📍 520 Clark Blvd, Laredo, Webb County, 78040
Don Jose Gallego is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Laredo, Webb County. The school has 607 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amber Almanza. It is part of the Laredo Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Don Jose Gallego enrolls 607 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 606 | 100% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
593 of the school's 607 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 586 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Don Jose Gallego is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 21, state house district 42.
Don Jose Gallego is one of 30 schools in LAREDO ISD, based in LAREDO, Texas. The district serves 20,271 students district-wide and employs 1,415 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 607 students, Don Jose Gallego is close to the district average of about 676 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large