United Middle School
Public middle school in Laredo, Texas · United ISD · Grades 6–8
United Middle School serves 999 students in grades 6–8 in Laredo (Webb County). It is one of 51 schools in United ISD. By enrollment it is the 284th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 17.3 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 57.69 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | United ISD |
| County | Webb County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484365006337 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 999 | 40,742 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 17.3 | 15.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 45.3% | 75% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 88% of Texas middle 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 Middle School in context
Size
United Middle School is the 2nd largest of United ISD's 13 middle schools; its 999 students are 2.5% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3 miles away and have a median of 669 students, so United Middle 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 8 with 346 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 325, against an average of 333 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 328 in grade 6 and 346 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 97.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across United ISD (98.7%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
45.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75% across United ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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
United Middle School has 57.69 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 999 students would have about 69.4 teachers, so United Middle School has 11.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
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 middle school is Trautmann Middle School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. There are 9 middle schools within 5 miles and 16 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 97.9% |
| White | 1.2% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| Black | 0.2% |
48% of students are girls and 52% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 328 |
| Grade 7 | 325 |
| Grade 8 | 346 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
700 E Del Mar Blvd, Laredo, TX 78045
Phone: (956)473-7300
Website: uisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: United Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trautmann Middle School | United ISD | 0.7 mi | 756 | 18.9 | 58.6% |
| Elias Herrera Middle School | United ISD | 1.4 mi | 1,146 | 19.8 | 46.4% |
| Clark Middle School | United ISD | 2.0 mi | 543 | 14.4 | 83.4% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Laredo | Harmony Public Schools - South Texas | 2.8 mi | 659 | 15.6 | 92.3% |
| George Washington Middle School | United ISD | 3.2 mi | 579 | 15.2 | 75% |
| Memorial Middle School | Laredo ISD | 4.2 mi | 679 | 14.6 | 97.6% |
| Juan Roberto Ramirez Middle School | United ISD | 4.2 mi | 521 | 16.5 | 78.5% |
| Christen Middle School | Laredo ISD | 4.2 mi | 1,115 | 14.1 | 99.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.