MARTIN H S

MARTIN H S is a substantial secondary school in LAREDO, Texas, one of the schools within LAREDO ISD. The school serves 1,975 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 148% larger than the state mean of about 796.

LAREDO ISD comprises 30 schools with combined enrollment of 20,271 students; MARTIN H S is among them.

Demographically, MARTIN H S shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%).

Looking at the economic backdrop, MARTIN H S reports 146 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at MARTIN H S qualify 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.

With demographic context factored in, MARTIN H S is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 30.2%; this one delivers 50.1%, a residual of +19.9 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Webb County put median household income runs about $63,058, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Webb County's 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,717 students), MARTIN H S is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CHRISTEN MIDDLE, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MARTIN H S. On composite proficiency, MARTIN H S comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 52.9%.

MARTIN H S operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. MARTIN H S's enrollment has shrank 3% since 2018, when it stood at 2,026 (now 1,975). Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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