LAURELES EL

Set in SAN BENITO, Texas, LAURELES EL is a mid-sized elementary school, part of LOS FRESNOS CISD. It enrolls 516 students across grades pre-K through 5.

LOS FRESNOS CISD comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 10,357 students; LAURELES EL is among them.

Demographically, LAURELES EL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (97%). The remainder reads as 3% White.

Looking at school resources, LAURELES EL records 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LAURELES EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.4%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Cameron County shows median household income runs about $52,601, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 21%. In all, Cameron County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students), of which LAURELES EL is one.

The closest other public school is LIBERTY MEMORIAL MIDDLE, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, LAURELES EL comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 57.5%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. LAURELES EL's enrollment has decreased 19% since 2018, when it stood at 636 (now 516). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.