Veterans Memorial Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Laredo, Texas
Veterans Memorial Elementary in Laredo, Texas enrolled 815 students in 2024-25 with 49.0 full-time teachers, 16.6 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, 51-55% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 51% 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 rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%
779 students in 2022-23, 807 students in 2023-24, 815 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 45.5 to 49.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 779 | 45.5 | 17.1 |
| 2023-24 | 807 | 48.0 | 16.8 |
| 2024-25 | 815 | 49.0 | 16.6 |
16.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 80 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.
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 644 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Veterans Memorial Elementary enrolled 644 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 644 of the 644 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent20.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
99.1% of students were Hispanic, 0.7% White, 0.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic99.1%
- White0.7%
- Two or more races0.1%
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 Veterans Memorial Elementary scored proficient or above: 51-55% in reading in 2021-22 and 51% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 51‑55% | 55% | 52% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 51% | 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; Veterans Memorial Elementary is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salinas Elementary | 854 | 17.8 | 80.6% |
| Ryan Elementary | 834 | 17.4 | 80.5% |
| Rodolfo C Centeno Elementary | 824 | 16.4 | 85.9% |
| Veterans Memorial Elementary | 815 | 16.6 | 91.2% |
| San Isidro Elementary | 794 | 16.4 | 35.8% |
| Col Santos Benavides Elementary | 790 | 16.1 | 36.5% |
| Prada Elementary | 788 | 16.2 | 92.1% |
| Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary | 768 | 15.1 | 80.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Veterans Memorial Elementary
- Franklin D Roosevelt ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 612 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Sigifredo Perez ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 588 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Compare Veterans Memorial Elementary with Franklin D Roosevelt ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in TexasVeterans Memorial Elementary is the number 378 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#378 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher16.6 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.16.6:1
- 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 Veterans Memorial Elementary
How many students attend Veterans Memorial Elementary?
815 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 779 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Laredo, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Veterans Memorial Elementary?
16.6 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.Is Veterans Memorial Elementary a Title I school?
Veterans Memorial Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Veterans Memorial Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Veterans Memorial Elementary scored proficient or above: 51-55% in reading in 2021-22 and 51% 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.What district is Veterans Memorial Elementary in?
United ISD, NCES district ID 4843650. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 484365013304 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.