H B Zachry Elementary School
Public elementary school in Laredo, Texas · Laredo ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
H B Zachry Elementary School serves 562 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Laredo (Webb County). It is one of 29 schools in Laredo ISD. By enrollment it is the 1925th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than 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 ÷ 35.26 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 | 482679003016 |
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 | 562 | 20,271 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.9 | 14.2 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.4% | 97.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 70% 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.
H B Zachry Elementary School in context
Size
H B Zachry Elementary School is the 7th largest of Laredo ISD's 20 elementary schools; its 562 students are 2.8% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 0.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 601; H B Zachry Elementary School 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 1 with 108 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 61, against an average of 80 per grade. This year grade 5 has 30% more students than kindergarten (79 against 61). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 76 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
95.4% of its students are eligible 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
With 35.26 full-time-equivalent teachers for 562 students, H B Zachry Elementary School has 15.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 562 students would have about 38 teachers, so H B Zachry Elementary School has 2.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
H B Zachry Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Ligarde Elementary School, 0.1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 47 other elementary schools, 31 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 | 100% |
51.1% of students are girls and 48.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 76 |
| Kindergarten | 61 |
| Grade 1 | 108 |
| Grade 2 | 83 |
| Grade 3 | 73 |
| Grade 4 | 82 |
| Grade 5 | 79 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3200 Chacota St, Laredo, TX 78040
Phone: (956)273-4900
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: H B Zachry Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligarde Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 0.1 mi | 571 | 15.8 | 96.7% |
| J Kawas Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 0.6 mi | 363 | 14 | 97.2% |
| Salinas Elementary School | United ISD | 0.8 mi | 854 | 17.8 | 82.1% |
| Ruiz Elementary School | United ISD | 0.8 mi | 660 | 14.7 | 85.5% |
| Santo Nino Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 0.9 mi | 542 | 15.5 | 98% |
| Rodolfo C Centeno Elementary School | United ISD | 1.5 mi | 824 | 16.4 | 87.5% |
| Bonnie L Garcia Elementary School | United ISD | 1.8 mi | 631 | 16.6 | 76.7% |
| Daiches Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 1.9 mi | 405 | 13.5 | 99% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.