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Which teacher or staff member at DERRY EL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
392
Elementary
DISTRICT 401 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POINT ISABEL ISD·NCES 483525003987
Derry Elementary School
1702 2ND ST, PORT ISABEL, TX 78578 · (956) 943-0070 · Cameron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL392 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
334 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 | 43 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 39% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within POINT ISABEL ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +44.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 44 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 32.0% | 33.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 39.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Derry Elementary School
Derry Elementary School's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derry Elementary School this school | 392 | 85.2% | 47.9% |
| Mathis Elementary School MATHIS | 362 | 85.4% | N/A |
| Kenedy Elementary School KENEDY | 384 | 85.7% | 35.8% |
| Golden Acres Elementary School PASADENA | 390 | 87.4% | 39.5% |
| Somerset Early Childhood Elementary School SOMERSET | 373 | 85.5% | N/A |
| Dilley Elementary School DILLEY | 402 | 83.8% | 21.1% |
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 Derry Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #1,644 of 4,401 | #37 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,096 of 4,466 ▲ 388 | #26 of 93 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #3,172 of 4,466 ▼ 28 | #79 of 93 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +22.0pp | #409 of 3,998 | #7 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 392 | #3,553 of 4,938 | #62 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,758 of 4,622 | #16 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.8% | #3,835 of 4,628 | #1 of 93 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.2% | #1,550 of 4,789 | #61 of 94 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.6% | #202 of 2,838 | #2 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
392
-103 (-21%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 494
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 392 | 27.5 | 14.3:1 | 85% (334) |
| 2023-24 | 409 | 28.8 | 14.2:1 | 84% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 28.5 | 15.7:1 | 90% (400) |
| 2020-21 | 495 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 91% (448) |
| 2017-18 | 638 | 35 | 18.2:1 | 85% (541) |
| 2015-16 | 569 | 35 | 16.3:1 | 84% (478) |
| 2010-11 | 582 | 36 | 16.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 552 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 84% (462) |
| 1990-91 | 494 | 28 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Derry Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (638 to 392); teachers down 21% (35 to 27.5).
About Derry Elementary School
Derry Elementary School runs as a low-enrollment elementary school in PORT ISABEL, Texas. The school enrolls 392 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 24% smaller than that.
The district, POINT ISABEL ISD, operates 5 schools serving 1,786 students.
Derry Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 90% Hispanic. It is also 8% White. For comparison, Cameron County is about 89% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Derry Elementary School comes in at 18%.
The school reports 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.3 students per teacher. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 85%. Across public schools in Cameron County, the average is about the same, 84%.
Derry Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 81% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Derry Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 47.9%, compared with a predicted 37.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in Cameron County, median household income is about $52,601, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 21%. Derry Elementary School is one of 187 public schools in Cameron County, which together enroll about 97,392 students.
The school nearest to Derry Elementary School is Garriga Elementary School, at a distance of about 1.0 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Derry Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Derry Elementary School saw enrollment fall 21% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 16.0 to 14.3 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Derry Elementary School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 POINT ISABEL ISD
- Port Isabel Early College High SchoolHigh · 585 students
- Garriga Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Port Isabel Junior High SchoolMiddle · 396 students
- Cameron Co J J Alternative Education ProgramHigh · 3 students
Other schools in PORT ISABEL
- Port Isabel Early College High SchoolHigh · 585 students
- Garriga Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Port Isabel Junior High SchoolMiddle · 396 students
- Cameron Co J J Alternative Education ProgramHigh · 3 students
Nearby schools
- Garriga Elementary School1.0 mi · 410
- Port Isabel Junior High School1.1 mi · 396
- Port Isabel Early College High School1.3 mi · 585
- Rivera Early College High School15.1 mi · 2,150
- Vermillion Road Elementary School15.3 mi · 654
- Los Fresnos High School15.3 mi · 3,285
Frequently asked questions
About Derry Elementary SchoolHow large is Derry Elementary School?
Derry Elementary School enrolls approximately 392 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Derry Elementary School serve?
Derry Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Derry Elementary School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Derry Elementary School.
How diverse is Derry Elementary School?
Derry Elementary School reports a student body of 8% White, 90% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Derry Elementary School?
Derry Elementary School is overseen by POINT ISABEL ISD in Cameron County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.