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Enrollment
630
Elementary
DISTRICT 534 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSVILLE ISD·NCES 481168007200
Aiken Elementary School
6290 SOUTHMOST RD, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521 · (956) 986-5200 · Cameron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL630 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
607 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 160 | 25% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
57.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +44.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 44 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 36.0% | 20.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 26.0% | 31.0% | 17.0% | 26.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 57.0% | 57.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 52.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 13.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Aiken Elementary School
Aiken Elementary School's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken Elementary School this school | 630 | 96.3% | 46.8% |
| Perez Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 615 | 95.4% | 44.9% |
| Roque Guerra Jr Elementary School RIO GRANDE CITY | 604 | 96.4% | 31.4% |
| Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary School LAREDO | 612 | 97.2% | 50.8% |
| David G Burnet Elementary School DALLAS | 631 | 97.3% | 44.7% |
| Vermillion Road Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 654 | 97.9% | 44.9% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Aiken Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #1,754 of 4,401 | #44 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,125 of 4,466 ▲ 383 | #28 of 93 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,701 of 4,466 ▲ 726 | #42 of 93 ▲ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #1,644 of 3,998 | #47 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 630 | #1,393 of 4,938 | #20 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #3,760 of 4,622 | #73 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.9% | #4,470 of 4,628 | #80 of 93 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.3% | #346 of 4,789 | #15 of 94 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #1,621 of 2,838 | #43 of 64 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
630
+20 (+3%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 800
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 630 | 37.6 | 16.8:1 | 96% (607) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 35 | 15.2:1 | 95% (506) |
| 2022-23 | 570 | 38 | 15.0:1 | 98% (560) |
| 2020-21 | 610 | 41 | 14.9:1 | 96% (585) |
| 2017-18 | 739 | 44.6 | 16.6:1 | 96% (709) |
| 2015-16 | 816 | 45 | 18.1:1 | 96% (785) |
| 2010-11 | 911 | 55 | 16.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 800 | 49 | 16.3:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aiken Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (739 to 630); teachers down 16% (44.6 to 37.6).
About Aiken Elementary School
Aiken Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in BROWNSVILLE, Texas. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 630 students. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
Aiken Elementary School is part of a district of 52 schools: BROWNSVILLE ISD, with 37,097 students.
By race and ethnicity, Aiken Elementary School is 99% Hispanic. The school's Hispanic share is 10 points above the 89% share among Cameron County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 2%.
Teacher count: 37.6 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.8:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. Roughly 96% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Cameron County, the average eligibility rate is 84%.
Aiken Elementary School scores 14.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 46.8% actual versus 32.5% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Cameron County, home to about 426,120 people, median household income comes to about $52,601, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cameron County's 187 public schools enroll about 97,392 students and include Aiken Elementary School.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Aiken Elementary School from the closest public school, Besteiro Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Aiken Elementary School is 4th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Aiken Elementary School falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school grew from 610 students in 2020-21 to 630 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 14.9:1 in 2020-21 to 16.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Cameron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,120
Census ACS
Median income
$52,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
97,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BROWNSVILLE ISD
- Veterans Memorial Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,216 students
- Rivera Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,150 students
- Hanna Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Lopez Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,739 students
- Pace Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,621 students
- Porter Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,543 students
Other schools in BROWNSVILLE
- Veterans Memorial Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,216 students
- Rivera Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,150 students
- Hanna Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Lopez Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,739 students
- Pace Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,621 students
- Porter Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,543 students
Other Aiken Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Aiken Elementary. Aiken Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Aiken ElementaryAiken, SC · 508 students
- Aiken Elementary SchoolOntario, OR · 333 students
Nearby schools
- Besteiro Middle School0.1 mi · 558
- IDEA Frontier College Preparatory1.1 mi · 781
- IDEA Frontier Academy1.1 mi · 675
- Garza at Southmost Elementary School1.1 mi · 524
- Lopez Early College High School1.1 mi · 1,739
- Garza Elementary School1.2 mi · 262
Frequently asked questions
About Aiken Elementary SchoolHow large is Aiken Elementary School?
Aiken Elementary School enrolls approximately 630 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Aiken Elementary School serve?
Aiken Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Aiken Elementary School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Aiken Elementary School.
How diverse is Aiken Elementary School?
Aiken Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian.
What district is Aiken Elementary School in?
Aiken Elementary School is part of BROWNSVILLE ISD.
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