RANCHO VERDE EL

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in BROWNSVILLE, Texas, RANCHO VERDE EL hosts 696 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under LOS FRESNOS CISD. That puts it 34% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Within LOS FRESNOS CISD, which oversees 14 schools and 10,357 students, RANCHO VERDE EL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, RANCHO VERDE EL logs that nearly all students (96%) are Hispanic; the rest looks like 3% White.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, RANCHO VERDE EL has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Cameron County (around 84%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, RANCHO VERDE 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 45.4%; this one delivers 65.2%, a residual of +19.8 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Cameron County put median household income runs about $52,601, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 21%. In all, Cameron County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students), of which RANCHO VERDE EL is one.

The closest other public school is RESACA MIDDLE, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RANCHO VERDE EL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 49.9%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 5%: 663 students in 2018 compared to 696 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

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