DOVALINA EL

Set in LAREDO, Texas, DOVALINA EL is a cozy elementary campus, operated by LAREDO ISD. It educates 399 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 23% below typical.

LAREDO ISD runs 30 schools in total, collectively educating 20,271 students. DOVALINA EL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, DOVALINA EL reports that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Webb County (around 83%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, DOVALINA EL ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 30.4%; DOVALINA EL posts 45.2%, +14.8 points above that line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Webb County put median household income runs about $63,058, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Webb County runs 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,717 students), of which DOVALINA EL is one.

MACDONELL EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DOVALINA EL. On composite proficiency, DOVALINA EL comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 54.3%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. DOVALINA EL's enrollment has decreased 21% since 2018, when it stood at 504 (now 399). Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the DOVALINA EL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.