DERRY EL

DERRY EL, a close-knit elementary-level community in PORT ISABEL, Texas, overseen by POINT ISABEL ISD, enrolls 392 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so DERRY EL sits 24% below that benchmark.

Within POINT ISABEL ISD, which oversees 5 schools and 1,786 students, DERRY EL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, DERRY EL reports that nearly all students (90%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 8% White. Compared to Cameron County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, DERRY EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.5%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Cameron County indicate 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. DERRY EL is one of 187 public schools in Cameron County (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students).

The closest other public school is GARRIGA EL, roughly 1.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DERRY EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 46.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 39%: 638 students in 2018 compared to 392 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

On allk12, members of the DERRY EL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.