📍 4001 Ave los Presidentes, Laredo, Webb County, 78046
United South H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Laredo, Webb County. The school has 3,243 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Martha Alvarez. It is part of the United Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 192.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. The school offers 16 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
United South H S enrolls 3,243 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 192.4 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, <1% Asian and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 3,227 | 100% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,761 of the school's 3,243 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 2,761 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.
United South H S 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.
United South H S is one of 51 schools in UNITED ISD, based in LAREDO, Texas. The district serves 40,742 students district-wide and employs 2,514 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 3,243 students, United South H S is larger than the district average of about 799 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large