Daiches El, Laredo TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Daiches El

Daiches Elementary serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Laredo, a predominantly Hispanic border city anchored in international trade and logistics. The school enrolls a small group of students, all from Hispanic backgrounds, with nearly all students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic composition of the neighborhoods it serves.

In state testing, Daiches shows solid performance in math, where fourth-graders reached a high level of proficiency and fifth-graders met at a strong rate, while third-graders posted a respectable proficiency level. English language arts results are more mixed: fourth-graders performed well, but fifth-graders' proficiency dipped to about two-thirds, and results for third-graders on the Spanish-language assessment were too thin to report. Fifth-grade science proficiency was above the midpoint. Across all tested subjects at the school level, most students demonstrate readiness or above-readiness proficiency in math, and a solid majority meet grade-level standards overall, though mastery rates sit in the moderate range. Compared to other districts in Webb County, Daiches' overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile, a meaningful distinction in a county context.

The school sits within Laredo ISD, a district in the grip of sustained enrollment decline that is squeezing revenue and raising the prospect of future budget pressures and possible program consolidation. Parents considering this area should understand that enrollment has fallen over the past several years and is forecast to continue dropping, which may affect the breadth and stability of programs over time. That said, Laredo ISD operates a distinctive system of specialty and early-college high schools across multiple campuses, offering families a choice of career- and college-focused pathways that can yield college credits or an associate degree alongside a diploma. This choice-driven structure is a defining feature of secondary school options for students who advance beyond Daiches.

Laredo itself is growing outward with new residential development to the north and east, and home prices in the area are below state and national medians, making it relatively affordable. The city's identity centers on family-oriented neighborhoods and small-block downtown commercial fabric, with parks and plazas anchoring civic life. Walk scores are uneven: downtown and nearby areas are pedestrian-friendly, but much of the city requires a car. A parent moving to the Daiches attendance area would be joining a economically modest community with strong Hispanic heritage and culture, where nearly all families qualify for meal support and where the school itself reflects that demographic wholly.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 369%

School 69% · District 24% · ▲ 45 pts above district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 489%

School 89% · District 63% · ▲ 26 pts above district

▲ 48 pts above state median · ▲ 38 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 487%

School 87% · District 73% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Grade 567%

School 67% · District 68% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 13 pts above state median · even with county median

Science

Grade 574%

School 74% · District 55% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 51 pts above state median · ▲ 39 pts above county median

This schoolLAREDO ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.