Barbara Fasken Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Laredo, Texas

Barbara Fasken Elementary in Laredo, Texas enrolled 704 students in 2024-25 with 43.0 full-time teachers, 16.4 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 67-71% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 56% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

707 students in 2022-23, 725 students in 2023-24, 704 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.0 to 43.0.

Students enrolled at Barbara Fasken Elementary by school year2022-23: 707, 2023-24: 725, 2024-25: 70402004006008002022-237072023-247252024-25704
Students enrolled at Barbara Fasken Elementary by school year2022-23: 707, 2023-24: 725, 2024-25: 70402004006008002022-237072023-247252024-25704
Students enrolled at Barbara Fasken Elementary by school year2022-23: 707, 2023-24: 725, 2024-25: 70402004006008002022-237072023-247252024-25704
Students enrolled at Barbara Fasken Elementary by school year2022-23: 707, 2023-24: 725, 2024-25: 70402004006008002022-237072023-247252024-25704
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2370743.016.4
2023-2472544.916.2
2024-2570443.016.4

16.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 78 of every 100 Texas elementary schools

Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; This school 16.4; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; This school 16.4; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; This school 16.4; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; This school 16.4; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 14.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 665 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Barbara Fasken Elementary enrolled 665 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 665 of the 665 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent12.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

97.9% of students were Hispanic, 0.7% White, 0.7% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic97.9%
  2. White0.7%
  3. Asian0.7%
  4. Black0.3%
  5. Two or more races0.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Barbara Fasken Elementary scored proficient or above: 67-71% in reading in 2021-22 and 56% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTexas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2267‑71%55%52%
Math, 2022-2356%45% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Laredo

50 public elementary schools in Laredo report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Salinas Elementary85417.880.6%
Ryan Elementary83417.480.5%
Rodolfo C Centeno Elementary82416.485.9%
Veterans Memorial Elementary81516.691.2%
San Isidro Elementary79416.435.8%
Col Santos Benavides Elementary79016.136.5%
Prada Elementary78816.292.1%
Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary76815.180.2%

All public schools in Laredo →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Barbara Fasken Elementary

  1. Kazen ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 367 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Finley ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 471 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare Barbara Fasken Elementary with Kazen ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much United ISD spends per student$12,037 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,037
  5. The largest public schools in TexasBarbara Fasken Elementary is the number 853 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#853 of 4,615
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher16.4 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.16.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Barbara Fasken Elementary

  1. How many students attend Barbara Fasken Elementary?
    704 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 707 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Laredo, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Barbara Fasken Elementary?
    16.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Barbara Fasken Elementary a Title I school?
    Barbara Fasken Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Barbara Fasken Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Barbara Fasken Elementary scored proficient or above: 67-71% in reading in 2021-22 and 56% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Barbara Fasken Elementary in?
    United ISD, NCES district ID 4843650. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 484365011086 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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