CHARLES BORCHERS EL

CHARLES BORCHERS EL is an elementary school of medium-sized scale in LAREDO, Texas, part of UNITED ISD, enrolling 456 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within UNITED ISD, which oversees 51 schools and 40,742 students, CHARLES BORCHERS EL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, CHARLES BORCHERS EL shows that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 55% of students at CHARLES BORCHERS EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Webb County (around 83%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, CHARLES BORCHERS EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.8%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Webb County put median household income runs about $63,058, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. CHARLES BORCHERS EL is one of 95 public schools in Webb County (combined enrollment of about 63,717 students).

Nearest neighbor: DR MALAKOFF EL, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CHARLES BORCHERS EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CHARLES BORCHERS EL at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 63.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 48%: 885 students in 2018 compared to 456 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

On the community side, members of the CHARLES BORCHERS EL community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.