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AMPARO GUTIERREZ EL
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About AMPARO GUTIERREZ EL
AMPARO GUTIERREZ EL is one of the intimate elementary-level communitys in LAREDO, Texas, overseen by UNITED ISD, with 384 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so AMPARO GUTIERREZ EL sits 26% smaller than that benchmark.
Within UNITED ISD, which oversees 51 schools and 40,742 students, AMPARO GUTIERREZ EL is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, AMPARO GUTIERREZ EL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting AMPARO GUTIERREZ EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), AMPARO GUTIERREZ EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.8%.
Around the school, census data for Webb County shows median household income runs about $63,058, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. AMPARO GUTIERREZ EL is one of 95 public schools in Webb County (combined enrollment of about 63,717 students).
Nearest neighbor: NEWMAN EL, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around AMPARO GUTIERREZ EL. On composite proficiency, AMPARO GUTIERREZ EL comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 52.1%.
AMPARO GUTIERREZ EL operates from an inner-city location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at AMPARO GUTIERREZ EL has ticked down 23%, going from 496 students in 2018 to 384 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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