State/Public Middle Open

Elias Herrera Middle

๐Ÿ“ 8800 Mcpherson Rd, Laredo, Webb County, 78045

1,097
Pupils
18.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Elias Herrera Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Laredo, Webb County. The school has 1,097 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Carlos Martinez. It is part of the United Isd school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 60.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Carlos Martinez
School district
United Isd

Enrollment & staffing

Elias Herrera Middle enrolls 1,097 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 60.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.

Male students
537 (49%)
Female students
560 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
60.8
Student-teacher ratio
18.1:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% White and <1% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino1,07498%
White121.1%
Asian7<1%
Black or African American4<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

512 of the school's 1,097 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 512 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.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Elias Herrera 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.

School district: UNITED ISD

Elias Herrera Middle 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 1,097 students, Elias Herrera Middle is larger than the district average of about 799 students per school.

40,742
District students
51
Schools
2,514
Teachers (FTE)

View the full UNITED ISD profile โ†’

Academic Performance

47%
Reading proficient
32%
Math proficient
21%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

Jobs at this school

Browse live education vacancies at or near Elias Herrera Middle.

Find vacancies โ†’