LIGARDE EL

LIGARDE EL, a mid-tier elementary campus in LAREDO, Texas, one of the schools within LAREDO ISD, instructs 571 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

LAREDO ISD runs 30 schools in total, collectively educating 20,271 students. LIGARDE EL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, LIGARDE EL records that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, LIGARDE EL shows 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Webb County (around 83%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, LIGARDE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.9%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Webb County put median household earnings sit near $63,058, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LIGARDE EL is one of 95 public schools in Webb County (combined enrollment of about 63,717 students).

The closest other public school is H B ZACHRY EL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LIGARDE EL. On composite proficiency, LIGARDE EL comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 45.5%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LIGARDE EL has fell 22%, going from 729 students in 2018 to 571 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.