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Enrollment
584
Elementary
DISTRICT 534 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSVILLE ISD·NCES 481168011486
Brite Elementary School
450 S BROWNE AVE, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521 · (956) 698-3000 · Cameron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL584 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
544 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 | 126 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
3%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
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
57.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 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 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 24.0% | 27.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 30.0% | 23.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 57.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 54.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 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 Brite Elementary School
Brite Elementary School's state test result (47.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brite Elementary School this school | 584 | 93.2% | 47.7% |
| Kelly-Pharr Elementary School PHARR | 587 | 93.7% | 40.3% |
| A M Ochoa Elementary School DONNA | 580 | 93.6% | 34.3% |
| Riverside Elementary School EL PASO | 607 | 92.4% | 35.0% |
| Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary School SAN JUAN | 557 | 93.0% | 46.2% |
| Raul Longoria Elementary School PHARR | 568 | 94.5% | 39.7% |
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 Brite Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #1,662 of 4,401 | #38 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,126 of 4,466 ▲ 384 | #29 of 93 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,804 of 4,466 ▼ 493 | #46 of 93 ▼ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #1,568 of 3,998 | #45 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 584 | #1,734 of 4,938 | #24 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #3,134 of 4,622 | #50 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.7% | #4,432 of 4,628 | #72 of 93 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.2% | #718 of 4,789 | #37 of 94 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #2,484 of 2,838 | #60 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
584
+67 (+13%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 732
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 584 | 37 | 15.8:1 | 93% (544) |
| 2023-24 | 538 | 35 | 15.3:1 | 93% (500) |
| 2022-23 | 545 | 33 | 16.5:1 | 95% (517) |
| 2020-21 | 517 | 35 | 14.8:1 | 94% (486) |
| 2017-18 | 613 | 34.6 | 17.7:1 | 96% (587) |
| 2015-16 | 658 | 39 | 16.9:1 | 92% (608) |
| 2010-11 | 732 | 45 | 16.3:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brite Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (613 to 584); teachers up 7% (34.6 to 37).
About Brite Elementary School
Students in BROWNSVILLE, Texas, attend Brite Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 584 students in pre-K through 5.
BROWNSVILLE ISD oversees Brite Elementary School and 51 other schools, with 37,097 students in total.
Roughly 99% of students at Brite Elementary School are Hispanic. Among people living in Cameron County, the Hispanic share is about 89%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Brite Elementary School scores 3%.
A staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.8:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 93%. The gap from the 84% average for public schools in Cameron County is 9 points.
Brite Elementary School scores 47.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 33.9%.
Census data for Cameron County show the median household earns about $52,601 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Brite Elementary School, Cameron County has 187 public schools.
Lucio Middle School, about 1.8 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Brite Elementary School is 4th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Brite Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 584, compared with 517 in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.8:1 to 15.8:1.
The allk12 page for Brite Elementary School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Nearby schools
- Lucio Middle School1.8 mi · 627
- El Jardin Elementary School1.8 mi · 389
- Rivera Early College High School2.6 mi · 2,150
- Vermillion Road Elementary School2.7 mi · 654
- IDEA Frontier College Preparatory2.7 mi · 781
- IDEA Frontier Academy2.7 mi · 675
Frequently asked questions
About Brite Elementary SchoolHow large is Brite Elementary School?
Brite Elementary School enrolls approximately 584 students in grades PK-05.
Is Brite Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brite Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Brite Elementary School have?
Brite Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Brite Elementary School?
Student demographics at Brite Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black.
What district is Brite Elementary School in?
Brite Elementary School is part of BROWNSVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.