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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at HENRY CUELLAR EL this year?
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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 606 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNITED ISD·NCES 484365008407
Henry Cuellar Elementary School
6431 CASA DEL SOL BLVD, LAREDO, TX 78041 · (956) 473-2700 · Webb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
406 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 38 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 17% |
Student demographics
1%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · 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
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 35.0% | 26.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 26.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 39.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 →
Where Henry Cuellar Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Webb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #2,144 of 4,401 | #44 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,457 of 4,466 | #44 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,870 of 4,466 | #39 of 52 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #1,689 of 3,998 | #25 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #3,233 of 4,938 | #40 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #398 of 4,622 | #1 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.9% | #4,540 of 4,628 | #32 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.6% | #316 of 2,838 | #5 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
430
-227 (-35%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 15.6:1
% White
0%
was 0%
% Hispanic
100%
was 100%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 430 | 35.4 | 12.2:1 | 94% (406) |
| 2023-24 | 507 | 37.7 | 13.4:1 | 96% (485) |
| 2022-23 | 529 | 36 | 14.7:1 | 94% (497) |
| 2017-18 | 657 | 42.1 | 15.6:1 | 91% (601) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Henry Cuellar Elementary School.
About Henry Cuellar Elementary School
The public elementary school Henry Cuellar Elementary School is located in LAREDO, Texas. The school's 430 students are in pre-K through 5.
Henry Cuellar Elementary School is one of 51 schools in UNITED ISD, which enrolls 40,742 students in total.
At Henry Cuellar Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 100% of the student body. Henry Cuellar Elementary School has a diversity index of 1%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.2 students per teacher. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 94%. The 83% average for public schools in Webb County is 11 points lower.
Test results at Henry Cuellar Elementary School are 10.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (43.5% actual, 33.4% predicted).
Within Webb County, median household income is about $63,058, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Webb County number 95 and enroll about 63,717.
Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Henry Cuellar Elementary School places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Enrollment was 657 in 2017-18 and 430 in 2024-25, a decrease of 227 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.6:1 in 2017-18, and 12.2:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes 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 UNITED ISD
- 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
- Elias Herrera Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,146 students
- United Middle SchoolMiddle · 999 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
- Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary School0.9 mi · 631
- Antonio Gonzalez Middle School2.0 mi · 664
- Judith Zaffirini Elementary School2.2 mi · 618
- F S Lara Academy2.4 mi · 85
- Milton Elementary School2.8 mi · 651
- D D Hachar Elementary School2.8 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About Henry Cuellar Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Henry Cuellar Elementary School?
Henry Cuellar Elementary School enrolls approximately 430 students in grades PK-05.
Is Henry Cuellar Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Henry Cuellar Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Henry Cuellar Elementary School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Henry Cuellar Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Henry Cuellar Elementary School?
Student demographics at Henry Cuellar Elementary School are roughly 0% White, 100% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Who oversees Henry Cuellar Elementary School?
Henry Cuellar Elementary School is overseen by UNITED ISD in Webb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.