Prada Elementary

Summary:

Prada Elementary is a public elementary school in Laredo, Texas, serving 741 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the United Independent School District, which is ranked 310 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Prada Elementary faces several challenges, including an overwhelmingly Hispanic student population (over 99%), lower academic performance compared to district and state averages on STAAR tests, and significant disparities in student subgroup outcomes. The school's 3rd grade reading proficiency rate was 46.62% in 2023-2024, compared to the district's 57.21% and the state's 48.85%. While the school performs relatively well for Hispanic students and students with special needs, it struggles with male students and English Language Learners. Additionally, Prada Elementary has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 93.72% to 94.24% over the past three school years.

Compared to nearby schools in the Laredo Independent School District, Prada Elementary generally performs worse on STAAR tests, with lower proficiency rates in reading, math, and science. However, the school does outperform some of the nearby United Independent School District schools, suggesting that the challenges faced by Prada Elementary may be more district-wide than specific to the school itself. The school's performance in the Gifted and Talented program is also relatively weak, ranking in the bottom 50% of Texas elementary schools in 2022-2023.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 510 Soria Dr
       Laredo, TX  78046


(956) 473-3500

District: United Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2000th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,216 Help


Students who attend Prada Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Lamar Bruni Vergara Middle
High:    Lyndon B Johnson

Student/teacher ratio:  16.5 Help
Number of students:  743

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
99.3%
African American:
0.4%
White:
0.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  94.2% Help


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Compare Details Prada Elementary ranks better than 57.2% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 21st among 30 ranked elementary schools in the United Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 52.51. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (99.3%), African American (0.4%), White (0.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 94.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Prada Elementary is 16.5. 19 elementary schools in the United Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Prada Elementary is $10,216, which is the 12th highest among 30 elementary schools in the United Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Prada Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Prada Elementary 2000th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Prada Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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United Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks United Independent School District (Isd) 310th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Prada Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Prada Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 20.53 3158th 3465 8.9%
2005 17.23 3243rd 3475 6.7%
2006 11.75 3346th 3476 3.7%
2007 12.97 3561st 3724 4.4%
2008 12.66 3609th 3768 4.2%
2009 3.45 3866th 3884 0.5%
2010 10.33 3819th 3937 3.0%
2011 19.84 3739th 4095 8.7%
2012 38.80 2955th 4206 29.7%
2013 39.74 2885th 4221 31.7%
2014 37.51 3033rd 4260 28.8%
2015 37.99 2954th 4320 31.6%
2016 35.46 3036th 4286 29.2%
2017 34.09 2904th 4329 32.9%
2018 40.10 2549th 4359 41.5%
2019 42.57 2527th 4479 43.6%
2021 25.27 3486th 4578 23.9%
2022 46.93 2321st 4581 49.3%
2023 57.40 1733rd 4647 62.7%
2024 52.51 2000th 4675 57.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Prada Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.61 2052nd 3226 36.4%
2019 41.08 2054th 3333 38.4%
2021 23.55 3030th 3446 12.1%
2022 39.95 2228th 3487 36.1%
2023 53.04 1511th 3556 57.5%
2024 54.63 1419th 3638 61.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Prada Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.22 2834th 3558 20.3%
2019 30.94 2769th 3684 24.8%
2021 24.81 3203rd 3799 15.7%
2022 53.93 1353rd 3952 65.8%
2023 64.07 915th 4086 77.6%
2024 52.94 1698th 4261 60.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Prada Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.22 1886th 4264 55.8%
2019 58.28 1483rd 4309 65.6%
2021 35.59 3020th 4451 32.2%
2022 58.79 1553rd 4477 65.3%
2023 70.96 852nd 4521 81.2%
2024 66.99 1089th 4560 76.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Prada Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.56 3094th 4306 28.1%
2019 39.18 2727th 4348 37.3%
2021 33.24 2973rd 4499 33.9%
2022 46.31 2382nd 4561 47.8%
2023 57.47 1718th 4588 62.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Prada Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.70 1709th 3106 45.0%
2019 64.94 1173rd 3184 63.2%
2021 40.46 2069th 3006 31.2%
2022 23.46 2633rd 2958 11.0%
2023 59.71 1480th 2980 50.3%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Prada Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.99 1866th 4240 56.0%
2019 62.42 1193rd 4295 72.2%
2021 26.17 3653rd 4331 15.7%
2022 54.42 1794th 4461 59.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Prada Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.51 2073rd 4319 52.0%
2019 45.28 2301st 4357 47.2%
2021 22.10 3728th 4498 17.1%
2022 46.69 2344th 4563 48.6%
2023 55.80 1817th 4585 60.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Prada Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.03 2126th 4168 49.0%
2019 49.77 2011th 4188 52.0%
2021 31.65 3121st 4329 27.9%
2022 53.10 1890th 4376 56.8%
2023 65.21 1190th 4401 73.0%
2024 60.31 1436th 4431 67.6%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Prada Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1995 9 0 0 714 1 n/a n/a 0 724
1996 9 0 0 714 1 n/a n/a 0 724
1997 2 0 0 735 1 n/a n/a 0 738
1998 1 0 0 872 0 n/a n/a 0 873
1999 4 0 0 991 0 n/a n/a 0 995
2000 1 0 0 591 0 n/a n/a 0 592
2001 0 0 0 615 0 n/a n/a 0 615
2002 0 0 0 698 0 n/a n/a 0 698
2003 0 0 0 698 0 n/a n/a 0 698
2004 0 0 0 678 0 n/a n/a 0 678
2005 1 1 0 678 0 n/a n/a 0 680
2006 2 1 0 720 0 n/a n/a 0 723
2007 0 0 0 762 0 n/a n/a 0 762
2008 0 0 0 813 0 n/a n/a 0 813
2009 1 0 0 843 0 n/a n/a 0 844
2010 0 0 0 821 0 n/a n/a 0 821
2011 4 0 0 815 1 0 0 0 820
2012 4 0 0 767 1 0 0 0 772
2013 4 0 0 783 0 0 0 0 787
2014 5 0 0 779 0 0 0 0 784
2015 6 0 0 764 0 0 0 0 770
2016 4 0 0 709 0 0 0 0 713
2017 4 0 0 705 0 0 0 0 709
2018 2 0 0 696 0 0 0 0 698
2019 1 0 0 745 0 0 0 0 746
2020 1 0 0 758 0 0 0 0 759
2021 1 0 0 693 0 0 0 0 694
2022 1 1 0 619 0 0 0 0 621
2023 2 0 1 738 0 0 0 0 741
2024 2 3 0 738 0 0 0 0 743

