TRAUTMANN MIDDLE

TRAUTMANN MIDDLE is one of the average-sized junior highs in LAREDO, Texas, operated by UNITED ISD, with 756 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Across the 51 schools in UNITED ISD (40,742 students total), TRAUTMANN MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, TRAUTMANN MIDDLE logs that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Webb County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, TRAUTMANN MIDDLE lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.9:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Webb County runs at roughly 83%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, TRAUTMANN MIDDLE ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 48.3%; TRAUTMANN MIDDLE posts 67.2%, +18.9 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Webb County indicate the typical household earns roughly $63,058 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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), TRAUTMANN MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: TRAUTMANN EL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around TRAUTMANN MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts TRAUTMANN MIDDLE at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 57.4%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TRAUTMANN MIDDLE has declined 57%, going from 1,763 students in 2018 to 756 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the TRAUTMANN MIDDLE community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.