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Enrollment
3,463
High
DISTRICT 1,667 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNITED ISD·NCES 484365004962
United High School
2811 UNITED AVE, LAREDO, TX 78045 · (956) 473-5600 · Webb County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL3,463 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
211 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
2,036 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 795 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 851 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 867 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 950 | 27% |
Student demographics
5%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
71.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
69.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +47.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 47 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 52.0% | 15.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 30.0% | 39.0% | 26.0% | 5.0% |
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 | 71.0% | 69.0% |
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 69.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 61.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 58.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 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
73.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% 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 25 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 United High School
United High School's state test result (73.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| United High School this school | 3,463 | 58.8% | 73.1% |
| John B Alexander High School LAREDO | 3,171 | 53.3% | 72.7% |
| Eastwood High School EL PASO | 2,295 | 55.6% | 69.9% |
| Pebble Hills High School EL PASO | 2,952 | 58.8% | 60.1% |
| Eastlake High School EL PASO | 3,004 | 64.5% | 55.1% |
| Robert R Vela High School EDINBURG | 2,101 | 61.7% | 55.2% |
Matched among Texas high 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 United High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Webb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #176 of 1,385 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #154 of 1,425 ▼ 29 | #2 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #352 of 1,425 ▼ 63 | #3 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.5pp | #398 of 1,184 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,463 | #36 of 2,107 | #1 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #989 of 1,344 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.9% | #1,269 of 1,346 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.8% | #830 of 1,522 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.1% | #102 of 557 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
3,463
-518 (-13%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 2,324
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 3,463 | 210.8 | 16.4:1 | 59% (2,036) |
| 2023-24 | 3,567 | 220.5 | 16.2:1 | 62% (2,218) |
| 2022-23 | 3,644 | 224.5 | 16.2:1 | 62% (2,246) |
| 2020-21 | 3,981 | 229 | 17.4:1 | 59% (2,341) |
| 2017-18 | 4,389 | 227.6 | 19.3:1 | 59% (2,608) |
| 2015-16 | 4,242 | 225 | 18.9:1 | 62% (2,612) |
| 2010-11 | 3,690 | 210 | 17.6:1 | 58% (2,154) |
| 2000-01 | 1,986 | 125 | 15.9:1 | 36% (717) |
| 1990-91 | 2,324 | 147 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for United High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (4,389 to 3,463); teachers down 7% (227.6 to 210.8).
About United High School
As a large high school, United High School serves students in LAREDO, Texas. The school counted 3,463 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. The school is 335% bigger than the average for high schools in Texas.
In UNITED ISD, 51 schools enroll a combined 40,742 students.
The share of Hispanic students at United High School is 98%. In Webb County overall, the Hispanic share is about 95%. The diversity index for United High School is 5%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 210.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, United High School has a ratio of 16.4:1. The average for high schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 59% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Webb County, the average is 83%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, United High School would score about 48.6%. It scores 73.1%, a top-10% result among Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Webb County, the median household earns about $63,058 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 19% of residents are in poverty. Webb County has 95 public schools with about 63,717 students, including United High School.
About 0.5 miles separate United High School from the closest public school, San Isidro Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. United High School is 2nd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
The school shrank from 3,981 students in 2020-21 to 3,463 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. 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 UNITED ISD
- 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
- United South Middle SchoolMiddle · 869 students
Other schools in LAREDO
- 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
- Dr Leo Cigarroa High SchoolHigh · 1,379 students
Other United High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named United High. United High School is the largest of the 3.
- United High SchoolHanoverton, OH · 541 students
- United High SchoolClarksburg, WV · 148 students
Nearby schools
- San Isidro Elementary School0.5 mi · 794
- Dr Malakoff Elementary School1.4 mi · 599
- Charles Borchers Elementary School1.5 mi · 456
- Matias De Llano Elementary School2.1 mi · 453
- Roberto J Santos Elementary School2.2 mi · 584
- Elias Herrera Middle School2.3 mi · 1,146
Frequently asked questions
About United High SchoolHow large is United High School?
United High School enrolls approximately 3,463 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does United High School serve?
United High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does United High School have?
United High School employs 211 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at United High School?
At United High School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is United High School public or private?
United High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by UNITED ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.