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Enrollment
1,739
High
DISTRICT 1,453 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSVILLE ISD·NCES 481168003324
Lopez Early College High School
3205 S DAKOTA AVE, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521 · (956) 982-7400 · Cameron County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,739 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of Texas public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
125 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
1,716 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 508 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 448 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 408 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 375 | 22% |
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
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +26.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 4.0% | 35.0% | 22.0% | 39.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 27.0% | 42.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 39.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 16 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 Lopez Early College High School
Lopez Early College High School's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lopez Early College High School this school | 1,739 | 98.7% | 48.0% |
| Juarez-Lincoln High School MISSION | 1,952 | 98.0% | 38.5% |
| Martin High School LAREDO | 1,975 | 99.9% | 50.0% |
| Psja Memorial Early College High School ALAMO | 1,997 | 96.8% | 46.7% |
| Rio Grande City High School RIO GRANDE CITY | 1,670 | 96.2% | 42.7% |
| Nixon High School LAREDO | 2,124 | 95.6% | 52.1% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Lopez Early College High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #894 of 1,385 | #16 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #767 of 1,425 ▼ 123 | #14 of 27 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,253 of 1,425 ▼ 7 | #27 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #686 of 1,184 | #14 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,739 | #398 of 2,107 | #8 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #542 of 1,344 | #9 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.5% | #1,318 of 1,346 | #24 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #14 of 1,522 | #1 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #162 of 557 | #9 of 15 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,739
-183 (-10%) vs 2020
-1% since 2000-01, when it was 1,749
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 1,739 | 125.4 | 13.9:1 | 99% (1,716) |
| 2023-24 | 1,771 | 128.8 | 13.8:1 | 96% (1,703) |
| 2022-23 | 1,831 | 129.8 | 14.1:1 | 95% (1,741) |
| 2020-21 | 1,922 | 133 | 14.4:1 | 97% (1,859) |
| 2017-18 | 2,051 | 142.5 | 14.4:1 | 99% (2,029) |
| 2015-16 | 2,066 | 149 | 13.9:1 | 100% (2,059) |
| 2010-11 | 2,273 | 159 | 14.3:1 | 0% (7) |
| 2000-01 | 1,749 | 113 | 15.5:1 | 39% (679) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lopez Early College High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (2,051 to 1,739); teachers down 12% (142.5 to 125.4).
About Lopez Early College High School
Lopez Early College High School is a high-enrollment high school for students in BROWNSVILLE, Texas. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,739 students. That puts enrollment 118% bigger than the 796-student average for high schools in Texas.
Lopez Early College High School is a school in BROWNSVILLE ISD. The district has 52 schools and 37,097 students.
Hispanic students account for 99% of the school's enrollment. Cameron County's residents are about 89% Hispanic, 10 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 1% means there is a 1% chance two randomly chosen students at Lopez Early College High School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lopez Early College High School is 13.9:1, based on 125.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Lunch program data show 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 84% for public schools in Cameron County.
Lopez Early College High School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 52% of Texas public high schools.
After accounting for student poverty, Lopez Early College High School is in the top 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.0% is 16.4 points above the 31.6% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Cameron County show that median household income comes to about $52,601, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 21%. The county's public schools total 187, with about 97,392 students.
Lopez Early College High School's nearest public school is IDEA Frontier Academy (about 0.3 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Lopez Early College High School is 3rd on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Lopez Early College High School is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 1,739, from 1,922 in 2020-21.
Lopez Early College High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Pace Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,621 students
- Porter Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,543 students
- Stillman Middle SchoolMiddle · 964 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
- Pace Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,621 students
- Porter Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,543 students
- Jubilee BrownsvilleCombined · 999 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA Frontier Academy0.3 mi · 675
- IDEA Frontier College Preparatory0.3 mi · 781
- Besteiro Middle School1.1 mi · 558
- Aiken Elementary School1.1 mi · 630
- Palm Grove Elementary School1.2 mi · 294
- Garza at Southmost Elementary School1.3 mi · 524
Frequently asked questions
About Lopez Early College High SchoolHow many students attend Lopez Early College High School?
Lopez Early College High School enrolls approximately 1,739 students in grades 09-12.
Is Lopez Early College High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lopez Early College High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Lopez Early College High School have?
Lopez Early College High School employs 125 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Lopez Early College High School?
Student demographics at Lopez Early College High School are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Is Lopez Early College High School public or private?
Lopez Early College High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BROWNSVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.