DEL CASTILLO EL

DEL CASTILLO EL is an intimate primary school in BROWNSVILLE, Texas, overseen by BROWNSVILLE ISD. The school works with 240 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 54% below typical.

Across the 52 schools in BROWNSVILLE ISD (37,097 students total), DEL CASTILLO EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DEL CASTILLO EL reports that 95% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 5% White.

Looking at school resources, On paper, DEL CASTILLO EL has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Cameron County runs at roughly 84%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, DEL CASTILLO EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.2%, the actual is 29.6%, a residual of -0.6 points.

In the area at large, census data for Cameron County shows the typical household earns roughly $52,601 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 21%. DEL CASTILLO EL is one of 187 public schools in Cameron County (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students).

The closest other public school is CROMACK - CASTANEDA EL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DEL CASTILLO EL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 41.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. DEL CASTILLO EL's enrollment has contracted 32% since 2018, when it stood at 351 (now 240). Hispanic enrollment moved from 99% to 95% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

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