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Enrollment
571
Elementary
DISTRICT 513 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAREDO ISD·NCES 482679006578
Ligarde Elementary School
2800 S CANADA AVE, LAREDO, TX 78046 · (956) 273-3900 · Webb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL571 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
552 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 | 68 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
0%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
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +28.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 28 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 22.0% | 23.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 37.0% |
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 | 53.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 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 Ligarde Elementary School
Ligarde Elementary School's state test result (39.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ligarde Elementary School this school | 571 | 96.7% | 39.4% |
| Dr Maria Palmira Mendiola Elementary School MISSION | 583 | 95.5% | 32.7% |
| Loma Park Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 587 | 96.9% | 28.8% |
| H B Zachry Elementary School LAREDO | 562 | 95.4% | 46.9% |
| Juan Seguin Elementary School MISSION | 569 | 98.2% | 27.4% |
| T Sanchez El / H Ochoa Elementary School LAREDO | 569 | 98.2% | 48.0% |
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 Ligarde Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Webb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #2,668 of 4,401 | #49 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,884 of 4,466 ▼ 23 | #47 of 52 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #2,175 of 4,466 ▼ 23 | #44 of 52 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #1,598 of 3,998 | #24 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 571 | #1,849 of 4,938 | #26 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #3,148 of 4,622 | #33 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.4% | #4,583 of 4,628 | #42 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.7% | #313 of 4,789 | #17 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.7% | #1,049 of 2,838 | #18 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
571
-83 (-13%) vs 2020
+60% since 1990-91, when it was 356
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 571 | 36.1 | 15.8:1 | 97% (552) |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 35.8 | 16.5:1 | 98% (582) |
| 2022-23 | 585 | 35 | 16.7:1 | 96% (564) |
| 2020-21 | 654 | 41 | 15.9:1 | 96% (631) |
| 2017-18 | 729 | 42 | 17.4:1 | 93% (681) |
| 2015-16 | 809 | 41 | 19.7:1 | 94% (758) |
| 2010-11 | 774 | 42 | 18.4:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 579 | 32 | 18.1:1 | 83% (482) |
| 1990-91 | 356 | 24 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ligarde Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (729 to 571); teachers down 14% (42 to 36.1).
About Ligarde Elementary School
Ligarde Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in LAREDO, Texas, one of the schools in LAREDO ISD. The school counted 571 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5.
LAREDO ISD runs 30 schools with a combined 20,271 students. Ligarde Elementary School is one of them.
Of every 100 students at Ligarde Elementary School, about 100 are Hispanic. The diversity index for Ligarde Elementary School is 0%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Ligarde Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1, with 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The school has 97% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Webb County average 83%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Ligarde Elementary School is 7.0 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 39.4% actual, 32.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
In the surrounding county, Webb County, median household income comes to about $63,058, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 19%. The county has 95 public schools and about 63,717 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, H B Zachry Elementary School, is about 0.1 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Ligarde Elementary School is 6th on average proficiency.
Ligarde Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
In 2020-21, Ligarde Elementary School enrolled 654 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 571.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- H B Zachry Elementary School0.1 mi · 562
- Joaquin Cigarroa Middle School0.3 mi · 1,053
- Dr Leo Cigarroa High School0.3 mi · 1,379
- J Kawas Elementary School0.6 mi · 363
- United South Middle School0.7 mi · 869
- Salinas Elementary School0.7 mi · 854
Frequently asked questions
About Ligarde Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ligarde Elementary School?
Ligarde Elementary School enrolls approximately 571 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ligarde Elementary School serve?
Ligarde Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ligarde Elementary School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Ligarde Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Ligarde Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ligarde Elementary School are roughly 0% White, 100% Hispanic.
What district is Ligarde Elementary School in?
Ligarde Elementary School is part of LAREDO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.