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Enrollment
520
Elementary
DISTRICT 534 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSVILLE ISD·NCES 481168000650
Egly Elementary School
445 LAND O'LAKES, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521 · (956) 548-8850 · Cameron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL520 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
14.6:1
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 94 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +42.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 42 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 27.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 49.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 39.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 53.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 6.0% |
% 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
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Egly Elementary School
Egly Elementary School's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egly Elementary School this school | 520 | 92.9% | 42.3% |
| Hubbard Elementary School FORT WORTH | 508 | 93.3% | 20.4% |
| Garza at Southmost Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 524 | 93.5% | 45.2% |
| Richard J Wilson Elementary School FORT WORTH | 508 | 93.1% | 21.5% |
| Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary School ROMA | 526 | 93.2% | 82.3% |
| Monte Cristo Elementary School EDINBURG | 535 | 92.9% | 39.6% |
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 Egly Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #2,295 of 4,401 | #55 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,923 of 4,466 ▲ 489 | #65 of 93 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #2,604 of 4,466 ▼ 69 | #64 of 93 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #1,444 of 3,998 | #42 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 520 | #2,332 of 4,938 | #39 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #2,038 of 4,622 | #22 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.0% | #4,280 of 4,628 | #46 of 93 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.9% | #753 of 4,789 | #38 of 94 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.7% | #341 of 2,838 | #7 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
520
-100 (-16%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 843
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 520 | 35.8 | 14.6:1 | 93% (483) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 37.2 | 14.3:1 | 92% (488) |
| 2022-23 | 546 | 34.5 | 15.8:1 | 93% (508) |
| 2020-21 | 620 | 40 | 15.5:1 | 93% (575) |
| 2017-18 | 784 | 45.7 | 17.2:1 | 95% (741) |
| 2015-16 | 857 | 56 | 15.3:1 | 91% (776) |
| 2010-11 | 1,105 | 70 | 15.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 961 | 59 | 16.3:1 | 2% (19) |
| 1990-91 | 843 | 51 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Egly Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (784 to 520); teachers down 22% (45.7 to 35.8).
About Egly Elementary School
Egly Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in BROWNSVILLE, Texas, under BROWNSVILLE ISD. It serves 520 students in pre-K through 5.
In BROWNSVILLE ISD, 52 schools enroll a combined 37,097 students.
Most students at Egly Elementary School are Hispanic: 97% of enrollment. By the diversity index, Egly Elementary School comes in at 6%.
The school reported 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.6:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 93%. Compared with the 84% average for public schools in Cameron County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for Egly Elementary School is B. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 64% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Egly Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.3% and a predicted 34.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Cameron County, median household income is about $52,601, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 187 public schools operate in Cameron County, serving about 97,392 students.
Nearest public school: Oliveira Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Egly Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Egly Elementary School's average proficiency of 42.3% compares with 51.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Egly Elementary School had 620 students in 2020-21 and 520 in 2024-25, a 16% decrease.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Egly Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 High SchoolHigh · 2,216 students
- Rivera Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,150 students
- Hanna Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Lopez Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,739 students
- Pace Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,621 students
- Porter Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,543 students
Other schools in BROWNSVILLE
- Veterans Memorial Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,216 students
- Rivera Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,150 students
- Hanna Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Lopez Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,739 students
- Pace Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,621 students
- Porter Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,543 students
Nearby schools
- Oliveira Middle School0.1 mi · 699
- Perez Elementary School0.8 mi · 615
- Hanna Early College High School0.9 mi · 2,039
- Porter Early College High School1.0 mi · 1,543
- Premier H S of Brownsville1.3 mi · 147
- Texasworks - Brownsville1.3 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About Egly Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Egly Elementary School?
Egly Elementary School enrolls approximately 520 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Egly Elementary School serve?
Egly Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Egly Elementary School have?
Egly Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Egly Elementary School?
Student demographics at Egly Elementary School are roughly 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Who oversees Egly Elementary School?
Egly Elementary School is overseen by BROWNSVILLE ISD in Cameron County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.