Dr. Leo Cigarroa High School
Public high school in Laredo, Texas · Laredo ISD · Grades 9–12
Dr. Leo Cigarroa High School serves 1,379 students in grades 9–12 in Laredo (Webb County). It is one of 29 schools in Laredo ISD. By enrollment it is the 484th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 11.8 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 116.47 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Laredo ISD |
| County | Webb County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482679005883 |
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 high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,379 | 20,271 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 11.8 | 14.2 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.8% | 97.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 32% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Dr. Leo Cigarroa High School in context
Size
Of the 5 high schools in Laredo ISD, Dr. Leo Cigarroa High School is the 3rd largest, with 6.8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,057; Dr. Leo Cigarroa High School is larger than most of them.
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 12 with 380 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 306, against an average of 345 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 363 in grade 9 and 380 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
95.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 97.1% across Laredo ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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
With 116.47 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,379 students, Dr. Leo Cigarroa High School has 11.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,379 students would have about 98.5 teachers, so Dr. Leo Cigarroa High School has 18 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Dr. Leo Cigarroa High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is United South High School, 1.2 miles away in United ISD. Within 10 miles there are 16 other high schools, 11 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.5% |
| White | 0.5% |
48.2% of students are girls and 51.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 363 |
| Grade 10 | 330 |
| Grade 11 | 306 |
| Grade 12 | 380 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2600 Zacatecas St, Laredo, TX 78046
Phone: (956)273-6800
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Dr. Leo Cigarroa High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United South High School | United ISD | 1.2 mi | 3,252 | 16.8 | 82.3% |
| Youth Recovery Home | United ISD | 1.5 mi | 15 | 5.4 | 93.3% |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo South | Triumph Public High Schools Central Texas | 2.0 mi | 129 | 18.5 | – |
| Premier H S of Laredo | Premier High Schools | 2.2 mi | 138 | 16.5 | 97.8% |
| Texasworks - Laredo | Texas Works | 2.2 mi | 57 | 167.6 | – |
| Lyndon B Johnson | United ISD | 3.0 mi | 3,240 | 15.8 | 89.7% |
| Nixon High School | Laredo ISD | 3.6 mi | 2,124 | 13.8 | 95.6% |
| Martin High School | Laredo ISD | 3.7 mi | 1,975 | 13.5 | 99.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.