Francisco S. Lara Academy

FS Lara Parent Meeting

With more than 30 years dedicated to education and student advocacy, Lizzy Newsome has been named principal of Lara Academy. Known for her visionary leadership and commitment to ...

Online registration is now open for all students in pre-kinder through 12 th grade who would like to attend any school in the Laredo Independent School District for the 2026-2027...

From the first whistle to the final high-five, Shirley Field transformed into a space where imagination led the way and every step was filled with excitement. Laredo ISD launched ...

LISD 25-26 Scholastic Calendar

“Every Day Counts: Level Up Attendance” is the theme of Laredo ISD’s daily student attendance efforts. This morning, LISD conducted a spirited ceremony proclaiming September as At...

Congratulations to Laredo Independent School District’s September 2025 Student of the Month recipients. They are Santiago Cardenas, Christen Middle School; Sofia Pro, Memorial Mid...

Laredo Independent School District Athletic Director Luis Escamilla recently received the South Texas Athletic Director of the Year Award. Escamilla was honored with the award dur...

Laredo ISD has been designated a State Recognized School District by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) earning an accountability rating of “B” for the 2022-2023 school year. With t...

Laredo Independent School District recognized six outstanding JROTC students during the JROTC Honorable Cadet Ceremony at the Martin High School Library. Helen Sifuentes and Dan...

🌟 Autism Awareness Week is Here! 🌟 Join us in celebrating Autism Awareness Week as we promote understanding, acceptance, and inclusion! 💙✨ Follow the schedule below to participat...

Our students at Lara Academy are awesome! We have great students who work hard! Just a few of the activities our students are working on here at our awesome campus!

Laredo Independent School District’s 4 th Annual Scholars Golf Tournament will kick-off at the Casa Blanca Golf Course on Saturday, February 10, with a shotgun start at 8:00 a.m....

Laredo ISD Career and Technical Education (CTE) student volunteers from Martin, Nixon, and Cigarroa High Schools, who are IRS certified, will be providing free tax preparation for...

Laredo Independent School District recognized three outstanding JROTC students during the JROTC Honorable Cadet Ceremony at the J.W. Nixon High School Raymond Goodman Library. Va...

The LISD Board of Trustees approved the promotion of Fares Shrek to Assistant Athletic Director during a recent board meeting. Shrek, who previously served as Defensive Coordinato...

With the winter season just around the corner, we’ll be grabbing our coats to keep warm and so will hundreds of LISD student who received a new coat from the district’s annual comm...

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at LISD! LISD welcomed the holiday season with its annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Wednesday, December 4, at the LISD Perfor...

The Laredo ISD Police Department and the LISD Health and Occupational Safety Support Services Department conducted a parade in celebration of America’s Safe Schools Week and Nati...

The Laredo Independent School District will be hosting its first ever College, Career, and Military Readiness CTE Expo on Wednesday, October 23, for all students and parents in th...