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Enrollment
1,379
High
DISTRICT 994 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAREDO ISD·NCES 482679005883
Dr Leo Cigarroa High School
2600 ZACATECAS ST, LAREDO, TX 78046 · (956) 273-6800 · Webb County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,379 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Texas public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
116 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
1,321 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 363 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 330 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 306 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 380 | 28% |
Student demographics
1%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
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 8.0% | 35.0% | 22.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 24.0% | 55.0% | 10.0% |
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 | 43.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 18.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 11.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 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 Dr Leo Cigarroa High School
Dr Leo Cigarroa High School's state test result (37.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Leo Cigarroa High School this school | 1,379 | 95.8% | 37.8% |
| Psja Southwest Early College High School PHARR | 1,588 | 95.1% | 51.3% |
| Rio Grande City High School RIO GRANDE CITY | 1,670 | 96.2% | 42.7% |
| Edcouch-Elsa High School ELSA | 1,309 | 93.4% | 32.2% |
| Pace Early College High School BROWNSVILLE | 1,621 | 94.0% | 57.1% |
| Porter Early College High School BROWNSVILLE | 1,543 | 93.3% | 52.1% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Dr Leo Cigarroa High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Webb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #1,195 of 1,385 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #968 of 1,425 ▼ 42 | #9 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,171 of 1,425 ▲ 61 | #9 of 9 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.0pp | #523 of 1,184 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,379 | #480 of 2,107 | #7 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #277 of 1,344 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.0% | #1,325 of 1,346 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.8% | #57 of 1,522 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #182 of 557 | #2 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,379
-214 (-13%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 1,687
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
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 | 1,379 | 116.5 | 11.8:1 | 96% (1,321) |
| 2023-24 | 1,438 | 116.6 | 12.3:1 | 98% (1,406) |
| 2022-23 | 1,472 | 107.5 | 13.7:1 | 98% (1,440) |
| 2020-21 | 1,593 | 106 | 15.0:1 | 98% (1,555) |
| 2017-18 | 1,602 | 107 | 15.0:1 | 97% (1,560) |
| 2015-16 | 1,569 | 104 | 15.1:1 | 98% (1,541) |
| 2010-11 | 1,488 | 114 | 13.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 1,364 | 102 | 13.4:1 | 93% (1,275) |
| 1990-91 | 1,687 | 93 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr Leo Cigarroa High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (1,602 to 1,379); teachers up 9% (107 to 116.5).
About Dr Leo Cigarroa High School
Dr Leo Cigarroa High School is a large high school in LAREDO, Texas. The latest federal count shows 1,379 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 796-student average for high schools in Texas, enrollment here is 73% higher.
The 30 schools in LAREDO ISD enroll 20,271 students altogether, Dr Leo Cigarroa High School among them.
Dr Leo Cigarroa High School's enrollment is 99% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 1%, meaning two students picked at random have a 1% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Dr Leo Cigarroa High School, 116.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.8:1. That is lower than the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Roughly 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 13 points above the 83% average for public schools in Webb County.
Dr Leo Cigarroa High School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 28% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 32.8% for a school in Texas with Dr Leo Cigarroa High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Dr Leo Cigarroa High School posts 37.8%.
In Webb County (population about 269,294), the median household income is $63,058, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 19% of residents are in poverty. Dr Leo Cigarroa High School is one of 95 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Joaquin Cigarroa Middle School is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. Dr Leo Cigarroa High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 48.4% proficiency; Dr Leo Cigarroa High School posts 37.8%.
NCES assigns Dr Leo Cigarroa High School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 1,379, a 13% decrease from 1,593 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 11.8 students per teacher, compared with 15.0 in 2020-21.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Lamar Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,204 students
- Christen Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,115 students
- Joaquin Cigarroa Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,053 students
- Ryan Elementary SchoolElementary · 834 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
- Joaquin Cigarroa Middle School0.1 mi · 1,053
- J Kawas Elementary School0.3 mi · 363
- Ligarde Elementary School0.3 mi · 571
- H B Zachry Elementary School0.4 mi · 562
- Santo Nino Elementary School0.8 mi · 542
- United South Middle School0.9 mi · 869
Frequently asked questions
About Dr Leo Cigarroa High SchoolHow many students attend Dr Leo Cigarroa High School?
Dr Leo Cigarroa High School enrolls approximately 1,379 students in grades 09-12.
Is Dr Leo Cigarroa High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dr Leo Cigarroa High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dr Leo Cigarroa High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dr Leo Cigarroa High School is approximately 11.8:1 (116 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dr Leo Cigarroa High School?
At Dr Leo Cigarroa High School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 99% Hispanic.
Who oversees Dr Leo Cigarroa High School?
Dr Leo Cigarroa High School is overseen by LAREDO ISD in Webb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.