AIKEN EL

AIKEN EL is one of the moderately sized elementary schools in BROWNSVILLE, Texas, run under BROWNSVILLE ISD, with 630 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 21% larger than typical.

Within BROWNSVILLE ISD, which oversees 52 schools and 37,097 students, AIKEN EL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, AIKEN EL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%). That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Cameron County's rate of about 84%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, AIKEN EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 31.8%; actual is 47.5%, +15.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Cameron County put median household earnings sit near $52,601, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cameron County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students), of which AIKEN EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: BESTEIRO MIDDLE, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts AIKEN EL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.2%.

AIKEN EL operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. AIKEN EL's enrollment has fell 15% since 2018, when it stood at 739 (now 630).

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