The top reported proficiency rate is 61% in English language arts. The lowest is 22% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Sigifredo Perez El
Sigifredo Perez Elementary sits on Sierra Vista Drive in Laredo, a sprawling border city in Webb County whose economy runs on international trade through the Port of Laredo, the top inland port on the U.S.-Mexico border. The school is part of United ISD and serves children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. Enrollment is moderately sized for that grade band, and the student body is entirely Hispanic, which reflects Laredo's character as a predominantly Hispanic city where daily life, commerce, and family routines are deeply shaped by proximity to Mexico.
Nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which tells a parent something concrete about the economic circumstances of most families at this campus. English learner counts and special education rates were not available in the data provided.
Texas assesses students in grades three through five on the STAAR, so all of the academic picture here comes from those tested grades. The results show a real split across subjects. In third-grade reading, a strong majority of students reached proficiency, and math at that same grade was also at a solid level. Both numbers put Perez in the top quartile among the districts in Webb County on an overall proficiency index, which is a meaningful position in a county with multiple sizable districts. As students move into fourth and fifth grade, math proficiency drops noticeably, landing well below the third-grade level. Fourth-grade reading holds up reasonably, but fifth-grade science shows only a small fraction of students reaching proficiency, the weakest result on record here. The STAAR also reports an "approaches grade level" threshold that is lower than the proficiency bar, and across subjects a large share of students are reaching that floor, but the proportion reaching the higher "meets" standard is more moderate, and the proportion reaching "masters" is limited. A parent who wants to understand what is happening specifically in upper-elementary math and science, and what interventions are in place, would do well to ask the school directly.
Trend data only covers a single year, so there is no multi-year picture to assess whether performance is rising, flat, or falling. A graduation rate does not apply here because the school stops at fifth grade.
United ISD has made a few moves worth knowing about. The district publicly reported launching an expanded early childhood program, which is directly relevant for families with children younger than the traditional pre-K age. Sigifredo Perez already serves pre-K, so families should ask how that newer district program connects to this campus. The district has also introduced a reading-at-grade-level initiative, which lines up with the reading performance being the relative strength in the test data. Property tax rates for the district's maintenance and operations fund were publicly reported to have decreased, a modest but real consideration for families weighing homeownership in the attendance zone.
Housing in the zip code is priced well below both the Texas and national medians, making it among the more affordable urban elementary markets in the state. Rents are also low relative to income, and the rent-to-mortgage cost gap is small, meaning the buy-versus-rent decision is less lopsided here than in most Texas cities. Laredo continues to grow outward to the north and east, with new master-planned communities coming online, so the area around newer campuses is adding residential development steadily.
Laredo itself is automobile-dependent in most neighborhoods outside downtown. Families near Sigifredo Perez would likely drive for most errands and school logistics. El Metro provides bus service on a hub-and-spoke system, but practical transit access to any specific address depends on proximity to routes. The Joe A. Guerra Public Library runs bilingual programming, and Lake Casa Blanca offers outdoor recreation. The city's bilingual, binational character is not incidental; it is woven into retail, food, civic events, and school demographics in ways that families moving from elsewhere should factor into their expectations.
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