Texasworks - Laredo
Public high school (charter) in Laredo, Texas · Texas Works · Grades 9–12
Texasworks - Laredo serves 57 students in grades 9–12 in Laredo (Webb County). It is one of 17 schools in Texas Works. By enrollment it is the 1729th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 167.6 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 ÷ 0.34 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Texas Works |
| County | Webb County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 489913623153 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Texas Works | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 57 | 446 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 167.6 | 18.2 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 100% 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.
Texasworks - Laredo in context
Size
Of the 17 high schools in Texas Works, Texasworks - Laredo is the largest, with 12.8% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.1 miles away and have a median of 1,025 students, so Texasworks - Laredo is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools. As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 9 with 17 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 10, against an average of 14 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 17 in grade 9 and 17 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 98.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas Works (71.3%).
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Texasworks - Laredo has 0.34 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 167.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 57 students would have about 4.1 teachers, so Texasworks - Laredo has 3.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. Premier H S of Laredo (in Premier High Schools) is listed at the same location. There are 11 high schools within 5 miles and 17 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 98.2% |
| White | 1.8% |
89.5% of students are girls and 10.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 17 |
| Grade 10 | 10 |
| Grade 11 | 13 |
| Grade 12 | 17 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2201 Chihuahua St, Laredo, TX 78043
Phone: (972)316-3663
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Texasworks - Laredo. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier H S of Laredo | Premier High Schools | 0.0 mi | 138 | 16.5 | 97.8% |
| Nixon High School | Laredo ISD | 1.4 mi | 2,124 | 13.8 | 95.6% |
| F S Lara Academy | Laredo ISD | 1.7 mi | 85 | 4.6 | 98.8% |
| Martin High School | Laredo ISD | 2.1 mi | 1,975 | 13.5 | 99.9% |
| Dr. Leo Cigarroa High School | Laredo ISD | 2.2 mi | 1,379 | 11.8 | 95.8% |
| United South High School | United ISD | 2.4 mi | 3,252 | 16.8 | 82.3% |
| Harmony School of Excellence - Laredo | Harmony Public Schools - South Texas | 2.7 mi | 671 | 16 | 88.5% |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo North | Triumph Public High Schools Central Texas | 2.7 mi | 131 | 19 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Texas Works
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texasworks - Abilene | High | 9–12 | 36 |
| Texasworks - Austin-Wells Branch | High | 9–12 | 24 |
| Texasworks - Brownsville | High | 9–12 | 16 |
| Texasworks - Corpus Christi | High | 9–12 | 14 |
| Texasworks - Desoto | High | 10–12 | 11 |
| Texasworks - Edinburg-Cte | High | 9–12 | 47 |
| Texasworks - El Paso-Mesa | High | 9–12 | 10 |
| Texasworks - Houston-Champions | High | 9–12 | 12 |
| Texasworks - Houston-Gallery Furniture | High | 9–12 | 17 |
| Texasworks - Irving | High | 9–12 | 30 |
| Texasworks - Longview | High | 9–12 | 15 |
| Texasworks - Lubbock-Briercroft | High | 9–12 | 19 |
| Texasworks - Mission | High | 9–12 | 15 |
| Texasworks - San Angelo | High | 9–12 | 39 |
| Texasworks - San Antonio-Ingram | High | 10–12 | 12 |
| Texasworks - Weslaco | High | 9–12 | 29 |