Dovalina El, Laredo TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Dovalina El

Dovalina Elementary serves prekindergarten through fifth grade in Laredo, a border city whose economy centers on cross-border logistics and trade. The school enrolls a small population by elementary standards, drawn almost entirely from Hispanic households and serving nearly all students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Housing values in the zip code are below both state and national benchmarks, reflecting the economic realities of the broader Laredo region.

The school's academic performance presents a mixed picture. In mathematics, Dovalina shows a wide grade-by-grade spread. Third graders are struggling, with only a small fraction reaching proficiency. Fifth graders perform notably better, with about four in ten meeting the standard. English language arts proficiency is low across grades. Third-grade reading proficiency is near one in three students. Fifth-grade performance on a Spanish-language ELA assessment is zero, though that result reflects a very small cohort. Social studies stands as a clear strength: across the school, about half of students reach the "mastery" performance level in that subject, and nearly all reach the "approaches" level. In science, the one tested grade shows perfect performance, though again on a small cohort.

One important constraint: data on enrollment in English learner or special education programs was not available, so the degree to which the student population includes recent arrivals to English or students with disabilities remains unclear. Those factors would shape how to read the proficiency numbers. The school does serve enough students across grades three through five for state testing to occur and results to be reported.

Relative to other districts in Webb County, Dovalina's overall proficiency index sits below the midpoint. The school has not published a graduation rate, which is expected because it does not serve high school students.

Laredo ISD itself faces sustained enrollment decline that is creating budget pressure across the district. That ongoing contraction is a structural concern for families considering the area. At the same time, the district operates a distinctive multi-campus system of specialty and early-college high schools spanning many career and college pathways, so families who stay through secondary years do have access to choice-based, college-accelerated routes. For Dovalina specifically, what comes after depends on where families enroll at the middle school level and then which high school option they select within that broader system.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 315%

School 15% · District 24% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 32 pts below county median

Grade 543%

School 43% · District 26% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 333%

School 33% · District 18% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 68% · ▼ 68 pts below district

▼ 54 pts below state median · ▼ 67 pts below county median

Science

Grade 5100%

School 100% · District 55% · ▲ 45 pts above district

▲ 77 pts above state median · ▲ 65 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.