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Enrollment
538
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS FRESNOS CISD·NCES 482829010478
Olmito Elementary School
2500 ARROYO BLVD, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78526 · (956) 233-3950 · Cameron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest 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 elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 51 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
78.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
74.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +35.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 35 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 52.0% | 26.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 47.0% | 27.0% | 14.0% | 12.0% |
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 | 78.0% | 74.0% |
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 70.0% |
| 2021-22 | 72.0% | 75.0% |
| 2020-21 | 51.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
62.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% 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 17 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 Olmito Elementary School
Olmito Elementary School's state test result (62.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olmito Elementary School this school | 538 | 66.2% | 62.8% |
| Romulo D Martinez Elementary School MISSION | 525 | 65.0% | 55.7% |
| Jefferson Elementary School EDINBURG | 511 | 64.8% | 66.4% |
| Dolphin Terrace Elementary School EL PASO | 510 | 67.8% | 44.9% |
| Myrtle Cooper Elementary School EL PASO | 550 | 69.5% | 49.0% |
| Roberto J Santos Elementary School LAREDO | 584 | 62.8% | 49.6% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Olmito Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #623 of 4,401 | #8 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #297 of 4,466 ▲ 184 | #6 of 93 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #347 of 4,466 ▲ 152 | #2 of 93 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #2,353 of 3,998 | #68 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 538 | #2,148 of 4,938 | #33 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #2,811 of 4,622 | #40 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.2% | #4,216 of 4,628 | #33 of 93 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.2% | #2,771 of 4,789 | #89 of 94 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.7% | #1,549 of 2,838 | #40 of 64 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
538
-82 (-13%) vs 2020
-13% since 2010-11, when it was 615
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 538 | 34.9 | 15.4:1 | 66% (356) |
| 2023-24 | 562 | 37 | 15.2:1 | 66% (373) |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 38.1 | 15.1:1 | 69% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 620 | 36 | 17.2:1 | 66% (411) |
| 2017-18 | 638 | 38 | 16.8:1 | 70% (446) |
| 2015-16 | 647 | 38 | 17.0:1 | 73% (472) |
| 2010-11 | 615 | 38 | 16.2:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Olmito Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (638 to 538); teachers down 8% (38 to 34.9).
About Olmito Elementary School
A medium-sized elementary school in BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Olmito Elementary School is part of LOS FRESNOS CISD. Its 538 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
Olmito Elementary School is one school in a 14-school district, LOS FRESNOS CISD, which enrolls 10,357 students.
Federal enrollment data show Olmito Elementary School is 96% Hispanic. The school is also 3% White. Olmito Elementary School's diversity index is 7%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Olmito Elementary School is 66%. That rate is below the 84% average among public schools in Cameron County.
The allk12 Grade for Olmito Elementary School is A. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 90% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Olmito Elementary School outperforms its prediction by 17.3 points. The model expects 45.4% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Texas; the school's rate is 62.8%.
Among Cameron County residents, the median household income is $52,601, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 21% of residents are in poverty. Besides Olmito Elementary School, Cameron County has 186 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Olmito Elementary School to another public school is about 0.8 miles, to IDEA Sports Park Academy. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Olmito Elementary School ranks 3rd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show a 13% enrollment decrease, from 620 in 2020-21 to 538 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 17.2:1 to 15.4:1.
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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 High SchoolHigh · 3,285 students
- Resaca Middle SchoolMiddle · 870 students
- Los Cuates Middle SchoolMiddle · 825 students
- Rancho Verde Elementary SchoolElementary · 696 students
- Liberty Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 673 students
- Palmer-Laakso Elementary SchoolElementary · 582 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
- Lopez Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,739 students
- Pace Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,621 students
- Porter Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,543 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA Sports Park Academy0.8 mi · 571
- IDEA Sports Park College Preparatory0.8 mi · 457
- Villareal Elementary School1.3 mi · 444
- Rancho Verde Elementary School2.0 mi · 696
- Resaca Middle School2.1 mi · 870
- Jubilee Brownsville2.4 mi · 999
Frequently asked questions
About Olmito Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Olmito Elementary School?
Olmito Elementary School enrolls approximately 538 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Olmito Elementary School serve?
Olmito Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Olmito Elementary School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Olmito Elementary School.
How diverse is Olmito Elementary School?
Olmito Elementary School reports a student body of 3% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
Who oversees Olmito Elementary School?
Olmito Elementary School 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.