SANTO NINO EL

Set in LAREDO, Texas, SANTO NINO EL is a mid-sized elementary-level community, overseen by LAREDO ISD. It enrolls 542 students across grades pre-K through 5.

SANTO NINO EL is one of 30 schools operated by LAREDO ISD, a district that works with 20,271 students overall.

In terms of who attends, SANTO NINO EL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%).

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Webb County runs at roughly 83%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SANTO NINO EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 31.1%; actual is 55.5%, +24.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Webb County put median household earnings sit near $63,058, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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), SANTO NINO EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is J KAWAS EL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SANTO NINO EL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SANTO NINO EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.6%.

SANTO NINO EL operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. SANTO NINO EL's enrollment has ticked down 22% since 2018, when it stood at 694 (now 542). Class-load math has fell: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.