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Brownsville, TX
Public School Ratings




Brownsville Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Brownsville Isd School District details

Brownsville Isd School District
1900 Price Rd
Brownsville, TX 78521

37,065 Students enrolled in District

57 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Brownsville Isd School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Texas

7

(10 is best)

Better than 65.8% of all TX school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 63.0% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
46%
54%
52%
46%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Adult Ed School
708 Palm Blvd
Brownsville, TX, 78520
AE-AE
Aiken Elementary School
6290 Southmost Rd
Brownsville, TX, 78521
PK-05
Benavides Elementary School
3101 Mcallen Rd
Brownsville, TX, 78520
PK-05
Besteiro Middle School
6280 Southmost Rd
Brownsville, TX, 78521
06-08
Breeden Elementary School
3955 Dana Ave
Brownsville, TX, 78521
PK-05
Brite Elementary School
450 S Browne Ave
Brownsville, TX, 78521
PK-05
Brownsville Academic Center School
3308 Robindale Rd
Brownsville, TX, 78526
06-12
Brownsville Early College H S School
343 Ringgold Rd
Brownsville, TX, 78520
09-12
Brownsville Learning Academy School
1800 Cummings Pl
Brownsville, TX, 78521
06-12
Burns Elementary School
1974 Alton Gloor Blvd
Brownsville, TX, 78521
PK-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.2% 26.7%
Black 0.1% 13.3%
Hispanic 98.5% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.5%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 89.5% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 86.2% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.3% 4.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,312 $308,073,000 54.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $808 $29,930,000 5.3%
Staff $923 $34,218,000 6.0%
General Administration $63 $2,337,000 0.4%
School Administration $726 $26,911,000 4.7%
Operation $1,573 $58,313,000 10.3%
Transportation $291 $10,774,000 1.9%
Other $882 $32,693,000 5.8%
Total Support $5,266 $195,176,000 34.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,745 $64,676,000 11.4%
Total Expenditures $15,322 $567,925,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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