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Enrollment
588
Elementary
DISTRICT 606 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNITED ISD·NCES 484365006339
Sigifredo Perez Elementary School
500 SIERRA VISTA DR, LAREDO, TX 78043 · (956) 473-3600 · Webb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL588 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
535 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 | 67 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
0%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
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 34.0% | 19.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 26.0% | 29.0% | 25.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 63.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Sigifredo Perez Elementary School
Sigifredo Perez Elementary School's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sigifredo Perez Elementary School this school | 588 | 91.0% | 47.6% |
| Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School SAN JUAN | 598 | 91.5% | 40.8% |
| Julian S Adame DONNA | 562 | 90.6% | 36.3% |
| Vanguard Picasso PHARR | 572 | 91.4% | 48.6% |
| Riverside Elementary School EL PASO | 607 | 92.4% | 35.0% |
| Loma Terrace Elementary School EL PASO | 614 | 90.1% | 49.4% |
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 Sigifredo Perez Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Webb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #1,673 of 4,401 | #33 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,355 of 4,466 ▼ 176 | #29 of 52 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #1,214 of 4,466 ▲ 158 | #24 of 52 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.0pp | #892 of 3,998 | #14 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 588 | #1,707 of 4,938 | #24 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,855 of 4,622 | #14 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.3% | #4,586 of 4,628 | #43 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.0% | #956 of 4,789 | #28 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #1,984 of 2,838 | #35 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
588
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 834
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
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 | 588 | 41 | 14.4:1 | 91% (535) |
| 2023-24 | 597 | 40.8 | 14.6:1 | 92% (548) |
| 2022-23 | 652 | 40.9 | 15.9:1 | 93% (605) |
| 2020-21 | 599 | 39 | 15.4:1 | 90% (542) |
| 2017-18 | 658 | 41 | 16.0:1 | 93% (609) |
| 2015-16 | 644 | 40 | 16.1:1 | 93% (600) |
| 2010-11 | 1,012 | 57 | 17.8:1 | 97% (977) |
| 2000-01 | 865 | 47 | 18.4:1 | 94% (811) |
| 1990-91 | 834 | 47 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sigifredo Perez Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (658 to 588); teachers unchanged (41 to 41).
About Sigifredo Perez Elementary School
Sigifredo Perez Elementary School is a public mid-sized elementary school in LAREDO, Texas. Enrollment stands at 588 students, covering pre-K through 5.
In UNITED ISD, 51 schools enroll a combined 40,742 students.
The share of students at Sigifredo Perez Elementary School who are Hispanic is 100%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 0%.
The school lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is higher. Of all students at Sigifredo Perez Elementary School, 91% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 83% for public schools in Webb County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Sigifredo Perez Elementary School would be expected to post about 34.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.6%.
In Webb County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $63,058, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 19% of people live in poverty. There are 95 public schools in the county, enrolling about 63,717, Sigifredo Perez Elementary School among them.
About 0.1 miles separate Sigifredo Perez Elementary School from the closest public school, Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo South. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Sigifredo Perez Elementary School is 4th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 599 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 588. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.4:1.
The Sigifredo Perez Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo South0.1 mi · 129
- Rodolfo C Centeno Elementary School0.6 mi · 824
- Prada Elementary School0.7 mi · 788
- John W Arndt Elementary School0.7 mi · 766
- Los Obispos Middle School0.8 mi · 620
- Youth Recovery Home0.9 mi · 15
Frequently asked questions
About Sigifredo Perez Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sigifredo Perez Elementary School?
Sigifredo Perez Elementary School enrolls approximately 588 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Sigifredo Perez Elementary School serve?
Sigifredo Perez Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sigifredo Perez Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sigifredo Perez Elementary School is approximately 14.4:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sigifredo Perez Elementary School?
At Sigifredo Perez Elementary School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 100% Hispanic.
What district is Sigifredo Perez Elementary School in?
Sigifredo Perez Elementary School is part of UNITED ISD.
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