Elias Herrera Middle School
Public middle school in Laredo, Texas · United ISD · Grades 6–8
Elias Herrera Middle School serves 1,146 students in grades 6–8 in Laredo (Webb County). It is one of 51 schools in United ISD. By enrollment it is the 156th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 19.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 57.75 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | United ISD |
| County | Webb County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484365013621 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | United ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,146 | 40,742 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 19.8 | 15.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 46.4% | 75% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 98% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Elias Herrera Middle School in context
Size
Elias Herrera Middle School is the largest of United ISD's 13 middle schools; its 1,146 students are 2.8% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.7 miles away and have a median of 669 students, so Elias Herrera Middle 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 6 with 396 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 357, against an average of 382 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 396 in grade 6 and 393 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 97.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across United ISD (98.7%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
46.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75% across United ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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
Elias Herrera Middle School has 57.75 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 19.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,146 students would have about 79.6 teachers, so Elias Herrera Middle School has 21.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
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 middle school is Trautmann Middle School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. There are 6 middle schools within 5 miles and 14 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 97.6% |
| White | 1.1% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| Black | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
48.9% of students are girls and 51.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 396 |
| Grade 7 | 357 |
| Grade 8 | 393 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8800 McPherson Rd, Laredo, TX 78045
Phone: (956)473-6900
Website: uisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Elias Herrera Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trautmann Middle School | United ISD | 1.1 mi | 756 | 18.9 | 58.6% |
| United Middle School | United ISD | 1.4 mi | 999 | 17.3 | 45.3% |
| Clark Middle School | United ISD | 3.3 mi | 543 | 14.4 | 83.4% |
| George Washington Middle School | United ISD | 3.4 mi | 579 | 15.2 | 75% |
| Juan Roberto Ramirez Middle School | United ISD | 4.0 mi | 521 | 16.5 | 78.5% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Laredo | Harmony Public Schools - South Texas | 4.2 mi | 659 | 15.6 | 92.3% |
| Memorial Middle School | Laredo ISD | 5.6 mi | 679 | 14.6 | 97.6% |
| Christen Middle School | Laredo ISD | 5.6 mi | 1,115 | 14.1 | 99.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.