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Enrollment
696
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS FRESNOS CISD·NCES 482829011425
RANCHO VERDE EL
101 RANCHO ALEGRE, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78526 · (956) 254-5230 · Cameron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL696 STUDENTS
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
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
71.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
73.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +26.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 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
65.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% 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 20 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
696
+33 (+5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 18.4:1
% White
3%
was 5%
% Hispanic
96%
was 94%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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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 H SHigh · 3,285 students
- RESACA MIDDLEMiddle · 870 students
- LOS CUATES MIDDLEMiddle · 825 students
- LIBERTY MEMORIAL MIDDLEMiddle · 673 students
- PALMER-LAAKSO ELElementary · 582 students
- DORA ROMERO ELElementary · 552 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
- RESACA MIDDLE0.3 mi · 870
- IDEA SPORTS PARK ACADEMY1.8 mi · 571
- IDEA SPORTS PARK COLLEGE PREPARATORY1.8 mi · 457
- OLMITO EL2.0 mi · 538
- VILLAREAL EL2.5 mi · 444
- DORA ROMERO EL2.6 mi · 552
Frequently asked questions
About RANCHO VERDE ELHow many students attend RANCHO VERDE EL?
RANCHO VERDE EL enrolls approximately 696 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does RANCHO VERDE EL serve?
RANCHO VERDE EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at RANCHO VERDE EL?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at RANCHO VERDE EL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at RANCHO VERDE EL?
At RANCHO VERDE EL, the student body is approximately 3% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is RANCHO VERDE EL in?
RANCHO VERDE EL is part of LOS FRESNOS CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.