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If you could change one rule at RANCHO VERDE EL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
696
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS FRESNOS CISD·NCES 482829011425
Rancho Verde Elementary School
101 RANCHO ALEGRE, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78526 · (956) 254-5230 · Cameron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL696 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% 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
16.6:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
454 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 | 87 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (119).
Student demographics
9%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
73.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
71.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 45.0% | 28.0% | 13.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 38.0% | 33.0% | 16.0% | 13.0% |
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 | 73.0% | 71.0% |
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 73.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 70.0% |
| 2021-22 | 66.0% | 73.0% |
| 2020-21 | 47.0% | 47.0% |
% 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
67.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% 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 →
Schools most like Rancho Verde Elementary School
Rancho Verde Elementary School's state test result (67.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Verde Elementary School this school | 696 | 65.2% | 67.1% |
| Loma Verde EL PASO | 661 | 64.1% | 62.4% |
| Dr Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School HARLINGEN | 674 | 64.5% | 55.0% |
| Alfonso Ramirez Elementary School EDINBURG | 661 | 64.4% | 56.1% |
| Scotsdale Elementary School EL PASO | 749 | 67.0% | 64.8% |
| Donna Wernecke Elementary School MCALLEN | 631 | 64.2% | 53.8% |
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 Rancho Verde Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #410 of 4,401 | #5 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #385 of 4,466 ▼ 53 | #9 of 93 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #585 of 4,466 ▼ 85 | #3 of 93 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #2,290 of 3,998 | #66 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 696 | #949 of 4,938 | #12 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #3,665 of 4,622 | #68 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.6% | #4,161 of 4,628 | #25 of 93 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.2% | #2,814 of 4,789 | #90 of 94 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.0% | #994 of 1,307 | #17 of 22 |
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
696
+26 (+4%) vs 2020
+19% since 2010-11, when it was 587
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
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 | 696 | 42 | 16.6:1 | 65% (454) |
| 2023-24 | 692 | 40.4 | 17.1:1 | 67% (467) |
| 2022-23 | 661 | 39.9 | 16.6:1 | 69% (457) |
| 2020-21 | 670 | 39 | 17.2:1 | 67% (451) |
| 2017-18 | 663 | 36 | 18.4:1 | 57% (375) |
| 2015-16 | 643 | 35 | 18.4:1 | 63% (406) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rancho Verde Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (663 to 696); teachers up 17% (36 to 42).
About Rancho Verde Elementary School
As a medium-sized elementary school, Rancho Verde Elementary School serves students in BROWNSVILLE, Texas. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 696 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
LOS FRESNOS CISD counts 14 schools and 10,357 students, including Rancho Verde Elementary School.
Most students at Rancho Verde Elementary School are Hispanic: 96% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 3% White. By the diversity index, Rancho Verde Elementary School comes in at 9%.
A ratio of 16.6:1 comes from the school's 42 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 65% of students at Rancho Verde Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Cameron County, the average eligibility rate is 84%.
The allk12 Grade for Rancho Verde Elementary School is A. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 94% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Rancho Verde Elementary School is in the top 10% of Texas schools: 67.1% actual against 45.8% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Cameron County show that median household income is about $52,601, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rancho Verde Elementary School is one of 187 public schools in Cameron County, which together enroll about 97,392 students.
The school nearest to Rancho Verde Elementary School is Resaca Middle School, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Within five miles of Rancho Verde Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Rancho Verde Elementary School ranks 1st of 9 on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Rancho Verde Elementary School saw enrollment rise 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Liberty Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 673 students
- Palmer-Laakso Elementary SchoolElementary · 582 students
- Dora Romero Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 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
Other Rancho Verde Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Rancho Verde Elementary. Rancho Verde Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Rancho Verde ElementaryApple Valley, CA · 748 students
Nearby schools
- Resaca Middle School0.3 mi · 870
- IDEA Sports Park College Preparatory1.8 mi · 457
- IDEA Sports Park Academy1.8 mi · 571
- Olmito Elementary School2.0 mi · 538
- Villareal Elementary School2.5 mi · 444
- Dora Romero Elementary School2.6 mi · 552
Frequently asked questions
About Rancho Verde Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Rancho Verde Elementary School?
Rancho Verde Elementary School enrolls approximately 696 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Rancho Verde Elementary School serve?
Rancho Verde Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Rancho Verde Elementary School?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Rancho Verde Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rancho Verde Elementary School?
At Rancho Verde Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Rancho Verde Elementary School in?
Rancho Verde Elementary School is part of LOS FRESNOS CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.