📍 2001 Santa Maria Ave, Laredo, Webb County, 78040
Christen Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Laredo, Webb County. The school has 1,098 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jose Leon. It is part of the Laredo Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 81.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Christen Middle enrolls 1,098 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 81.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Hispanic or Latino, <1% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,094 | 100% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,095 of the school's 1,098 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,093 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Christen Middle 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.
Christen Middle 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 1,098 students, Christen Middle is larger than the district average of about 676 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large