Enrollment
363
Elementary
DISTRICT 513 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAREDO ISD·NCES 482679005765
J KAWAS EL
2100 S MILMO AVE, LAREDO, TX 78046 · (956) 273-3700 · Webb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
353 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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
66.0%
TX avg 51.8% . -15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
70.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are down about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 22 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
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% 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 29 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
363
-215 (-37%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 17.7:1
% White
0%
was 1%
% Hispanic
100%
was 98%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About J KAWAS EL
J KAWAS EL, a tight-knit elementary campus in LAREDO, Texas, one of the schools within LAREDO ISD, enrolls 363 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 30% leaner than typical.
Across the 30 schools in LAREDO ISD (20,271 students total), J KAWAS EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, J KAWAS EL lists that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, J KAWAS EL has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Webb County's rate of about 83%.
After controlling for student poverty, J KAWAS EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 31.4%; actual is 60.5%, +29.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Webb County shows median household earnings sit near $63,058, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Webb County's 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,717 students), J KAWAS EL is one campus in the mix.
DR LEO CIGARROA H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, J KAWAS EL comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 45.0%.
The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.
Looking at the recent track record. J KAWAS EL's enrollment has contracted 37% since 2018, when it stood at 578 (now 363). Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.
On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. 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
- DR LEO CIGARROA H S0.3 mi · 1,379
- JOAQUIN CIGARROA MIDDLE0.4 mi · 1,053
- H B ZACHRY EL0.6 mi · 562
- SANTO NINO EL0.6 mi · 542
- LIGARDE EL0.6 mi · 571
- UNITED SOUTH MIDDLE0.9 mi · 869
Frequently asked questions
About J KAWAS ELHow large is J KAWAS EL?
J KAWAS EL enrolls approximately 363 students in grades PK-05.
Is J KAWAS EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
J KAWAS EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does J KAWAS EL have?
J KAWAS EL employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
How diverse is J KAWAS EL?
J KAWAS EL reports a student body of 0% White, 100% Hispanic.
Who oversees J KAWAS EL?
J KAWAS EL is overseen by LAREDO ISD in Webb County.
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