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Enrollment
435
Elementary
DISTRICT 513 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAREDO ISD·NCES 482679003019
J C MARTIN JR EL
1600 MONTERREY AVE, LAREDO, TX 78040 · (956) 273-4100 · Webb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
433 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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
80.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +57.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
63.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +49.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 57 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 49 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+33.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 30% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 34 points, placing it in Texas's top 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
435
-172 (-28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 16.4:1
% White
1%
was 0%
% Hispanic
98%
was 100%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About J C MARTIN JR EL
Set in LAREDO, Texas, J C MARTIN JR EL is a close-knit elementary school, operated by LAREDO ISD. It hosts 435 students across grades pre-K through 5.
LAREDO ISD comprises 30 schools with combined enrollment of 20,271 students; J C MARTIN JR EL is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, J C MARTIN JR EL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). Compared to Webb County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Webb County's rate of about 83%.
With demographic context factored in, J C MARTIN JR EL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 30.4%; this one delivers 64.3%, a residual of +33.9 points.
Around the school, census data for Webb County shows median household income runs about $63,058, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. J C MARTIN JR EL is one of 95 public schools in Webb County (combined enrollment of about 63,717 students).
Nearest neighbor: MEMORIAL MIDDLE, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts J C MARTIN JR EL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 54.5%.
The school occupies an urban site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at J C MARTIN JR EL has contracted 28%, going from 607 students in 2018 to 435 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.
On this page, the feed for J C MARTIN JR EL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 H SHigh · 2,124 students
- MARTIN H SHigh · 1,975 students
- DR LEO CIGARROA H SHigh · 1,379 students
- LAMAR MIDDLEMiddle · 1,204 students
- CHRISTEN MIDDLEMiddle · 1,115 students
- JOAQUIN CIGARROA MIDDLEMiddle · 1,053 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
- MEMORIAL MIDDLE0.2 mi · 679
- BRUNI EL0.4 mi · 441
- DON JOSE GALLEGO0.5 mi · 557
- MARTIN H S0.7 mi · 1,975
- HEIGHTS EL0.9 mi · 508
- CHRISTEN MIDDLE0.9 mi · 1,115
Frequently asked questions
About J C MARTIN JR ELHow many students attend J C MARTIN JR EL?
J C MARTIN JR EL enrolls approximately 435 students in grades PK-05.
Is J C MARTIN JR EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
J C MARTIN JR EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does J C MARTIN JR EL have?
J C MARTIN JR EL employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at J C MARTIN JR EL?
Student demographics at J C MARTIN JR EL are roughly 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
What district is J C MARTIN JR EL in?
J C MARTIN JR EL is part of LAREDO ISD.
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