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Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 513 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAREDO ISD·NCES 482679003031
Tarver Elementary School
3000 TILDEN AVE, LAREDO, TX 78040 · (956) 273-4800 · Webb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
401 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 | 70 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
0%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
67.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +43.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
63.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +41.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 43 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 41 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 35.0% | 32.0% | 14.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 29.0% | 34.0% | 23.0% | 14.0% |
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 | 67.0% | 63.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 58.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% 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 17 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 Tarver Elementary School
Tarver Elementary School's state test result (50.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarver Elementary School this school | 421 | 95.2% | 50.2% |
| Henry Cuellar Elementary School LAREDO | 430 | 94.4% | 43.5% |
| Patricio Perez Elementary School MISSION | 421 | 94.1% | 38.5% |
| Lee Elementary School EDINBURG | 414 | 94.0% | 34.1% |
| Elodia R Chapa Elementary School MISSION | 445 | 95.5% | 35.0% |
| John F Kennedy Elementary School MERCEDES | 399 | 95.0% | 22.1% |
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 Tarver Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Webb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #1,412 of 4,401 | #27 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #778 of 4,466 ▼ 10 | #19 of 52 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #894 of 4,466 ▲ 455 | #18 of 52 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +23.0pp | #362 of 3,998 | #8 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #3,322 of 4,938 | #42 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,943 of 4,622 | #15 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.0% | #4,618 of 4,628 | #49 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.2% | #474 of 4,789 | #20 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #1,449 of 2,838 | #28 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
421
+21 (+5%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 354
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 421 | 29.1 | 14.4:1 | 95% (401) |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 26.9 | 15.9:1 | 96% (409) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 27.7 | 15.5:1 | 96% (412) |
| 2020-21 | 400 | 31 | 12.9:1 | 95% (380) |
| 2017-18 | 506 | 33.6 | 15.1:1 | 95% (482) |
| 2015-16 | 536 | 35 | 15.3:1 | 94% (505) |
| 2010-11 | 626 | 38 | 16.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 453 | 27 | 16.8:1 | 67% (304) |
| 1990-91 | 354 | 28 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tarver Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (506 to 421); teachers down 13% (33.6 to 29.1).
About Tarver Elementary School
Tarver Elementary School is a public small elementary school in LAREDO, Texas. Its enrollment is 421 students, spread over pre-K through 5.
LAREDO ISD counts 30 schools and 20,271 students, including Tarver Elementary School.
Hispanic students account for 100% of the school's enrollment. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Tarver Elementary School scores 0%.
Tarver Elementary School has 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 95%. The rate at public schools in Webb County averages 83%, lower than here.
Tarver Elementary School is 17.2 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Texas.
Looking at the county, Webb County, the median household earns about $63,058 a year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Tarver Elementary School, Webb County has 95 public schools.
Tarver Elementary School is about 0.4 miles from T Sanchez El / H Ochoa Elementary School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 50.2% is below the 52.1% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place Tarver Elementary School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Tarver Elementary School had a net gain of 21 students, or 5%. The school's ratio increased from 12.9:1 to 14.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Tarver Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Other Tarver Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Tarver Elementary. Tarver Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Tarver Elementary SchoolTEMPLE, TX · 494 students
- Tarver Elementary SchoolTHORNTON, CO · 475 students
Nearby schools
- T Sanchez El / H Ochoa Elementary School0.4 mi · 569
- Don Jose Gallego0.5 mi · 557
- Nixon High School0.8 mi · 2,124
- Pierce Elementary School0.8 mi · 662
- Memorial Middle School0.8 mi · 679
- Harmony Science Academy - Laredo1.0 mi · 659
Frequently asked questions
About Tarver Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Tarver Elementary School?
Tarver Elementary School enrolls approximately 421 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Tarver Elementary School serve?
Tarver Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Tarver Elementary School have?
Tarver Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tarver Elementary School?
At Tarver Elementary School, the student body is approximately 100% Hispanic.
Is Tarver Elementary School public or private?
Tarver Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LAREDO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.