HEIGHTS EL

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in LAREDO, Texas, HEIGHTS EL teaches 508 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under LAREDO ISD.

LAREDO ISD comprises 30 schools with combined enrollment of 20,271 students; HEIGHTS EL is among them.

On the student-mix side, HEIGHTS EL records that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, HEIGHTS EL records 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Webb County runs at roughly 83%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, HEIGHTS 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 31.0%; HEIGHTS EL posts 72.6%, +41.6 points above that line.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Webb County) records that median household income runs about $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%. HEIGHTS EL is one of 95 public schools in Webb County (combined enrollment of about 63,717 students).

The closest other public school is DAICHES EL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HEIGHTS EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HEIGHTS EL at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 52.2%.

HEIGHTS EL operates from a high-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. HEIGHTS EL's enrollment has fell 8% since 2018, when it stood at 553 (now 508). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.