UNITED SOUTH H S

UNITED SOUTH H S, a well-populated 9-12 campus in LAREDO, Texas, part of UNITED ISD, hosts 3,252 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 309% above the state mean of about 796.

Within UNITED ISD, which oversees 51 schools and 40,742 students, UNITED SOUTH H S is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, UNITED SOUTH H S lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%).

On the resource side, UNITED SOUTH H S records 194 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), UNITED SOUTH H S sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 38.0%; actual is 57.9%, +19.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Webb County indicate median household income runs about $63,058, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. In all, Webb County runs 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,717 students), of which UNITED SOUTH H S is one.

The closest other public school is UNITED SOUTH MIDDLE, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, UNITED SOUTH H S comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 42.2%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at UNITED SOUTH H S has showed little movement, going from 3,262 students in 2018 to 3,252 in 2025.

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