Photo: Not home at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Laredo’s public schools outscore 66% of Texas districts
48% of students in Laredo’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Laredo, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Laredo’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 755 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Laredo’s, its schools beat 72%, higher than their 66% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 54% and math 48% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,334 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
28 elementary schools, then 13 middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo North, Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo South, Premier H S of Laredo, Harmony Science Academy - Laredo, Harmony School of Innovation - Laredo, Harmony School of Excellence - Laredo, Texasworks - Laredo, Mary Help of Christians School (private), St. Augustine Elementary & Middle School (private), St. Augustine High School (private), Blessed Sacrament School (private), Champions Christian Academy (private) and School of Wonder (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Laredo’s grade
B+: better than 66% of Texas school districts, #190 of 642 Texas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Laredo, with each school’s own grade.
Laredo’s public schools are run by United Independent School District, which also serves El Cenizo and Rio Bravo. Parts of Laredo (12% of its land) are served by Laredo Independent instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Laredo vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Laredo’s borders.
Every school in Laredo
87 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 5 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Webb County J J A E P, Juvenille Justice Alternative Program, Youth Village Detention Center, Casa Esperanza Recovery Home and Youth Recovery Home).
Questions about Laredo’s schools
Are Laredo’s schools good?
By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Laredo children attend outscore 66% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #190 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 72%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Laredo in?
United Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 40,742 students in 51 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Laredo are served by Laredo Independent.
Where do Laredo kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: United H S, United South H S, Lyndon B Johnson and John B Alexander H S.
What is Laredo’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in United Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Laredo spend per student?
$12,334 in United Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Laredo?
Yes: Mary Help of Christians School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 421 students), St. Augustine Elementary & Middle School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 341 students), St. Augustine High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 307 students), Blessed Sacrament School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 305 students), Champions Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 133 students) and School of Wonder (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 118 students). Laredo also has 7 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Laredo families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Laredo → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.