LOPEZ EARLY COLLEGE H S

Set in BROWNSVILLE, Texas, LOPEZ EARLY COLLEGE H S is a sprawling secondary school, operated by BROWNSVILLE ISD. It works with 1,739 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 118% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

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

On the student-mix side, LOPEZ EARLY COLLEGE H S lists that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 125 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting LOPEZ EARLY COLLEGE H S tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cameron County runs at roughly 84%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LOPEZ EARLY COLLEGE H S is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 30.8%; this one delivers 49.1%, a residual of +18.3 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Cameron County indicate median household earnings sit near $52,601, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 21%. LOPEZ EARLY COLLEGE H S is one of 187 public schools in Cameron County (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students).

The closest other public school is IDEA FRONTIER COLLEGE PREPARATORY, roughly 0.3 miles away. 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), LOPEZ EARLY COLLEGE H S ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 45.0%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LOPEZ EARLY COLLEGE H S has fell 15%, going from 2,051 students in 2018 to 1,739 in 2025.

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