BARBARA FASKEN EL

BARBARA FASKEN EL operates as a mid-tier elementary campus in LAREDO, Texas, operated by UNITED ISD. Current enrollment sits at 704 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 36% above the state mean of about 519.

Across the 51 schools in UNITED ISD (40,742 students total), BARBARA FASKEN EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, BARBARA FASKEN EL logs that 98% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Compared to Webb County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, BARBARA FASKEN EL has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BARBARA FASKEN EL higher than the state norm the norm. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Webb County's rate of about 83%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BARBARA FASKEN EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.3%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Webb County put median household income runs about $63,058, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. In all, Webb County runs 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,717 students), of which BARBARA FASKEN EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: KAZEN EL, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BARBARA FASKEN EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 56.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 20%: 883 students in 2018 compared to 704 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

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