Editing Laredo, Texas (section)

==Education==
===Elementary and secondary===

[[File:Newman Elementary School, Laredo, TX IMG 1824.JPG|thumb|Newman Elementary School at 1300 Alta Vista Blvd. is named for the late businessman [[B.P. Newman|B. P. Newman]] and his widow, Peggy.]]
Two school districts, the [[Laredo Independent School District]] and the [[United Independent School District]], and eight private schools serve Laredo.

The '''Laredo Independent School District'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laredoisd.org/|title=Home – Laredo Independent School District |website=Laredoisd.org|access-date=August 27, 2017|archive-date=August 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827023646/http://www.laredoisd.org/|url-status=dead}}</ref> (LISD) serves the areas in central Laredo. The LISD high schools are [[Cigarroa High School]], [[Martin High School (Laredo, Texas)|Martin High School]], [[J. W. Nixon High School]] and the [[early college high school|Laredo Early College High School]]. LISD also has three [[magnet|magnet schools]]: [[Martin High School (Laredo, Texas)|Dr. Dennis D. Cantu Health Science Magnet School]], [[Cigarroa High School|LISD Magnet for Engineering and Technology Education]], and [[Vidal M. Trevino School of Communications and Fine Arts]].

The '''United Independent School District''' serves the rest of Laredo and northern [[Webb County]]. The UISD high schools are [[John B. Alexander High School]], [[Lyndon B. Johnson High School (Laredo, Texas)|Lyndon B. Johnson High School]], Laredo Early College High School, [[United High School (Laredo, Texas)|United High School]], and [[United South High School]]. UISD has three magnet schools: [[John B. Alexander High School|John B. Alexander Health Science Magnet]], [[United High School (Laredo, Texas)|United Engineering Magnet]], and the [[United South High School|United South Business Magnet]]. There are thirty-nine schools within UISD and more are under construction or development. United ISD is one of the state's fastest growing districts, serving almost forty thousand students and covering an area the physical size of [[Rhode Island]].{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}

[[File:Former parochial school building in Laredo, TX IMG 1771.JPG|thumb|Former downtown campus of St. Augustine Parochial School]]
Several private schools also serve the city:
* [[Saint Augustine High School (Laredo, Texas)|Saint Augustine High School]], [[Catholic school]], 9th–12th<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.st-augustine.org/|title=St. Augustine High School – St. Augustine High School|website=St-augustine.org|access-date=August 27, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Laredo Christian Academy]], [[Assemblies of God]], Grades PK–12th
* United Day School, PK–8th
* Mary Help of Christians School, Catholic school, PK–8th
* Blessed Sacrament School, Catholic school, PK–7th
* Our Lady of Guadalupe School, Catholic school, PK–6th
* St. Peter Memorial School, Catholic school, PK–6th
* Saint Augustine School, Catholic school, now elementary and middle, PK–8th, established 1928, enrollment 485 (2008)

The city also has several charter schools, including:
* [[Gateway Academy (Laredo, Texas)|Gateway Academy]] K–12

===Colleges and universities===
Laredo is home to [[Laredo College]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.laredo.edu/cms/index_400.aspx|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120805054924/http://www.laredo.edu/cms/index_400.aspx|url-status=dead|title=Laredo Community College |website=www.laredo.edu|archive-date=August 5, 2012}}</ref> and [[Texas A&M International University]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tamiu.edu|title=TAMIU Home|first=Rory|last=King|website=Tamiu.edu|access-date=August 27, 2017}}</ref> (TAMIU). The [[University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://laredo.uthscsa.edu/|title=UT Health San Antonio – Regional Campus Laredo|website=laredo.uthscsa.edu|access-date=June 3, 2020|archive-date=March 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301102800/http://laredo.uthscsa.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> has a campus in Laredo.

Laredo College is a two-campus institution which offers two-year [[Associate Degree|Associate's]] degrees. The main campus is at the western end of downtown Laredo near the [[Rio Grande]], on the site of the former Fort McIntosh. This fort played a major role in the development of Laredo, as it protected the community from Indian raids in its early history. Several of the old buildings at the fort were converted into classrooms, but after renovation programs nearly all of the campus structures are now modern. The smaller, newer second campus, [[Laredo College South Campus]], is in south Laredo along [[U. S. Route 83]].

[[File:TA&MIU.jpg|thumb|left|Texas A&M International University Library]]
[[Texas A&M International University]], one of the member schools of the [[Texas A&M University System]], offers [[Bachelor's degree|bachelor's]], [[Master Degree|master's]], and doctoral degrees. On April 22, 2004,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tamiu.edu/newsinfo/4-22-04/article1.shtml|title=Texas A&M International University|website=Tamiu.edu|access-date=August 27, 2017|archive-date=August 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828012943/http://www.tamiu.edu/newsinfo/4-22-04/article1.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in Austin, Texas approved Texas A&M International University to grant its first PhD in International Business Administration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tamiu.edu/coba/phd/index.shtml |title=Texas A&M; International University - College of Business Administration Ph.D. International Business Administration |access-date=June 17, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907195537/http://www.tamiu.edu/coba/phd/index.shtml |archive-date=September 7, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tamiu.edu/catalog/current/phd-ib.shtml|title=Texas A&M International University|website=Tamiu.edu|access-date=August 27, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828061945/http://www.tamiu.edu/catalog/current/phd-ib.shtml|archive-date=August 28, 2017}}</ref> TAMIU's College of Business Administration has been named an outstanding business school in ''The Princeton Review's'' "Best 282 Business Schools", 2007 Edition, and ranked third in the nation for the category: "Greatest Opportunity for Minority Students."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tamiu.edu/newsinfo/dyk.shtml|title=Fast Facts|website=Tamiu.edu|access-date=August 27, 2017}}</ref> The university's campus is in Northeast Laredo along [[Texas State Highway Loop 20|Loop 20]]. The university was an extension of Texas A&I-Kingsville and later the former Laredo State University. Prior to its current location along [[Bob Bullock]] Loop 20, the university was housed with the Laredo College downtown campus.

The University of Texas Health Science Center campus is in East Laredo near [[U.S. Highway 59 (Texas)|U.S. Highway 59]] and the Laredo Medical Center. The campus is an extension university from UTHSC in San Antonio, Texas. The university offers doctoral degrees in the medical and dental fields.