Public schools in Brownsville, TX
Brownsville has 70 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 15 high, 10 middle, 44 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 48,728 students. They are run by 9 districts and agencies; Brownsville ISD runs 48 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 9 districts and agencies that run Brownsville's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Brownsville | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownsville ISD | 48 | 37,898 | $14,041 |
| Idea Public Schools | 10 | 74,217 | $11,857 |
| Jubilee Academies | 3 | 6,192 | $13,600 |
| Los Fresnos CISD | 3 | 10,565 | $12,356 |
| South Texas District | 2 | 4,826 | $12,779 |
| Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success | 1 | 1,771 | $16,059 |
| Valere Public Schools | 1 | 970 | $13,894 |
| Premier High Schools | 1 | 7,117 | $10,443 |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley | 1 | 506 | $13,504 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
15 high schools in Brownsville, 15,913 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Memorial Early College High School | 2,216 | 16.6 | 64.0% | Brownsville ISD |
| Rivera Early College High School | 2,150 | 15.8 | 94.4% | Brownsville ISD |
| Hanna Early College High School | 2,039 | 14.9 | 91.2% | Brownsville ISD |
| Lopez Early College High School | 1,739 | 13.9 | 98.7% | Brownsville ISD |
| Pace Early College High School | 1,621 | 15.5 | 94.0% | Brownsville ISD |
| Porter Early College High School | 1,543 | 13.8 | 93.1% | Brownsville ISD |
| Idea Riverview College Preparatory | 813 | 17.7 | 94.0% | Idea Public Schools |
| Idea Brownsville College Preparatory | 783 | 17.2 | 78.4% | Idea Public Schools |
| Idea Frontier College Preparatory | 781 | 15.6 | 87.7% | Idea Public Schools |
| Idea Robindale College Preparatory | 693 | 16.0 | 90.3% | Idea Public Schools |
The other 5 high schools
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony School of Innovation - Brownsville | 498 | 14.2 | 87.3% | South Texas District |
| Idea Sports Park College Preparatory | 457 | 12.5 | 91.0% | Idea Public Schools |
| Brownsville Early College High School | 311 | 20.2 | 94.2% | Brownsville ISD |
| Premier H S of Brownsville | 147 | 17.6 | 85.7% | Premier High Schools |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Brownsville | 122 | 22.8 | not reported | Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
10 middle schools in Brownsville, 7,311 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stillman Middle | 964 | 14.5 | 67.7% | Brownsville ISD |
| Faulk Middle | 885 | 14.4 | 96.3% | Brownsville ISD |
| Garcia Middle | 870 | 14.8 | 87.5% | Brownsville ISD |
| Manzano Middle | 837 | 14.0 | 81.2% | Brownsville ISD |
| Stell Middle | 733 | 13.2 | 91.7% | Brownsville ISD |
| Oliveira Middle | 699 | 12.0 | 94.8% | Brownsville ISD |
| Vela Middle | 658 | 14.2 | 82.7% | Brownsville ISD |
| Lucio Middle | 627 | 13.5 | 98.9% | Brownsville ISD |
| Besteiro Middle | 558 | 12.1 | 90.1% | Brownsville ISD |
| Perkins Middle | 480 | 12.1 | 97.7% | Brownsville ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
44 elementary schools in Brownsville, 24,505 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pullam Elementary | 889 | 17.0 | 67.6% | Brownsville ISD |
| Castaneda Elementary | 823 | 16.1 | 98.7% | Brownsville ISD |
| Benavides Elementary | 818 | 15.3 | 78.7% | Brownsville ISD |
| Paredes Elementary | 798 | 16.5 | 80.1% | Brownsville ISD |
| Hudson Elementary | 751 | 16.5 | 81.0% | Brownsville ISD |
| Idea Riverview Academy | 714 | 21.9 | 93.8% | Idea Public Schools |
| Champion Elementary | 710 | 17.7 | 94.8% | Brownsville ISD |
| Idea Brownsville Academy | 702 | 19.7 | 80.8% | Idea Public Schools |
| Idea Robindale Academy | 699 | 21.8 | 87.6% | Idea Public Schools |
| Rancho Verde Elementary | 696 | 16.6 | 65.2% | Los Fresnos CISD |
The other 34 elementary schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One other school in Brownsville, 999 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jubilee Brownsville | 999 | 16.4 | 78.8% | Jubilee Academies |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Brownsville's public schools compare with Texas's
The median Brownsville school has 15.8 students per full-time teacher, more than the Texas median of 14.5. 100% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 606 students (state 507).
| Brownsville | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 15.8 | 14.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 606 | 507 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 100% | 70% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 91% | 52% |
| Charter schools | 27% | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 70 Brownsville schools and the 8,846 Texas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Brownsville
- Brownsville ISDRuns 48 of Brownsville's 70 public schools and spent $14,041 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,041
- Veterans Memorial Early College High School, the largest high school in Brownsville2,216 students in 2024-25, 16.6 per teacher.2,216
- Compare Brownsville ISD with Idea Public SchoolsBrownsville's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in TexasTexas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Brownsville addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Brownsville
How many public schools are in Brownsville, TX?
70 public schools with an address in Brownsville were open in 2024-25: 15 high, 10 middle, 44 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 48,728 students. 19 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Brownsville?
Veterans Memorial Early College High School, with 2,216 students in 2024-25 (Brownsville ISD).Which districts run Brownsville's schools?
Brownsville ISD (48 schools), Idea Public Schools (10 schools), Jubilee Academies (3 schools), Los Fresnos CISD (3 schools), and 5 more. A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25