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Which teacher or staff member at PIERCE EL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
662
Elementary
DISTRICT 513 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAREDO ISD·NCES 482679003026
PIERCE EL
800 E EISTETTER, LAREDO, TX 78041 · (956) 273-4300 · Webb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL662 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
661 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
60.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +45.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 45 points.
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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 30% 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 27 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
662
-177 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.4:1
% White
0%
was 1%
% Hispanic
100%
was 99%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PIERCE EL
PIERCE EL is a medium-sized primary school in LAREDO, Texas, part of LAREDO ISD. The school educates 662 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 28% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.
LAREDO ISD comprises 30 schools with combined enrollment of 20,271 students; PIERCE EL is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, PIERCE EL records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%).
On the resource side, On paper, PIERCE EL has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at PIERCE EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Webb County (around 83%), the school's rate is north of typical.
After controlling for student poverty, PIERCE EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 30.3%; actual is 56.8%, +26.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Webb County) reports that median household income runs about $63,058, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. PIERCE EL is one of 95 public schools in Webb County (combined enrollment of about 63,717 students).
The closest other public school is HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - LAREDO, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PIERCE EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PIERCE EL at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 49.4%.
Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.
Five-year trend. PIERCE EL's enrollment has contracted 21% since 2018, when it stood at 839 (now 662). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.
On the community side, the feed for PIERCE EL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 H SHigh · 2,124 students
- MARTIN H SHigh · 1,975 students
- DR LEO CIGARROA H SHigh · 1,379 students
- LAMAR MIDDLEMiddle · 1,204 students
- CHRISTEN MIDDLEMiddle · 1,115 students
- JOAQUIN CIGARROA MIDDLEMiddle · 1,053 students
Other schools in LAREDO
- UNITED H SHigh · 3,463 students
- UNITED SOUTH H SHigh · 3,252 students
- LYNDON B JOHNSONHigh · 3,240 students
- JOHN B ALEXANDER H SHigh · 3,171 students
- NIXON H SHigh · 2,124 students
- MARTIN H SHigh · 1,975 students
Nearby schools
- HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - LAREDO0.5 mi · 659
- HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - LAREDO0.6 mi · 671
- T SANCHEZ EL / H OCHOA EL0.7 mi · 569
- TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-LAREDO NORTH0.7 mi · 131
- TARVER EL0.8 mi · 421
- CLARK EL1.0 mi · 354
Frequently asked questions
About PIERCE ELHow many students attend PIERCE EL?
PIERCE EL enrolls approximately 662 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PIERCE EL serve?
PIERCE EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at PIERCE EL?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at PIERCE EL.
How diverse is PIERCE EL?
PIERCE EL reports a student body of 0% White, 100% Hispanic.
Is PIERCE EL public or private?
PIERCE EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LAREDO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.