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How has LEYENDECKER EL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
406
Elementary
DISTRICT 513 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAREDO ISD·NCES 482679003021
Leyendecker Elementary School
1311 GARDEN ST, LAREDO, TX 78040 · (956) 273-3800 · Webb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
406 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 62 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
71.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +64.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
89.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +76.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 89 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 64 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 76 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 41.0% | 30.0% | 20.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 50.0% | 39.0% | 9.0% | 2.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 71.0% | 89.0% |
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 89.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 81.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 64.0% |
| 2021-22 | 21.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 7.0% | 13.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
75.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+44.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 45 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Leyendecker Elementary School
Leyendecker Elementary School's state test result (75.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leyendecker Elementary School this school | 406 | 100.0% | 75.6% |
| Alberto and Celia Barrera Elementary School RIO GRANDE CITY | 420 | 100.0% | 32.5% |
| Dovalina Elementary School LAREDO | 399 | 99.5% | 46.5% |
| Davila Elementary School HOUSTON | 398 | 99.5% | 52.8% |
| Daiches Elementary School LAREDO | 405 | 99.0% | 70.8% |
| Cesar Chavez Elementary School PHARR | 403 | 98.3% | 53.5% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Leyendecker Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Webb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #172 of 4,401 | #4 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #25 of 4,466 ▼ 3 | #2 of 52 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #677 of 4,466 ▼ 38 | #13 of 52 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.0pp | #657 of 3,998 | #11 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #3,436 of 4,938 | #43 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,159 of 4,622 | #9 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.4% | #4,392 of 4,628 | #12 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #18 of 4,789 | #2 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #1,153 of 2,838 | #24 of 43 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
406
-16 (-4%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 765
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 406 | 30 | 13.5:1 | 100% (406) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 28.7 | 14.8:1 | 99% (420) |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 29.8 | 14.9:1 | 100% (440) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 31 | 13.6:1 | 99% (416) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 31.9 | 16.0:1 | 96% (490) |
| 2015-16 | 538 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 96% (518) |
| 2010-11 | 637 | 33 | 19.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 708 | 36 | 19.7:1 | 58% (413) |
| 1990-91 | 765 | 32 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leyendecker Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (509 to 406); teachers down 6% (31.9 to 30).
About Leyendecker Elementary School
Leyendecker Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in LAREDO, Texas. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 406 students. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
A total of 30 schools make up LAREDO ISD, with 20,271 students enrolled.
A large majority of enrollment at Leyendecker Elementary School is Hispanic, at 98%. Among Webb County residents, the Hispanic share is about 95%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 3, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 30 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.5:1. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 83% average for public schools in Webb County, the school's rate is higher.
Leyendecker Elementary School is in the top 10% of Texas schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 31.0%. The school's actual rate is 75.6%, 44.6 points higher.
The school's county is Webb County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $63,058, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Webb County's 95 public schools enroll about 63,717 students and include Leyendecker Elementary School.
About 0.2 miles separate Leyendecker Elementary School from the closest public school, Christen Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Leyendecker Elementary School ranks 1st of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 75.6% against a local average of 49.2%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 4%.
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Webb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
269,294
Census ACS
Median income
$63,058
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
63,717 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAREDO ISD
- Nixon High SchoolHigh · 2,124 students
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 1,975 students
- Dr Leo Cigarroa High SchoolHigh · 1,379 students
- Lamar Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,204 students
- Christen Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,115 students
- Joaquin Cigarroa Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,053 students
Other schools in LAREDO
- United High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- United South High SchoolHigh · 3,252 students
- Lyndon B JohnsonHigh · 3,240 students
- John B Alexander High SchoolHigh · 3,171 students
- Nixon High SchoolHigh · 2,124 students
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 1,975 students
Nearby schools
- Christen Middle School0.2 mi · 1,115
- Martin High School0.3 mi · 1,975
- Macdonell Elementary School0.6 mi · 426
- Bruni Elementary School0.7 mi · 441
- Dovalina Elementary School0.9 mi · 399
- Santa Maria Elementary School1.0 mi · 465
Frequently asked questions
About Leyendecker Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Leyendecker Elementary School?
Leyendecker Elementary School enrolls approximately 406 students in grades PK-05.
Is Leyendecker Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Leyendecker Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Leyendecker Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Leyendecker Elementary School is approximately 13.5:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Leyendecker Elementary School?
Leyendecker Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
What district is Leyendecker Elementary School in?
Leyendecker Elementary School is part of LAREDO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.