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What's one thing DAICHES EL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
405
Elementary
DISTRICT 513 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAREDO ISD·NCES 482679003014
Daiches Elementary School
1402 GREEN, LAREDO, TX 78040 · (956) 273-3200 · Webb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
401 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 67 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
86.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +62.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
87.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +71.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 62 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 71 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 57.0% | 29.0% | 11.0% | 3.0% |
| Mathematics | 49.0% | 38.0% | 12.0% | 1.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 86.0% | 87.0% |
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 89.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 69.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 60.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 16.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+39.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 39 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Daiches Elementary School
Daiches Elementary School's state test result (70.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daiches Elementary School this school | 405 | 99.0% | 70.8% |
| Dovalina Elementary School LAREDO | 399 | 99.5% | 46.5% |
| Cesar Chavez Elementary School PHARR | 403 | 98.3% | 53.5% |
| Sgt Leonel Trevino Elementary School SAN JUAN | 401 | 98.0% | 41.3% |
| Gallegos Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 390 | 98.2% | 48.8% |
| Leyendecker Elementary School LAREDO | 406 | 100.0% | 75.6% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Daiches Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Webb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #291 of 4,401 | #7 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #42 of 4,466 ▼ 21 | #3 of 52 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #97 of 4,466 ▲ 175 | #4 of 52 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +30.5pp | #143 of 3,998 | #3 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 405 | #3,444 of 4,938 | #44 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,138 of 4,622 | #8 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.0% | #4,616 of 4,628 | #47 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.0% | #80 of 4,789 | #7 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.2% | #404 of 2,838 | #6 of 43 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
405
-30 (-7%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 654
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 405 | 30 | 13.5:1 | 99% (401) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 28.8 | 14.3:1 | 98% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 31.5 | 14.0:1 | 98% (433) |
| 2020-21 | 435 | 33 | 13.2:1 | 98% (427) |
| 2017-18 | 597 | 36.7 | 16.3:1 | 97% (579) |
| 2015-16 | 557 | 34 | 16.4:1 | 97% (542) |
| 2010-11 | 561 | 36 | 15.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 567 | 30 | 18.9:1 | 77% (434) |
| 1990-91 | 654 | 33 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Daiches Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (597 to 405); teachers down 18% (36.7 to 30).
About Daiches Elementary School
Daiches Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in LAREDO, Texas. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 405 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 22% smaller than that.
The 30 schools of LAREDO ISD, including Daiches Elementary School, enroll 20,271 students.
The student body at Daiches Elementary School is 100% Hispanic. Daiches Elementary School's diversity index is 0%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 30 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.5:1. That is 1.6 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Daiches Elementary School is 99%. That rate is above the 83% average among public schools in Webb County.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Daiches Elementary School ranks in the top 10% in Texas. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 70.8%, against a prediction of 31.4%.
In the county around the school, Webb County, the median household income is $63,058, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 95 public schools in Webb County, enrolling about 63,717 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Heights Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Daiches Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Daiches Elementary School is 2nd of 7 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Daiches Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 7% from 2020-21, when Daiches Elementary School had 435 students, to 2024-25, when it had 405.
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Webb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
269,294
Census ACS
Median income
$63,058
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
63,717 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAREDO ISD
- Nixon High SchoolHigh · 2,124 students
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 1,975 students
- Dr Leo Cigarroa High SchoolHigh · 1,379 students
- Lamar Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,204 students
- Christen Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,115 students
- Joaquin Cigarroa Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,053 students
Other schools in LAREDO
- United High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- United South High SchoolHigh · 3,252 students
- Lyndon B JohnsonHigh · 3,240 students
- John B Alexander High SchoolHigh · 3,171 students
- Nixon High SchoolHigh · 2,124 students
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 1,975 students
Nearby schools
- Heights Elementary School0.5 mi · 508
- Premier H S of Laredo0.7 mi · 138
- Texasworks - Laredo0.7 mi · 57
- Santo Nino Elementary School1.2 mi · 542
- D D Hachar Elementary School1.2 mi · 443
- Lamar Middle School1.3 mi · 1,204
Frequently asked questions
About Daiches Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Daiches Elementary School?
Daiches Elementary School enrolls approximately 405 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Daiches Elementary School serve?
Daiches Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Daiches Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Daiches Elementary School is approximately 13.5:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Daiches Elementary School?
Daiches Elementary School reports a student body of 100% Hispanic.
Is Daiches Elementary School public or private?
Daiches Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LAREDO ISD.
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