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Enrollment
788
Elementary
DISTRICT 606 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNITED ISD·NCES 484365007096
Prada Elementary School
510 SORIA DR, LAREDO, TX 78046 · (956) 473-3500 · Webb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL788 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
738 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 108 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 134 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (113).
Student demographics
1%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · 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
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 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 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 27.0% | 21.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Prada Elementary School
Prada Elementary School's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prada Elementary School this school | 788 | 93.7% | 44.6% |
| John W Arndt Elementary School LAREDO | 766 | 94.5% | 45.9% |
| Scarborough Elementary School HOUSTON | 790 | 94.4% | 39.6% |
| Veterans Memorial Elementary School LAREDO | 815 | 91.9% | 44.4% |
| IDEA Academy Pharr PHARR | 717 | 93.7% | 42.6% |
| Rogers Academy SAN ANTONIO | 756 | 93.1% | 22.4% |
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 Prada Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Webb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #2,009 of 4,401 | #42 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,567 of 4,466 ▼ 64 | #45 of 52 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,992 of 4,466 ▼ 238 | #42 of 52 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #2,841 of 3,998 | #44 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 788 | #494 of 4,938 | #7 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #3,397 of 4,622 | #39 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.0% | #4,532 of 4,628 | #31 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.7% | #671 of 4,789 | #24 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.9% | #635 of 1,307 | #1 of 6 |
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
788
+94 (+14%) vs 2020
+28% since 2000-01, when it was 615
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 788 | 48.8 | 16.1:1 | 94% (738) |
| 2023-24 | 743 | 45 | 16.5:1 | 94% (700) |
| 2022-23 | 741 | 42.3 | 17.5:1 | 94% (697) |
| 2020-21 | 694 | 45 | 15.4:1 | 94% (654) |
| 2017-18 | 698 | 43 | 16.2:1 | 93% (647) |
| 2015-16 | 713 | 43 | 16.6:1 | 93% (666) |
| 2010-11 | 820 | 50 | 16.4:1 | 92% (756) |
| 2000-01 | 615 | 38 | 16.2:1 | 94% (577) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prada Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (698 to 788); teachers up 13% (43 to 48.8).
About Prada Elementary School
Prada Elementary School is a public elementary school run by UNITED ISD in LAREDO, Texas. It reported 788 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
UNITED ISD has 51 schools; together they serve 40,742 students.
At Prada Elementary School, 99% of students are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Prada Elementary School scores 1%.
Prada Elementary School has 48.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. The school's 16.1:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. The school has 94% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 83% average among public schools in Webb County.
A school with Prada Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 33.7%. Prada Elementary School scores 44.6%, 10.9 points above that line.
The school is in Webb County, where the median household earns about $63,058 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 19%. Prada Elementary School shares Webb County with 94 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, John W Arndt Elementary School, is about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 49.5%; Prada Elementary School's is 44.6%, ranking 7th of 7.
In the federal locale system, Prada Elementary School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 788, up from 694 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Prada Elementary School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 UNITED ISD
- 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
- Elias Herrera Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,146 students
- United Middle SchoolMiddle · 999 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
- John W Arndt Elementary School0.4 mi · 766
- Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo South0.6 mi · 129
- Sigifredo Perez Elementary School0.7 mi · 588
- Youth Recovery Home0.9 mi · 15
- Rodolfo C Centeno Elementary School1.2 mi · 824
- Lyndon B Johnson1.4 mi · 3,240
Frequently asked questions
About Prada Elementary SchoolHow large is Prada Elementary School?
Prada Elementary School enrolls approximately 788 students in grades PK-05.
Is Prada Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Prada Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Prada Elementary School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Prada Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Prada Elementary School?
Student demographics at Prada Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic.
Who oversees Prada Elementary School?
Prada Elementary School is overseen by UNITED ISD in Webb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.