Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary School
Public elementary school in Laredo, Texas · United ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary School serves 612 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Laredo (Webb County). It is one of 51 schools in United ISD. By enrollment it is the 1518th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.3 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 ÷ 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | United ISD |
| County | Webb County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484365007479 |
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 elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 612 | 40,742 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.3 | 15.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 97.2% | 75% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 59% 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.
Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 30 elementary schools in United ISD, Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary School is the 17th largest, with 1.5% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.5 miles away and have a median of 777 students, so Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary School is smaller 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 4 with 99 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 67, against an average of 87 per grade. This year grade 5 has 23% more students than kindergarten (92 against 75). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 67 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
97.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75% across United 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
Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary School has 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 612 students would have about 41.4 teachers, so Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary School has 1.3 fewer.
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 Rodolfo C Centeno Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. There are 18 elementary schools within 5 miles and 40 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% |
49.3% of students are girls and 50.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 67 |
| Kindergarten | 75 |
| Grade 1 | 87 |
| Grade 2 | 95 |
| Grade 3 | 97 |
| Grade 4 | 99 |
| Grade 5 | 92 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3301 Sierra Vista Dr., Laredo, TX 78046
Phone: (956)473-3400
Website: uisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodolfo C Centeno Elementary School | United ISD | 0.8 mi | 824 | 16.4 | 87.5% |
| Sigifredo Perez Elementary School | United ISD | 0.9 mi | 588 | 14.4 | 91% |
| Veterans Memorial Elementary School | United ISD | 1.2 mi | 815 | 16.6 | 91.9% |
| Salinas Elementary School | United ISD | 1.4 mi | 854 | 17.8 | 82.1% |
| John W Arndt Elementary School | United ISD | 1.6 mi | 766 | 15.9 | 94.5% |
| Prada Elementary School | United ISD | 1.6 mi | 788 | 16.2 | 93.7% |
| Ligarde Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 1.9 mi | 571 | 15.8 | 96.7% |
| H B Zachry Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 2.0 mi | 562 | 15.9 | 95.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.