 49.8 17.9 57.4
2004 893 48.4 18.5 39.5
2005 791 46.9 16.9 0.5
2006 828 49.6 16.7 0
2007 825 50.0 16.5 0
2008 845 45.2 18.7 0
2009 830 48.2 17.2 0
2010 833 47.8 17.4 0
2011 822 46.3 17.7 0
2012 828 44.0 18.8 0
2013 791 42.8 18.4 94.9
2014 761 41.0 18.5 95.7
2015 708 39.0 18.1 92.7
2016 687 39.0 17.6 92.3
2017 711 40.3 17.6 91.1
2018 694 40.2 17.2 91.5
2019 706 39.1 18.0 92.9
2020 669 39.8 16.7 93.3
2021 633 39.9 15.8 96.4
2022 496 38.7 12.8 95
2023 554 35.6 15.5 95.8
2024 541 34.6 15.6 96.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Santo Nino Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $915 (10.0%) $8,270 (90.0%) $9,185
2020 $1,340 (14.1%) $8,180 (85.9%) $9,520
2021 $1,521 (14.8%) $8,769 (85.2%) $10,290

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Santo Nino Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 688th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1556th of 4647 Elementary schools
 18.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Santo Nino Elementary)5836
 22%
   3rd Grade Reading (Laredo Independent School District (Isd))4847
 1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Santo Nino Elementary)6641
 25%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Laredo Independent School District (Isd))5739
 18%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Santo Nino Elementary)5746
 11%
   4th Grade Reading (Laredo Independent School District (Isd))5147
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Santo Nino Elementary)6454
 10%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Laredo Independent School District (Isd))5855
 3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Santo Nino Elementary)5158
 7%
   5th Grade Reading (Laredo Independent School District (Isd))5458
 4%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Santo Nino Elementary)6559
 6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Laredo Independent School District (Isd))6453
 11%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Santo Nino Elementary)7274
 2%
   5th Grade Science (Laredo Independent School District (Isd))6244
 18%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students706554
 21.5%
African American00
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic703553
 21.3%
Pacific Islander00
White31
 66.7%
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients92.9%95.8%
 2.9%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 541 students attended Santo Nino Elementary.

Santo Nino Elementary ranks 1308th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Santo Nino Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Joaquin Cigarroa Middle
High : Dr Leo Cigarroa High School

Students at Santo Nino Elementary are 100% Hispanic.


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