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.