John B Alexander High School
Public high school in Laredo, Texas · United ISD · Grades 9–12
John B Alexander High School serves 3,171 students in grades 9–12 in Laredo (Webb County). It is one of 51 schools in United ISD. By enrollment it is the 68th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 17.4 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 182.31 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | United ISD |
| County | Webb County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484365007094 |
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 high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 3,171 | 40,742 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 17.4 | 15.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 53.3% | 75% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 82% 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.
John B Alexander High School in context
Size
John B Alexander High School is the 4th largest of United ISD's 8 high schools; its 3,171 students are 7.8% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 4 miles away with a median enrollment of 265; John B Alexander 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 10 with 809 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 768, against an average of 793 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 792 in grade 9 and 802 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 98.7% here and 98.7% across United ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
53.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75% across United 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 182.31 full-time-equivalent teachers for 3,171 students, John B Alexander High School has 17.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 3,171 students would have about 226.5 teachers, so John B Alexander High School has 44.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
John B Alexander High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Hector J Garcia Early College High School, 1 miles away in Laredo ISD. Within 10 miles there are 15 other high schools, 6 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 | 98.7% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| White | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
50.9% of students are girls and 49.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 792 |
| Grade 10 | 809 |
| Grade 11 | 768 |
| Grade 12 | 802 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3600 E Del Mar, Laredo, TX 78041
Phone: (956)473-5800
Website: uisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: John B Alexander High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hector J Garcia Early College High School | Laredo ISD | 1.0 mi | 392 | 20.6 | 89.8% |
| United High School | United ISD | 3.2 mi | 3,463 | 16.4 | 58.8% |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo North | Triumph Public High Schools Central Texas | 3.4 mi | 131 | 19 | – |
| F S Lara Academy | Laredo ISD | 3.8 mi | 85 | 4.6 | 98.8% |
| Nixon High School | Laredo ISD | 4.2 mi | 2,124 | 13.8 | 95.6% |
| Harmony School of Excellence - Laredo | Harmony Public Schools - South Texas | 4.5 mi | 671 | 16 | 88.5% |
| Premier H S of Laredo | Premier High Schools | 5.5 mi | 138 | 16.5 | 97.8% |
| Texasworks - Laredo | Texas Works | 5.5 mi | 57 | 167.6 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.