Joaquin Cigarroa Middle School
Public middle school in Laredo, Texas · Laredo ISD · Grades 6–8
Joaquin Cigarroa Middle School serves 1,053 students in grades 6–8 in Laredo (Webb County). It is one of 29 schools in Laredo ISD. By enrollment it is the 233rd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 11.8 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 88.99 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Laredo ISD |
| County | Webb County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482679005884 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,053 | 20,271 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11.8 | 14.2 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 99.6% | 97.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 14% 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.
Joaquin Cigarroa Middle School in context
Size
Joaquin Cigarroa Middle School is the 3rd largest of Laredo ISD's 4 middle schools; its 1,053 students are 5.2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.8 miles away and have a median of 718 students, so Joaquin Cigarroa 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 7 with 357 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 344, against an average of 351 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 344 in grade 6 and 352 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
99.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 97.1% across Laredo 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
Joaquin Cigarroa Middle School has 88.99 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,053 students would have about 73.1 teachers, so Joaquin Cigarroa Middle School has 15.9 more.
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 United South Middle School, 0.9 miles away in United ISD. There are 10 middle schools within 5 miles and 16 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.7% |
| White | 0.2% |
| Black | 0.1% |
50.3% of students are girls and 49.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 344 |
| Grade 7 | 357 |
| Grade 8 | 352 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2600 Palo Blanco St, Laredo, TX 78046
Phone: (956)273-6100
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Joaquin Cigarroa Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United South Middle School | United ISD | 0.9 mi | 869 | 17.9 | 79.2% |
| Ricardo Molina Middle School | United ISD | 1.3 mi | 769 | 16.4 | 90.4% |
| Los Obispos Middle School | United ISD | 1.9 mi | 620 | 14.7 | 92.9% |
| Lamar Middle School | Laredo ISD | 2.7 mi | 1,204 | 14.8 | 94.6% |
| Antonio Gonzalez Middle School | United ISD | 2.8 mi | 664 | 14.2 | 90.2% |
| Lamar Bruni Vergara Middle School | United ISD | 3.0 mi | 757 | 15.8 | 92.7% |
| Memorial Middle School | Laredo ISD | 3.2 mi | 679 | 14.6 | 97.6% |
| Raul Perales Middle School | United ISD | 3.5 mi | 648 | 16.8 | 80.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.