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Enrollment
630
Elementary
DISTRICT 534 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSVILLE ISD·NCES 481168000644
Canales Elementary School
1811 INTERNATIONAL BLVD, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521 · (956) 548-8900 · Cameron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL630 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
617 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 | 109 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
4%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
38.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +26.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 28.0% | 23.0% | 39.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 21.0% | 27.0% | 43.0% |
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 | 38.0% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 4.0% |
% 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
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Canales Elementary School
Canales Elementary School's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canales Elementary School this school | 630 | 97.9% | 29.6% |
| Henry Ford Elementary School PHARR | 643 | 98.1% | 40.1% |
| David G Burnet Elementary School DALLAS | 631 | 97.3% | 44.7% |
| Shaw Ses CORPUS CHRISTI | 638 | 97.3% | 25.7% |
| Vermillion Road Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 654 | 97.9% | 44.9% |
| Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary School LAREDO | 612 | 97.2% | 50.8% |
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 Canales Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #3,707 of 4,401 | #90 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #3,898 of 4,466 ▼ 87 | #90 of 93 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,822 of 4,466 ▲ 53 | #90 of 93 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #2,123 of 3,998 | #60 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 630 | #1,392 of 4,938 | #19 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #3,756 of 4,622 | #72 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.3% | #4,346 of 4,628 | #56 of 93 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.9% | #192 of 4,789 | #10 of 94 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.2% | #549 of 1,307 | #9 of 22 |
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
-103 (-14%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 950
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 16.7:1 | 98% (617) |
| 2023-24 | 640 | 39.7 | 16.1:1 | 98% (626) |
| 2022-23 | 654 | 40.2 | 16.3:1 | 97% (636) |
| 2020-21 | 733 | 47 | 15.6:1 | 97% (712) |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 32.8 | 16.7:1 | 99% (544) |
| 2015-16 | 624 | 36 | 17.3:1 | 98% (610) |
| 2010-11 | 724 | 43 | 16.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 783 | 47 | 16.7:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 950 | 66 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canales Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (547 to 630); teachers up 15% (32.8 to 37.6).
About Canales Elementary School
Canales Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in BROWNSVILLE, Texas. It reports enrollment of 630 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
BROWNSVILLE ISD counts 37,097 students in its 52 schools, and Canales Elementary School is one of them.
Roughly 98% of students at Canales Elementary School are Hispanic. Other groups include 2% White. By comparison, Cameron County residents are about 89% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 4%.
Its staff includes 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 16.7 students per teacher. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is higher. Roughly 98% of students at Canales Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Cameron County, the average is 84%.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 31.9%. Canales Elementary School scores 29.6%.
In the wider Cameron County area, 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 counts 187 public schools with about 97,392 students.
Of the public schools around it, Canales Elementary School is closest to Faulk Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Canales Elementary School ranks 8th of 9 on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 14% decline, from 733 to 630. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.6:1 to 16.7:1 over the same years.
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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
Nearby schools
- Faulk Middle School0.3 mi · 885
- Porter Early College High School0.7 mi · 1,543
- Cromack Elementary School1.1 mi · 455
- Cromack - Castaneda Elementary School1.1 mi · 823
- Putegnat Elementary School1.1 mi · 444
- Brownsville Early College High School1.2 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About Canales Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Canales Elementary School?
Canales Elementary School enrolls approximately 630 students in grades PK-05.
Is Canales Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Canales Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Canales Elementary School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Canales Elementary School.
How diverse is Canales Elementary School?
Canales Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black.
What district is Canales Elementary School in?
Canales Elementary School is part of BROWNSVILLE ISD.
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