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Enrollment
520
Elementary
DISTRICT 534 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSVILLE ISD·NCES 481168000650
EGLY EL
445 LAND O'LAKES, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521 · (956) 548-8850 · Cameron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL520 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
483 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
51.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +40.0pp since 2020
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
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
520
-264 (-34%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 17.2:1
% White
2%
was 1%
% Hispanic
97%
was 98%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About EGLY EL
EGLY EL operates as an average-sized elementary campus in BROWNSVILLE, Texas, run under BROWNSVILLE ISD. Current enrollment sits at 520 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.
Across the 52 schools in BROWNSVILLE ISD (37,097 students total), EGLY EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, EGLY EL records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (97%).
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 93% of students at EGLY EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cameron County runs at roughly 84%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, EGLY EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.3%, the actual is 42.7%, a residual of +9.4 points.
Around the school, Cameron County reports that the typical household earns roughly $52,601 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 21%. EGLY EL is one of 187 public schools in Cameron County (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students).
Nearest neighbor: OLIVEIRA MIDDLE, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around EGLY EL. On composite proficiency, EGLY EL comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 49.8%.
Geographically, the school is in an urban area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at EGLY EL has ticked down 34%, going from 784 students in 2018 to 520 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 H SHigh · 2,216 students
- RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,150 students
- HANNA EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,039 students
- LOPEZ EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,739 students
- PACE EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,621 students
- PORTER EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,543 students
Other schools in BROWNSVILLE
- VETERANS MEMORIAL EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,216 students
- RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,150 students
- HANNA EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,039 students
- LOPEZ EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,739 students
- PACE EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,621 students
- PORTER EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,543 students
Nearby schools
- OLIVEIRA MIDDLE0.1 mi · 699
- PEREZ EL0.8 mi · 615
- HANNA EARLY COLLEGE H S0.9 mi · 2,039
- PORTER EARLY COLLEGE H S1.0 mi · 1,543
- TEXASWORKS - BROWNSVILLE1.3 mi · 16
- PREMIER H S OF BROWNSVILLE1.3 mi · 147
Frequently asked questions
About EGLY ELHow many students attend EGLY EL?
EGLY EL enrolls approximately 520 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does EGLY EL serve?
EGLY EL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does EGLY EL have?
EGLY EL employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at EGLY EL?
Student demographics at EGLY EL are roughly 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Who oversees EGLY EL?
EGLY EL is overseen by BROWNSVILLE ISD in Cameron County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.