BRUNI EL

BRUNI EL, a close-knit elementary-level community in LAREDO, Texas, overseen by LAREDO ISD, educates 441 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Within LAREDO ISD, which oversees 30 schools and 20,271 students, BRUNI EL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, BRUNI EL reports that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, BRUNI EL has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Webb County's rate of about 83%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BRUNI EL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 30.9%; this one delivers 46.9%, a residual of +16.0 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Webb County indicate median household earnings sit near $63,058, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. In all, Webb County runs 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,717 students), of which BRUNI EL is one.

J C MARTIN JR EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BRUNI EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 53.3%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 29%: 618 students in 2018 compared to 441 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.