Enrollment
389
Elementary
DISTRICT 534 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSVILLE ISD·NCES 481168000651
El Jardin Elementary School
6911 BOCA CHICA BLVD, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521 · (956) 831-6000 · Cameron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL389 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
16.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
379 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 69 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
2%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
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 31.0% | 27.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 25.0% | 29.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 50.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 38.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 El Jardin Elementary School
El Jardin Elementary School's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Jardin Elementary School this school | 389 | 97.4% | 44.0% |
| Graciela Garcia Elementary School PHARR | 385 | 97.9% | 53.5% |
| De Zavala Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 388 | 97.9% | 22.0% |
| Ray H Darr Elementary School EAGLE PASS | 383 | 98.2% | 46.8% |
| Gallegos Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 390 | 98.2% | 48.8% |
| Sgt Leonel Trevino Elementary School SAN JUAN | 401 | 98.0% | 41.3% |
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 El Jardin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,076 of 4,401 | #50 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,122 of 4,466 ▼ 693 | #66 of 93 ▼ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,474 of 4,466 ▼ 895 | #59 of 93 ▼ 30 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #1,974 of 3,998 | #55 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 389 | #3,569 of 4,938 | #64 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #3,819 of 4,622 | #75 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.0% | #4,463 of 4,628 | #78 of 93 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.4% | #241 of 4,789 | #13 of 94 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.4% | #531 of 2,838 | #15 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
389
+52 (+15%) vs 2020
-65% since 1990-91, when it was 1,122
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 389 | 23.1 | 16.9:1 | 97% (379) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 24.1 | 16.6:1 | 95% (381) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 22.7 | 15.9:1 | 96% (347) |
| 2020-21 | 337 | 27 | 12.5:1 | 94% (316) |
| 2017-18 | 551 | 36.9 | 14.9:1 | 98% (539) |
| 2015-16 | 725 | 45 | 16.1:1 | 93% (675) |
| 2010-11 | 781 | 47 | 16.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 1,283 | 67 | 19.1:1 | 3% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 1,122 | 36 | 31.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for El Jardin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (551 to 389); teachers down 37% (36.9 to 23.1).
About El Jardin Elementary School
El Jardin Elementary School is an elementary school in BROWNSVILLE, Texas, reachable at (956) 831-6000. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 389 students enrolled. That is 25% below the average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
In BROWNSVILLE ISD, 52 schools enroll a combined 37,097 students.
Hispanic students are 99% of those enrolled at El Jardin Elementary School. In Cameron County overall, about 89% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 2% means there is a 2% chance two randomly chosen students at El Jardin Elementary School are from different groups.
El Jardin Elementary School has 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. The school's 16.9:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. The school has 97% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 84% average for public schools in Cameron County is 13 points.
El Jardin Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 68% of Texas public elementary schools.
El Jardin Elementary School scores 44.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 32.1%.
Cameron County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $52,601 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Cameron County number 187, with about 97,392 students.
Measured in a straight line, Lucio Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from El Jardin Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, El Jardin Elementary School is ahead of the 43.4% nearby average, ranking 6th of 9.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment increased 15% over 4 years, reaching 389 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 12.5:1 in 2020-21 to 16.9:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for El Jardin Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Lucio Middle School0.1 mi · 627
- Vermillion Road Elementary School1.4 mi · 654
- Rivera Early College High School1.5 mi · 2,150
- Champion Elementary School1.5 mi · 710
- Brite Elementary School1.8 mi · 584
- Perkins Middle School1.9 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About El Jardin Elementary SchoolHow large is El Jardin Elementary School?
El Jardin Elementary School enrolls approximately 389 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does El Jardin Elementary School serve?
El Jardin Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does El Jardin Elementary School have?
El Jardin Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at El Jardin Elementary School?
At El Jardin Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 99% Hispanic.
Who oversees El Jardin Elementary School?
El Jardin 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.