Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 534 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSVILLE ISD·NCES 481168008465
Gallegos Elementary School
2700 AVENIDA RANCHO VIEJO, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521 · (956) 547-4230 · Cameron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% 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.
- C+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
15.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
383 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 | 77 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 41% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
1%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
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 26.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 23.0% | 26.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 53.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Gallegos Elementary School
Gallegos Elementary School's state test result (48.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallegos Elementary School this school | 390 | 98.2% | 48.8% |
| Graciela Garcia Elementary School PHARR | 385 | 97.9% | 53.5% |
| Ray H Darr Elementary School EAGLE PASS | 383 | 98.2% | 46.8% |
| De Zavala Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 388 | 97.9% | 22.0% |
| Sgt Leonel Trevino Elementary School SAN JUAN | 401 | 98.0% | 41.3% |
| Cesar Chavez Elementary School PHARR | 403 | 98.3% | 53.5% |
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 Gallegos Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #1,550 of 4,401 | #35 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #2,246 of 4,466 ▼ 981 | #69 of 93 ▼ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,803 of 4,466 ▼ 27 | #45 of 93 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #2,534 of 3,998 | #73 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 390 | #3,562 of 4,938 | #63 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #2,441 of 4,622 | #32 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.5% | #4,562 of 4,628 | #89 of 93 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.2% | #156 of 4,789 | #8 of 94 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.6% | #425 of 2,838 | #12 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
390
-76 (-16%) vs 2020
-48% since 2010-11, when it was 751
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 390 | 26 | 15.0:1 | 98% (383) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 26.2 | 15.0:1 | 98% (388) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 29.3 | 13.5:1 | 99% (391) |
| 2020-21 | 466 | 33 | 14.1:1 | 94% (439) |
| 2017-18 | 570 | 37.4 | 15.3:1 | 99% (567) |
| 2015-16 | 678 | 41 | 16.5:1 | 98% (663) |
| 2010-11 | 751 | 48 | 15.7:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gallegos Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (570 to 390); teachers down 30% (37.4 to 26).
About Gallegos Elementary School
Gallegos Elementary School is an elementary school in BROWNSVILLE, Texas, reachable at (956) 547-4230. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 390 students. That is 25% below the average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
BROWNSVILLE ISD serves 37,097 students across 52 schools.
Hispanic students are 100% of those enrolled at Gallegos Elementary School. In Cameron County overall, about 89% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 1% means there is a 1% chance two randomly chosen students at Gallegos Elementary School are from different groups.
Gallegos Elementary School lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.0 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 98% of the student body. The gap from the 84% average for public schools in Cameron County is 14 points.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Gallegos Elementary School outscored 76%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 31.8%. Gallegos Elementary School posts 48.8%, 17.0 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
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.
Breeden Elementary School is the nearest public school to Gallegos Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Gallegos Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Gallegos Elementary School ranks 7th on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment decreased 16% over 4 years, reaching 390 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Gallegos 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
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Other Gallegos Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Gallegos Elementary. Gallegos Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Gallegos Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 351 students
Nearby schools
- Breeden Elementary School0.2 mi · 511
- Harmony School of Innovation - Brownsville0.7 mi · 498
- Paredes Elementary School0.9 mi · 798
- IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory1.0 mi · 783
- IDEA Brownsville Academy1.0 mi · 702
- Vela Middle School1.1 mi · 658
Frequently asked questions
About Gallegos Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Gallegos Elementary School?
Gallegos Elementary School enrolls approximately 390 students in grades PK-05.
Is Gallegos Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gallegos Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Gallegos Elementary School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Gallegos Elementary School.
How diverse is Gallegos Elementary School?
Gallegos Elementary School reports a student body of 0% White, 100% Hispanic.
Who oversees Gallegos Elementary School?
Gallegos 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.