United High School
Public high school in Laredo, Texas · United ISD · Grades 9–12
United High School serves 3,463 students in grades 9–12 in Laredo (Webb County). It is one of 51 schools in United ISD. By enrollment it is the 37th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16.4 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 ÷ 210.78 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 | 484365004962 |
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 | 3,463 | 40,742 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16.4 | 15.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 58.8% | 75% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 74% 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.
United High School in context
Size
Of the 8 high schools in United ISD, United High School is the largest, with 8.5% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 6.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 532; United 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 12 with 950 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 795, against an average of 866 per grade. This year grade 12 has 19% more students than grade 9 (950 against 795). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 97.5% here and 98.7% across United ISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
58.8% 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 210.78 full-time-equivalent teachers for 3,463 students, United High School has 16.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 3,463 students would have about 247.4 teachers, so United High School has 36.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
United High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is John B Alexander High School, 3.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 9 other high schools, 2 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 | 97.5% |
| White | 1.6% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| Black | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
48% of students are girls and 52% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 795 |
| Grade 10 | 851 |
| Grade 11 | 867 |
| Grade 12 | 950 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2811 United Ave, Laredo, TX 78045
Phone: (956)473-5600
Website: uisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: United High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John B Alexander High School | United ISD | 3.2 mi | 3,171 | 17.4 | 53.3% |
| Hector J Garcia Early College High School | Laredo ISD | 4.2 mi | 392 | 20.6 | 89.8% |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo North | Triumph Public High Schools Central Texas | 5.7 mi | 131 | 19 | – |
| Harmony School of Excellence - Laredo | Harmony Public Schools - South Texas | 6.4 mi | 671 | 16 | 88.5% |
| F S Lara Academy | Laredo ISD | 6.6 mi | 85 | 4.6 | 98.8% |
| Nixon High School | Laredo ISD | 6.9 mi | 2,124 | 13.8 | 95.6% |
| Martin High School | Laredo ISD | 7.8 mi | 1,975 | 13.5 | 99.9% |
| Premier H S of Laredo | Premier High Schools | 8.3 mi | 138 | 16.5 | 97.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.