Don Jose Gallego
Public elementary school in Laredo, Texas · Laredo ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Don Jose Gallego serves 557 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Laredo (Webb County). It is one of 29 schools in Laredo ISD. By enrollment it is the 1968th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.6 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 38.06 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Laredo ISD |
| County | Webb County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482679003011 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Laredo ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 557 | 20,271 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.6 | 14.2 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 98.7% | 97.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Don Jose Gallego in context
Size
Of the 20 elementary schools in Laredo ISD, Don Jose Gallego is the 8th largest, with 2.7% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 0.9 miles away and have a median of 475 students, so Don Jose Gallego is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 4 with 100 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 63, against an average of 80 per grade. This year grade 5 has 19% more students than kindergarten (75 against 63). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 86 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
98.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 97.1% across Laredo ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Don Jose Gallego has 38.06 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 557 students would have about 37.6 teachers, so Don Jose Gallego has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is J C Martin Jr. Elementary School, 0.5 miles away in the same district. There are 34 elementary schools within 5 miles and 48 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.8% |
| White | 0.2% |
49.7% of students are girls and 50.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 86 |
| Kindergarten | 63 |
| Grade 1 | 68 |
| Grade 2 | 78 |
| Grade 3 | 87 |
| Grade 4 | 100 |
| Grade 5 | 75 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
520 Clark Blvd, Laredo, TX 78040
Phone: (956)273-3100
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Don Jose Gallego. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J C Martin Jr. Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 0.5 mi | 435 | 14.5 | 99.5% |
| Tarver Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 0.5 mi | 421 | 14.4 | 95.2% |
| T Sanchez El / H Ochoa Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 0.7 mi | 569 | 15.7 | 98.2% |
| Bruni Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 0.7 mi | 441 | 14.7 | 98.4% |
| Heights Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 1.0 mi | 508 | 16.4 | 98.2% |
| Leyendecker Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 1.1 mi | 406 | 13.5 | 100% |
| Ryan Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 1.3 mi | 834 | 17.4 | 86.9% |
| Pierce Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 1.3 mi | 662 | 16.1 | 99.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.