Prada Elementary School
Public elementary school in Laredo, Texas · United ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Prada Elementary School serves 788 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Laredo (Webb County). It is one of 51 schools in United ISD. By enrollment it is the 492nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.2 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 ÷ 48.79 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 | 484365007096 |
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 | 788 | 40,742 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93.7% | 75% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 74% 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.
Prada Elementary School in context
Size
Prada Elementary School is the 6th largest of United ISD's 30 elementary schools; its 788 students are 1.9% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 689; Prada 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 4 with 134 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 104, against an average of 113 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 104 in kindergarten and 113 in grade 5. It also enrolls 108 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
93.7% 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 48.79 full-time-equivalent teachers for 788 students, Prada Elementary School has 16.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 788 students would have about 53.2 teachers, so Prada Elementary School has 4.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Prada Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is John W Arndt Elementary School, 0.4 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 40 other elementary schools, 17 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 | 99.5% |
| White | 0.5% |
48.9% of students are girls and 51.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 108 |
| Kindergarten | 104 |
| Grade 1 | 104 |
| Grade 2 | 119 |
| Grade 3 | 106 |
| Grade 4 | 134 |
| Grade 5 | 113 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
510 Soria Dr., Laredo, TX 78046
Phone: (956)473-3500
Website: uisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Prada Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John W Arndt Elementary School | United ISD | 0.4 mi | 766 | 15.9 | 94.5% |
| Sigifredo Perez Elementary School | United ISD | 0.7 mi | 588 | 14.4 | 91% |
| Rodolfo C Centeno Elementary School | United ISD | 1.2 mi | 824 | 16.4 | 87.5% |
| Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary School | United ISD | 1.6 mi | 612 | 15.3 | 97.2% |
| Veterans Memorial Elementary School | United ISD | 1.7 mi | 815 | 16.6 | 91.9% |
| Ligarde Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 2.3 mi | 571 | 15.8 | 96.7% |
| Salinas Elementary School | United ISD | 2.3 mi | 854 | 17.8 | 82.1% |
| H B Zachry Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 2.4 mi | 562 | 15.9 | 95.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.