Tarver Elementary School — formally Katherine F. Tarver Elementary — is at 2402 Clark Boulevard, Laredo, TX 78040, in the heart of the city under Laredo Independent School District. The campus serves Pre-K through fifth grade as a traditional public, non-charter school. There are 430 students enrolled. The student-teacher ratio is 16:1, above the Texas state average. The student body is evenly split at 50% male and 50% female. State testing shows 37% of students reached math proficiency and 62% reached reading proficiency, with the reading figure well above the Texas state average of 51%. The school has 28 teachers on staff and a dedicated school counselor, with 96% of students classified as economically disadvantaged and 68% enrolled in bilingual or English language learning programs. Tarver draws students from the Clark Boulevard corridor through LISD's residential attendance zone assignments. Residential properties near campus trade near $230,000, tracking with Laredo's current housing data. Ranked #1,315 in Texas and recognized with a US News award badge, Tarver is a neighborhood campus among the best elementary schools in Texas.