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Enrollment
542
Elementary
DISTRICT 513 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAREDO ISD·NCES 482679003030
Santo Nino Elementary School
2701 BISMARK ST, LAREDO, TX 78043 · (956) 273-4700 · Webb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL542 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
531 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 89 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
1%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 1% · 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% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +52.0pp 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 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 52 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 26.0% | 28.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 33.0% | 33.0% | 23.0% | 11.0% |
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% | 66.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 56.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% 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 24 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 →
Schools most like Santo Nino Elementary School
Santo Nino Elementary School's state test result (56.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Nino Elementary School this school | 542 | 98.0% | 56.2% |
| Patricia S Garza Elementary School DONNA | 551 | 98.4% | 27.7% |
| Don Jose Gallego LAREDO | 557 | 98.7% | 47.5% |
| Daniel Singleterry Sr DONNA | 560 | 98.9% | 23.6% |
| Juan Seguin Elementary School MISSION | 569 | 98.2% | 27.4% |
| T Sanchez El / H Ochoa Elementary School LAREDO | 569 | 98.2% | 48.0% |
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 Santo Nino Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Webb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #982 of 4,401 | #18 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #592 of 4,466 ▲ 947 | #17 of 52 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,956 of 4,466 ▼ 523 | #41 of 52 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.0pp | #980 of 3,998 | #16 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 542 | #2,112 of 4,938 | #30 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #2,855 of 4,622 | #28 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.7% | #4,547 of 4,628 | #35 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.0% | #189 of 4,789 | #13 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.9% | #1,028 of 2,838 | #16 of 43 |
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
542
-91 (-14%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 553
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 542 | 35.1 | 15.4:1 | 98% (531) |
| 2023-24 | 541 | 34.6 | 15.6:1 | 96% (520) |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 35.7 | 15.5:1 | 96% (531) |
| 2020-21 | 633 | 39 | 16.2:1 | 96% (610) |
| 2017-18 | 694 | 40.2 | 17.3:1 | 91% (635) |
| 2015-16 | 687 | 39 | 17.6:1 | 92% (634) |
| 2010-11 | 822 | 46 | 17.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 871 | 41 | 21.2:1 | 88% (764) |
| 1990-91 | 553 | 34 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Santo Nino Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (694 to 542); teachers down 13% (40.2 to 35.1).
About Santo Nino Elementary School
Santo Nino Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in LAREDO, Texas. There are 542 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
LAREDO ISD, which runs Santo Nino Elementary School, has 30 schools and 20,271 students.
At Santo Nino Elementary School, 100% of students are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 1%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.4:1. The school has 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is close to this figure. In all, 98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 83% average for public schools in Webb County is 15 points lower.
Santo Nino Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 92% of Texas public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Santo Nino Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Texas schools. It scores 56.2%; the prediction is 31.9%.
In the wider Webb County area, the median household earns about $63,058 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 19%. Santo Nino Elementary School shares Webb County with 94 other public schools.
J Kawas Elementary School is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Santo Nino Elementary School ranks 3rd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 56.2% against a local average of 50.1%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 542, from 633 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Santo Nino Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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 LAREDO ISD
- Nixon High SchoolHigh · 2,124 students
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 1,975 students
- Dr Leo Cigarroa High SchoolHigh · 1,379 students
- Lamar Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,204 students
- Christen Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,115 students
- Joaquin Cigarroa Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,053 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
- J Kawas Elementary School0.6 mi · 363
- Ruiz Elementary School0.7 mi · 660
- Dr Leo Cigarroa High School0.8 mi · 1,379
- United South Middle School0.8 mi · 869
- H B Zachry Elementary School0.9 mi · 562
- Joaquin Cigarroa Middle School0.9 mi · 1,053
Frequently asked questions
About Santo Nino Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Santo Nino Elementary School?
Santo Nino Elementary School enrolls approximately 542 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Santo Nino Elementary School serve?
Santo Nino Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Santo Nino Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Santo Nino Elementary School is approximately 15.4:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Santo Nino Elementary School?
Student demographics at Santo Nino Elementary School are roughly 0% White, 100% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
Who oversees Santo Nino Elementary School?
Santo Nino Elementary School is overseen by LAREDO ISD in Webb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.