📍 2100 S Milmo Ave, Laredo, Webb County, 78046
J Kawas el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Laredo, Webb County. The school has 385 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Erika Rodriguez. It is part of the Laredo Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 92% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
J Kawas el enrolls 385 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 26.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino, <1% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 383 | 99% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
375 of the school's 385 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 375 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
J Kawas el 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.
J Kawas el 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 385 students, J Kawas el is smaller than the district average of about 676 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large