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Enrollment
824
Elementary
DISTRICT 606 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNITED ISD·NCES 484365011084
RODOLFO C CENTENO EL
2710 LA PITA MANGANA RD, LAREDO, TX 78046 · (956) 473-8800 · Webb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL824 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
721 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
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
52.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 points.
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
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
824
-60 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 17.8:1
% White
1%
was 0%
% Hispanic
99%
was 100%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About RODOLFO C CENTENO EL
RODOLFO C CENTENO EL is a sprawling elementary school in LAREDO, Texas, part of UNITED ISD. The school works with 824 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 59% bigger than the state mean of about 519.
Within UNITED ISD, which oversees 51 schools and 40,742 students, RODOLFO C CENTENO EL is one campus in the system.
On demographics, RODOLFO C CENTENO EL shows that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic.
Looking at the economic backdrop, RODOLFO C CENTENO EL shows 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting RODOLFO C CENTENO EL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 88% of students at RODOLFO C CENTENO EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, RODOLFO C CENTENO EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.6%.
Across the wider county, Webb County reports that median household earnings sit near $63,058, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. Across Webb County's 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,717 students), RODOLFO C CENTENO EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-LAREDO SOUTH, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RODOLFO C CENTENO EL. On composite proficiency, RODOLFO C CENTENO EL comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 48.1%.
RODOLFO C CENTENO EL operates from a high-density location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RODOLFO C CENTENO EL has ticked down 7%, going from 884 students in 2018 to 824 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for RODOLFO C CENTENO EL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 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
- ELIAS HERRERA MIDDLEMiddle · 1,146 students
- UNITED MIDDLEMiddle · 999 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
- TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-LAREDO SOUTH0.6 mi · 129
- SIGIFREDO PEREZ EL0.6 mi · 588
- LOS OBISPOS MIDDLE0.6 mi · 620
- RICARDO MOLINA MIDDLE0.7 mi · 769
- FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT EL0.8 mi · 612
- YOUTH RECOVERY HOME0.9 mi · 15
Frequently asked questions
About RODOLFO C CENTENO ELWhat is the total enrollment at RODOLFO C CENTENO EL?
RODOLFO C CENTENO EL enrolls approximately 824 students in grades PK-05.
Is RODOLFO C CENTENO EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
RODOLFO C CENTENO EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does RODOLFO C CENTENO EL have?
RODOLFO C CENTENO EL employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
How diverse is RODOLFO C CENTENO EL?
RODOLFO C CENTENO EL reports a student body of 1% White, 99% Hispanic.
Who oversees RODOLFO C CENTENO EL?
RODOLFO C CENTENO EL is overseen by UNITED ISD in Webb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.