HANNA EARLY COLLEGE H S

As a sprawling secondary school in BROWNSVILLE, Texas, HANNA EARLY COLLEGE H S hosts 2,039 students from grades 9 through 12, part of BROWNSVILLE ISD. That puts it 156% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

Across the 52 schools in BROWNSVILLE ISD (37,097 students total), HANNA EARLY COLLEGE H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HANNA EARLY COLLEGE H S logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%). The wider county runs roughly 89% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, HANNA EARLY COLLEGE H S has 137 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HANNA EARLY COLLEGE H S ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 34.0%; HANNA EARLY COLLEGE H S posts 57.0%, +22.9 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, Cameron County reports that median household income runs about $52,601, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cameron County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students), of which HANNA EARLY COLLEGE H S is one.

The closest other public school is TEXASWORKS - BROWNSVILLE, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HANNA EARLY COLLEGE H S at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 42.9%.

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

Five-year trend. HANNA EARLY COLLEGE H S's enrollment has declined 23% since 2018, when it stood at 2,663 (now 2,039).

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