School district · Texas

Los Fresnos CISD

Los Fresnos CISD in Texas: 14 public schools with 10,357 students and 15.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,905 per student in FY2024.

Schools
14
Students
10,357
Students per teacher
15.4
TX 14.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,905
TX $12.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
672
Counselors (FTE)
30.4
Students per counselor
341
TX 387 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
5.0
Librarians (FTE): 14.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Texas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Texas: 54%

62%proficient

+2.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 78% of school districts in Texas

Median 51% · 1,182 school districts compared

4,459 students tested, grades 3–8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Texas: 42%

49%proficient

−0.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 77% of school districts in Texas

Median 38% · 1,182 school districts compared

4,285 students tested, grades 3–8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$8.7K15
$9.0K16
$9.2K17
$9.7K18
$10.1K19
$10.5K20
$10.8K21
$12.1K22
$12.4K23
$12.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
19% · $28.7M
State
59% · $91.6M
Local
22% · $34.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,555
Support services
$4,633
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$27.4M
Long-term debt
$71.1M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 9Middle schools: 3High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Dora Romero ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–555215.866%59%
Las Yescas ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–535413.748%35%
Laureles ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–551614.759%48%
Lopez-Riggins ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–546714.766%57%
Los Fresnos ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–554915.359%51%
Olmito ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–553815.475%68%
Palmer-Laakso ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–558215.467%58%
Rancho Verde ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–569616.674%71%
Villareal ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–544414.261%51%
Liberty Memorial MiddleFree meals for all
6–867313.848%40%
Los Cuates MiddleFree meals for all
6–882516.665%51%
Resaca MiddleFree meals for all
6–887017.160%35%
Cameron Co J J A E PAlternativeFree meals for all
8–126———
Los Fresnos H SFree meals for all
9–123,28515.8——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
600 Mesquite Ln, Los Fresnos, TX 78566
Phone
(956)254-5000
Website