Kennedy Zapata Elementary School
Public elementary school in Laredo, Texas · United ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Kennedy Zapata Elementary School serves 336 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Laredo (Webb County). It is one of 51 schools in United ISD. By enrollment it is the 3918th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.6 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 26.71 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | United ISD |
| County | Webb County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484365007150 |
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 | 336 | 40,742 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.6 | 15.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 97% | 75% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 14% 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.
Kennedy Zapata Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 30 elementary schools in United ISD, Kennedy Zapata Elementary School is the smallest, with 0.8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 8.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 777; Kennedy Zapata 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 2 with 60 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 40, against an average of 48 per grade. This year grade 5 has 20% more students than kindergarten (55 against 46). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 40 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
97% of its students are eligible 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
With 26.71 full-time-equivalent teachers for 336 students, Kennedy Zapata Elementary School has 12.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 336 students would have about 22.7 teachers, so Kennedy Zapata Elementary School has 4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Kennedy Zapata Elementary School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other elementary school is Juarez/Lincoln Elementary School, 2.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 9 other elementary schools, 1 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% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 40 |
| Kindergarten | 46 |
| Grade 1 | 41 |
| Grade 2 | 60 |
| Grade 3 | 47 |
| Grade 4 | 47 |
| Grade 5 | 55 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3809 S Espejo-Molina Rd, Laredo, TX 78046
Phone: (956)473-4100
Website: uisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Kennedy Zapata Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juarez/Lincoln Elementary School | United ISD | 2.8 mi | 535 | 13.4 | 93.5% |
| Veterans Memorial Elementary School | United ISD | 7.2 mi | 815 | 16.6 | 91.9% |
| Prada Elementary School | United ISD | 7.8 mi | 788 | 16.2 | 93.7% |
| Sigifredo Perez Elementary School | United ISD | 8.1 mi | 588 | 14.4 | 91% |
| John W Arndt Elementary School | United ISD | 8.2 mi | 766 | 15.9 | 94.5% |
| Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary School | United ISD | 8.3 mi | 612 | 15.3 | 97.2% |
| Rodolfo C Centeno Elementary School | United ISD | 8.6 mi | 824 | 16.4 | 87.5% |
| Salinas Elementary School | United ISD | 9.7 mi | 854 | 17.8 | 82.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.