KAZEN EL

KAZEN EL is a modestly sized K-5 school in LAREDO, Texas, part of UNITED ISD. The school educates 367 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 29% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

UNITED ISD runs 51 schools in total, collectively educating 40,742 students. KAZEN EL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, KAZEN EL reports that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority.

Looking at school resources, KAZEN EL lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), KAZEN 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 35.9%; this one delivers 69.9%, a residual of +34.0 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Webb County indicate the typical household earns roughly $63,058 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. KAZEN EL is one of 95 public schools in Webb County (combined enrollment of about 63,717 students).

FINLEY EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around KAZEN EL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KAZEN EL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 57.8%.

KAZEN EL operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. KAZEN EL's enrollment has declined 26% since 2018, when it stood at 494 (now 367). Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

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