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Elias Herrera Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

8800 McPherson Rd, Laredo, TX 78045 · (956) 473-6900 · Part of United Independent School District

Laredo’s School Grade B+ better than 66% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
1,146
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Elias Herrera Middle

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 58% of Texas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Laredo kids: 4 high schools

On the path

Where Laredo kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–528 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Elias Herrera MiddleYou are here
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

8800 McPherson Rd, Laredo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6396
Grade 7357
Grade 8393
Enrollment over time
1,259’20
1,100’21
1,097’22
1,055’23
1,146’24

Down 9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 98%White 1%Asian <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Elias Herrera Middle from Laredo families.

Other schools in United Independent School District

The district →
Salinas El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
D
854 students18:1
Rodolfo C Centeno El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
824 students16:1
Veterans Memorial El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
815 students17:1
San Isidro El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
B
794 students16:1
Col Santos Benavides El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
B
790 students16:1
Prada El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
788 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Laredo’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.