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Enrollment
538
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS FRESNOS CISD·NCES 482829010478
OLMITO EL
2500 ARROYO BLVD, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78526 · (956) 233-3950 · Cameron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
356 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
71.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
59.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
538
-100 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.8:1
% White
3%
was 3%
% Hispanic
96%
was 96%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About OLMITO EL
Located at 2500 ARROYO BLVD, in BROWNSVILLE, Texas, OLMITO EL is a mid-sized primary school that serves 538 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within LOS FRESNOS CISD.
LOS FRESNOS CISD comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 10,357 students; OLMITO EL is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, OLMITO EL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (96%). Beyond that, the school lists 3% White.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, OLMITO EL has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cameron County (around 84%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
With demographic context factored in, OLMITO EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.8%.
In the surrounding community, census data for Cameron County shows the typical household earns roughly $52,601 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 21%. OLMITO EL is one of 187 public schools in Cameron County (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students).
Nearest neighbor: IDEA SPORTS PARK COLLEGE PREPARATORY, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around OLMITO EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts OLMITO EL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 51.7%.
The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at OLMITO EL has shrank 16%, going from 638 students in 2018 to 538 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.
On allk12, the feed for OLMITO EL typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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 LOS FRESNOS CISD
- LOS FRESNOS H SHigh · 3,285 students
- RESACA MIDDLEMiddle · 870 students
- LOS CUATES MIDDLEMiddle · 825 students
- RANCHO VERDE ELElementary · 696 students
- LIBERTY MEMORIAL MIDDLEMiddle · 673 students
- PALMER-LAAKSO ELElementary · 582 students
Other schools in BROWNSVILLE
- VETERANS MEMORIAL EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,216 students
- RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,150 students
- HANNA EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,039 students
- LOPEZ EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,739 students
- PACE EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,621 students
- PORTER EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,543 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA SPORTS PARK COLLEGE PREPARATORY0.8 mi · 457
- IDEA SPORTS PARK ACADEMY0.8 mi · 571
- VILLAREAL EL1.3 mi · 444
- RANCHO VERDE EL2.0 mi · 696
- RESACA MIDDLE2.1 mi · 870
- JUBILEE BROWNSVILLE2.4 mi · 999
Frequently asked questions
About OLMITO ELHow many students attend OLMITO EL?
OLMITO EL enrolls approximately 538 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does OLMITO EL serve?
OLMITO EL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at OLMITO EL?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at OLMITO EL.
How diverse is OLMITO EL?
OLMITO EL reports a student body of 3% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
Who oversees OLMITO EL?
OLMITO EL is overseen by LOS FRESNOS CISD in Cameron County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.