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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at AMPARO GUTIERREZ EL this year?
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Enrollment
384
Elementary
DISTRICT 606 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNITED ISD·NCES 484365002775
Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School
505 CALLE DEL NORTE, LAREDO, TX 78041 · (956) 473-4400 · Webb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
311 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 9 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 27.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 23.0% | 29.0% | 31.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 52.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 47.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 19.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School
Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School this school | 384 | 81.0% | 42.8% |
| Wilson Elementary School HARLINGEN | 373 | 79.9% | 47.5% |
| Jubilee Harlingen HARLINGEN | 377 | 80.1% | 37.0% |
| Hilda C Escobar/Alicia C Rios Elementary School MISSION | 345 | 82.6% | 38.1% |
| Dilley Elementary School DILLEY | 402 | 83.8% | 21.1% |
| Brillante Academy MISSION | 354 | 83.9% | N/A |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Webb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #2,233 of 4,401 | #46 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,918 of 4,466 ▼ 859 | #48 of 52 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #2,324 of 4,466 ▼ 140 | #49 of 52 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #2,100 of 3,998 | #31 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 384 | #3,623 of 4,938 | #46 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,330 of 4,622 | #11 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.6% | #4,338 of 4,628 | #6 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.0% | #1,885 of 4,789 | #41 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.6% | #975 of 2,838 | #15 of 43 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
384
-33 (-8%) vs 2020
-55% since 2000-01, when it was 847
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 384 | 27.9 | 13.8:1 | 81% (311) |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 86% (350) |
| 2022-23 | 428 | 27 | 15.8:1 | 82% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 417 | 32 | 13.0:1 | 80% (334) |
| 2017-18 | 496 | 34 | 14.6:1 | 77% (383) |
| 2015-16 | 567 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 79% (446) |
| 2010-11 | 668 | 41 | 16.3:1 | 62% (414) |
| 2000-01 | 847 | 49 | 17.3:1 | 52% (441) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (496 to 384); teachers down 18% (34 to 27.9).
About Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School
Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school with an address in LAREDO, Texas. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 384 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students, which makes this school 26% below average.
UNITED ISD counts 40,742 students in its 51 schools, and Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School is one of them.
Of every 100 students at Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School, about 98 are Hispanic. Census estimates put Webb County at about 95% Hispanic, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 5%.
Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School lists 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.8 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. About 81% of students at Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Webb County is similar, at 83%.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School's results are 3.7 points above predicted: 42.8% against 39.1%.
Looking at the county, Webb County, median household income comes to about $63,058, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 19%. The county's public schools total 95, with about 63,717 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Newman Elementary School, is about 0.7 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 52.2%; Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School's is 42.8%, ranking 7th of 8.
Locale data from NCES put Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
From 417 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 384 by 2024-25.
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Webb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
269,294
Census ACS
Median income
$63,058
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
63,717 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in UNITED ISD
- United High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- United South High SchoolHigh · 3,252 students
- Lyndon B JohnsonHigh · 3,240 students
- John B Alexander High SchoolHigh · 3,171 students
- Elias Herrera Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,146 students
- United Middle SchoolMiddle · 999 students
Other schools in LAREDO
- United High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- United South High SchoolHigh · 3,252 students
- Lyndon B JohnsonHigh · 3,240 students
- John B Alexander High SchoolHigh · 3,171 students
- Nixon High SchoolHigh · 2,124 students
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 1,975 students
Nearby schools
- Newman Elementary School0.7 mi · 365
- Clark Middle School0.8 mi · 543
- Nye Elementary School0.8 mi · 685
- Clark Elementary School0.9 mi · 354
- Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo North1.0 mi · 131
- United Middle School1.3 mi · 999
Frequently asked questions
About Amparo Gutierrez Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School?
Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School enrolls approximately 384 students in grades PK-05.
Is Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School.
How diverse is Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School?
Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian.
Who oversees Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School?
Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School is overseen by UNITED ISD in Webb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.