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.

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