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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 EL
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
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
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 →
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
About HENRY CUELLAR EL
Set in LAREDO, Texas, HENRY CUELLAR EL is a compact primary school, operated by UNITED ISD. It enrolls 430 students across grades pre-K through 5.
UNITED ISD comprises 51 schools with combined enrollment of 40,742 students; HENRY CUELLAR EL is among them.
On demographics, HENRY CUELLAR EL records that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Webb County (around 83%), the school's rate is north of typical.
After controlling for student poverty, HENRY CUELLAR EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.7%, the actual is 43.4%, a residual of +10.7 points.
Zooming out to the county, Webb County reports that median household earnings sit near $63,058, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HENRY CUELLAR EL is one of 95 public schools in Webb County (combined enrollment of about 63,717 students).
Nearest neighbor: RADCLIFFE & SUE KILLAM EL, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HENRY CUELLAR EL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 49.4%.
The campus sits in an urban setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HENRY CUELLAR EL has ticked down 35%, going from 657 students in 2018 to 430 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.
On allk12, the feed for HENRY CUELLAR EL typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 H SHigh · 3,463 students
- UNITED SOUTH H SHigh · 3,252 students
- LYNDON B JOHNSONHigh · 3,240 students
- JOHN B ALEXANDER H SHigh · 3,171 students
- ELIAS HERRERA MIDDLEMiddle · 1,146 students
- UNITED MIDDLEMiddle · 999 students
Other schools in LAREDO
- UNITED H SHigh · 3,463 students
- UNITED SOUTH H SHigh · 3,252 students
- LYNDON B JOHNSONHigh · 3,240 students
- JOHN B ALEXANDER H SHigh · 3,171 students
- NIXON H SHigh · 2,124 students
- MARTIN H SHigh · 1,975 students
Nearby schools
- RADCLIFFE & SUE KILLAM EL0.9 mi · 631
- ANTONIO GONZALEZ MIDDLE2.0 mi · 664
- JUDITH ZAFFIRINI EL2.2 mi · 618
- F S LARA ACADEMY2.4 mi · 85
- MILTON EL2.8 mi · 651
- D D HACHAR EL2.8 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About HENRY CUELLAR ELWhat is the total enrollment at HENRY CUELLAR EL?
HENRY CUELLAR EL enrolls approximately 430 students in grades PK-05.
Is HENRY CUELLAR EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HENRY CUELLAR EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at HENRY CUELLAR EL?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at HENRY CUELLAR EL.
What is the student diversity at HENRY CUELLAR EL?
Student demographics at HENRY CUELLAR EL are roughly 0% White, 100% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Who oversees HENRY CUELLAR EL?
HENRY CUELLAR EL is overseen by UNITED ISD in Webb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.