JOHN B ALEXANDER H S

JOHN B ALEXANDER H S operates as a heavily attended senior high in LAREDO, Texas, one of the schools within UNITED ISD. Current enrollment sits at 3,171 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so JOHN B ALEXANDER H S sits 298% above that benchmark.

Across the 51 schools in UNITED ISD (40,742 students total), JOHN B ALEXANDER H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, JOHN B ALEXANDER H S shows that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Compared to Webb County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 182 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting JOHN B ALEXANDER H S higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Webb County's rate of about 83%.

After controlling for student poverty, JOHN B ALEXANDER H S sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 50.6%; actual is 72.5%, +21.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider 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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. In all, Webb County runs 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,717 students), of which JOHN B ALEXANDER H S is one.

COL SANTOS BENAVIDES EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JOHN B ALEXANDER H S ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 63.6%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. JOHN B ALEXANDER H S's enrollment has edged up 14% since 2018, when it stood at 2,792 (now 3,171).

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