ORTIZ EL

ORTIZ EL is one of the moderately sized elementary-level communitys in BROWNSVILLE, Texas, overseen by BROWNSVILLE ISD, with 564 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Within BROWNSVILLE ISD, which oversees 52 schools and 37,097 students, ORTIZ EL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, ORTIZ EL reports that 98% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. By comparison, Cameron County as a whole is about 89% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.7:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cameron County (around 84%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ORTIZ EL 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 32.7%; this one delivers 67.4%, a residual of +34.7 points.

In the area at large, Cameron County reports that the typical household earns roughly $52,601 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 ORTIZ EL is one.

KELLER EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ORTIZ EL. On composite proficiency, ORTIZ EL comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 55.7%.

ORTIZ EL operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 14%: 655 students in 2018 compared to 564 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the ORTIZ EL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.