DAICHES EL

DAICHES EL is one of the low-enrollment primary schools in LAREDO, Texas, part of LAREDO ISD, with 405 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so DAICHES EL sits 22% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 30 schools in LAREDO ISD (20,271 students total), DAICHES EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, DAICHES EL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%).

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting DAICHES EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 99% of students at DAICHES EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Webb County runs at roughly 83%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, DAICHES EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 30.6%; actual is 57.7%, +27.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Webb County indicate median household earnings sit near $63,058, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. DAICHES EL is one of 95 public schools in Webb County (combined enrollment of about 63,717 students).

Nearest neighbor: HEIGHTS EL, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DAICHES EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DAICHES EL at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 58.1%.

DAICHES EL operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. DAICHES EL's enrollment has ticked down 32% since 2018, when it stood at 597 (now 405). Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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