KENNEDY ZAPATA EL

KENNEDY ZAPATA EL, a modestly sized elementary campus in LAREDO, Texas, part of UNITED ISD, serves 336 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 35% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

Across the 51 schools in UNITED ISD (40,742 students total), KENNEDY ZAPATA EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, KENNEDY ZAPATA EL reports that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, KENNEDY ZAPATA EL has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting KENNEDY ZAPATA EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Webb County runs at roughly 83%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, KENNEDY ZAPATA EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 32.3%; actual is 49.5%, +17.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Webb County put median household income runs about $63,058, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. Across Webb County's 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,717 students), KENNEDY ZAPATA EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: UNITED STEP ACADEMY, around 2.4 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KENNEDY ZAPATA EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 18%: 408 students in 2018 compared to 336 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

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