GALLEGOS EL

GALLEGOS EL is a modestly sized K-5 school in BROWNSVILLE, Texas, operated by BROWNSVILLE ISD. The school caters to 390 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 25% below the state mean of about 519.

BROWNSVILLE ISD runs 52 schools in total, collectively educating 37,097 students. GALLEGOS EL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GALLEGOS EL reports that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The wider county runs roughly 89% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, GALLEGOS EL has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Cameron County's rate of about 84%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GALLEGOS EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 31.0%; actual is 47.5%, +16.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Cameron County indicate median household income runs about $52,601, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 21%. In all, Cameron County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students), of which GALLEGOS EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: BREEDEN EL, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GALLEGOS EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 53.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 32%: 570 students in 2018 compared to 390 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for GALLEGOS EL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.