Total enrollment
36,140
-4,625 (-11%) vs SY 2020-21
57 schools in BROWNSVILLE ISD
Texas · 37,097 students · 2 cities
In total, BROWNSVILLE ISD hosts 57 public K-12 schools with about 37,097 students, averaging 651 per school.
4-year change in BROWNSVILLE ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
49
-3 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How BROWNSVILLE ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #238 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 37,097 | #33 of 760 | #161 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 52 | #27 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #527 of 758 | #5,545 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 89.5% | #45 of 750 | #741 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.6% | #542 of 557 | #6,821 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside BROWNSVILLE ISD
State test results across the district's 51 scored schools run from Brownsville Early College High School at 84.4% proficient to Cromack Elementary School at 25.1%, a gap of 59.3 points. That is the 36th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 48 district schools that reported both years went from 42,727 to 36,132 students (down 15%) and from 2,738 to 2,392 full-time teachers (down 13%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About BROWNSVILLE ISD
As a compact district in Texas, BROWNSVILLE ISD teaches 37,097 students across 57 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, BROWNSVILLE ISD spans 35 elementary, 10 middle, 11 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in BROWNSVILLE ISD has declined 11% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 40,765 students to 36,140. Over that span, BROWNSVILLE ISD lost 3 schools, going from 52 to 49.
On this page, the community for BROWNSVILLE ISD discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.