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Prada Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 724 45.0 16.1 89.9
1996 724 45.0 16.1 89.9
1997 738 45.0 16.4 87.9
1998 873 44.9 19.4 79.5
1999 995 57.9 17.2 93.2
2000 592 35.0 16.9 95.3
2001 615 38.6 15.9 93.8
2002 698 39.0 17.9 84.8
2003 698 39.0 17.9 84.8
2004 678 44.8 15.1 93.7
2005 680 44.0 15.5 89.4
2006 723 43.7 16.5 93.2
2007 762 43.8 17.4 93.8
2008 813 46.7 17.4 94.1
2009 844 49.8 16.9 95.4
2010 821 49.0 16.7 94.2
2011 820 50.0 16.4 92.2
2012 772 49.0 15.7 94.9
2013 787 46.7 16.8 95.6
2014 784 47.3 16.5 93.6
2015 770 46.0 16.7 94.5
2016 713 43.0 16.5 93.4
2017 709 42.4 16.6 91.8
2018 698 42.9 16.2 92.7
2019 746 44.4 16.8 92.9
2020 759 47.0 16.1 94.3
2021 694 45.0 15.4 94.2
2022 621 42.0 14.7 93.7
2023 741 42.3 17.5 94.1
2024 743 45.0 16.5 94.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Prada Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 724 45.0 16.1 89.9
1996 724 45.0 16.1 89.9
1997 738 45.0 16.4 87.9
1998 873 44.9 19.4 79.5
1999 995 57.9 17.2 93.2
2000 592 35.0 16.9 95.3
2001 615 38.6 15.9 93.8
2002 698 39.0 17.9 84.8
2003 698 39.0 17.9 84.8
2004 678 44.8 15.1 93.7
2005 680 44.0 15.5 89.4
2006 723 43.7 16.5 93.2
2007 762 43.8 17.4 93.8
2008 813 46.7 17.4 94.1
2009 844 49.8 16.9 95.4
2010 821 49.0 16.7 94.2
2011 820 50.0 16.4 92.2
2012 772 49.0 15.7 94.9
2013 787 46.7 16.8 95.6
2014 784 47.3 16.5 93.6
2015 770 46.0 16.7 94.5
2016 713 43.0 16.5 93.4
2017 709 42.4 16.6 91.8
2018 698 42.9 16.2 92.7
2019 746 44.4 16.8 92.9
2020 759 47.0 16.1 94.3
2021 694 45.0 15.4 94.2
2022 621 42.0 14.7 93.7
2023 741 42.3 17.5 94.1
2024 743 45.0 16.5 94.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Prada Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $656 (6.8%) $8,946 (93.2%) $9,602
2020 $1,392 (14.6%) $8,127 (85.4%) $9,519
2021 $1,578 (15.4%) $8,637 (84.5%) $10,216

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Prada Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2527th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1733rd of 4647 Elementary schools
 19.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Prada Elementary)3246
 14%
   3rd Grade Reading (United Independent School District (Isd))4556
 11%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Prada Elementary)4139
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (United Independent School District (Isd))5349
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Prada Elementary)4156
 15%
   4th Grade Reading (United Independent School District (Isd))4952
 3%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Prada Elementary)4864
 16%
   4th Grade Mathematics (United Independent School District (Isd))5452
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Prada Elementary)3461
 27%
   5th Grade Reading (United Independent School District (Isd))5262
 10%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Prada Elementary)5347
 6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (United Independent School District (Isd))6957
 12%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Prada Elementary)3929
 10%
   5th Grade Science (United Independent School District (Isd))5738
 19%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students746741
 0.7%
African American00
American Indian00
Asian01
Hispanic745738
 0.9%
Pacific Islander00
White12
 100%
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients92.9%94.1%
 1.2%


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Students at Prada Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

Prada Elementary ranks 2000th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 743 students attended Prada Elementary.

Students who attend Prada Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lamar Bruni Vergara Middle
High : Lyndon B Johnson


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