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What tradition at PAREDES EL should never be changed?
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Enrollment
798
Elementary
DISTRICT 534 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSVILLE ISD·NCES 481168008464
PAREDES EL
3700 HERITAGE TRL, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521 · (956) 574-5582 · Cameron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL798 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
640 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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
67.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
68.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
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
59.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% 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 21 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
798
-171 (-18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 18.2:1
% White
1%
was 2%
% Hispanic
96%
was 96%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PAREDES EL
Located at 3700 HERITAGE TRL, in BROWNSVILLE, Texas, PAREDES EL is a high-enrollment K-5 school that enrolls 798 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under BROWNSVILLE ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 54% larger than the state mean of about 519.
PAREDES EL is one of 52 schools operated by BROWNSVILLE ISD, a district that serves 37,097 students overall.
Demographically, PAREDES EL records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (96%).
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PAREDES 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 38.9%; this one delivers 59.5%, a residual of +20.6 points.
In the area at large, Cameron County reports that median household income runs about $52,601, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 21%. In all, Cameron County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students), of which PAREDES EL is one.
The closest other public school is IDEA BROWNSVILLE COLLEGE PREPARATORY, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, PAREDES EL comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 50.6%.
The campus sits in an urban setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. PAREDES EL's enrollment has declined 18% since 2018, when it stood at 969 (now 798). Class-load math has fell: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 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
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 BROWNSVILLE COLLEGE PREPARATORY0.5 mi · 783
- IDEA BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY0.5 mi · 702
- JUBILEE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY0.7 mi · 545
- HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - BROWNSVILLE0.9 mi · 498
- VELA MIDDLE0.9 mi · 658
- GALLEGOS EL0.9 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About PAREDES ELWhat is the total enrollment at PAREDES EL?
PAREDES EL enrolls approximately 798 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PAREDES EL serve?
PAREDES EL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PAREDES EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PAREDES EL is approximately 16.5:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PAREDES EL?
At PAREDES EL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is PAREDES EL public or private?
PAREDES EL 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.