T Sanchez El / H Ochoa Elementary School
Public elementary school in Laredo, Texas · Laredo ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
T Sanchez El / H Ochoa Elementary School serves 569 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Laredo (Webb County). It is one of 29 schools in Laredo ISD. By enrollment it is the 1866th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.7 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 ÷ 36.13 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 | 482679009089 |
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 | 569 | 20,271 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 | 14.2 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 98.2% | 97.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 67% 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.
T Sanchez El / H Ochoa Elementary School in context
Size
T Sanchez El / H Ochoa Elementary School is the 6th largest of Laredo ISD's 20 elementary schools; its 569 students are 2.8% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1 miles away and have a median of 453 students, so T Sanchez El / H Ochoa Elementary 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 3 with 96 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 69, against an average of 81 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 69 in kindergarten and 70 in grade 5. It also enrolls 91 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
98.2% of students qualify 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
T Sanchez El / H Ochoa Elementary School has 36.13 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 569 students would have about 38.4 teachers, so T Sanchez El / H Ochoa Elementary School has 2.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
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 elementary school is Tarver Elementary School, 0.4 miles away in the same district. There are 34 elementary schools within 5 miles and 48 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 100% |
46.7% of students are girls and 53.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 91 |
| Kindergarten | 69 |
| Grade 1 | 81 |
| Grade 2 | 85 |
| Grade 3 | 96 |
| Grade 4 | 77 |
| Grade 5 | 70 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
211 E Ash St, Laredo, TX 78041
Phone: (956)273-4500
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: T Sanchez El / H Ochoa Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarver Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 0.4 mi | 421 | 14.4 | 95.2% |
| Don Jose Gallego | Laredo ISD | 0.7 mi | 557 | 14.6 | 98.7% |
| Pierce Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 0.7 mi | 662 | 16.1 | 99.8% |
| Leyendecker Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 1.0 mi | 406 | 13.5 | 100% |
| Bruni Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 1.0 mi | 441 | 14.7 | 98.4% |
| J C Martin Jr. Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 1.1 mi | 435 | 14.5 | 99.5% |
| Santa Maria Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 1.1 mi | 465 | 13.6 | 99.4% |
| Farias Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 1.3 mi | 597 | 16.7 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.