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Enrollment
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Elementary
DISTRICT 513 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAREDO ISD·NCES 482679003011
Don Jose Gallego
520 CLARK BLVD, LAREDO, TX 78040 · (956) 273-3100 · Webb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL557 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
550 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 | 86 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
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
66.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +46.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +37.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 46 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 37 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 40.0% | 26.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 66.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% 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 16 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 Don Jose Gallego
Don Jose Gallego's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Jose Gallego this school | 557 | 98.7% | 47.5% |
| Daniel Singleterry Sr DONNA | 560 | 98.9% | 23.6% |
| Patricia S Garza Elementary School DONNA | 551 | 98.4% | 27.7% |
| Juan Seguin Elementary School MISSION | 569 | 98.2% | 27.4% |
| T Sanchez El / H Ochoa Elementary School LAREDO | 569 | 98.2% | 48.0% |
| Santo Nino Elementary School LAREDO | 542 | 98.0% | 56.2% |
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 Don Jose Gallego ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Webb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #1,678 of 4,401 | #34 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,971 of 4,466 ▲ 619 | #37 of 52 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #960 of 4,466 ▲ 968 | #19 of 52 ▲ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.5pp | #476 of 3,998 | #10 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 557 | #1,977 of 4,938 | #29 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #2,117 of 4,622 | #18 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.4% | #4,582 of 4,628 | #41 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #105 of 4,789 | #8 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.1% | #601 of 2,838 | #10 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
557
-88 (-14%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 436
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 557 | 38.1 | 14.6:1 | 99% (550) |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 34.9 | 16.9:1 | 97% (573) |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 35.8 | 16.9:1 | 98% (593) |
| 2020-21 | 645 | 43 | 15.0:1 | 98% (634) |
| 2017-18 | 775 | 42 | 18.4:1 | 96% (741) |
| 2015-16 | 805 | 39 | 20.6:1 | 95% (765) |
| 2010-11 | 691 | 39 | 17.7:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 548 | 31 | 17.7:1 | 68% (373) |
| 1990-91 | 436 | 25 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Don Jose Gallego.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (775 to 557); teachers down 9% (42 to 38.1).
About Don Jose Gallego
Don Jose Gallego, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in LAREDO, Texas. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 557 students enrolled.
LAREDO ISD oversees Don Jose Gallego and 29 other schools, with 20,271 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Don Jose Gallego is 100% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 0, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 38.1 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.6:1. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is close to this figure. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 99%. The average for public schools in Webb County is 83%.
On the allk12 Grade, Don Jose Gallego lands at A, ahead of 85% of Texas public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 31.5% for Don Jose Gallego, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 47.5%. The 16.0-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Texas schools.
The school's county is Webb County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $63,058, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 19% of residents are in poverty. There are 95 public schools in the county, enrolling about 63,717, Don Jose Gallego among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Memorial Middle School, is about 0.3 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Don Jose Gallego ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 645 to 557, a 14% drop.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Don Jose Gallego. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Memorial Middle School0.3 mi · 679
- J C Martin Jr Elementary School0.5 mi · 435
- Tarver Elementary School0.5 mi · 421
- T Sanchez El / H Ochoa Elementary School0.7 mi · 569
- Bruni Elementary School0.7 mi · 441
- Martin High School0.9 mi · 1,975
Frequently asked questions
About Don Jose GallegoHow large is Don Jose Gallego?
Don Jose Gallego enrolls approximately 557 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Don Jose Gallego serve?
Don Jose Gallego serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Don Jose Gallego?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Don Jose Gallego is approximately 14.6:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Don Jose Gallego?
Don Jose Gallego reports a student body of 0% White, 100% Hispanic.
Who oversees Don Jose Gallego?
Don Jose Gallego is overseen by LAREDO ISD in Webb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.