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Enrollment
432
Elementary
DISTRICT 534 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSVILLE ISD·NCES 481168000666
Sharp Elementary School
1439 PALM BLVD, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520 · (956) 982-2930 · Cameron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
382 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 70 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · 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
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +43.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
64.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +54.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 43 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 54 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 33.0% | 26.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 36.0% | 28.0% | 17.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 59.0% | 64.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 53.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% 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 16 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 Sharp Elementary School
Sharp Elementary School's state test result (52.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Elementary School this school | 432 | 88.4% | 52.0% |
| Pasodale Elementary School EL PASO | 416 | 88.7% | 45.9% |
| Leal Elementary School MISSION | 436 | 89.2% | 52.1% |
| Valley View Elementary School HIDALGO | 446 | 87.9% | 65.0% |
| Hidalgo Elementary School HIDALGO | 433 | 89.4% | 63.8% |
| Ysleta PK Center EL PASO | 453 | 88.3% | N/A |
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 Sharp Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,264 of 4,401 | #24 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #686 of 4,466 ▲ 227 | #15 of 93 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,496 of 4,466 ▲ 82 | #36 of 93 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #1,295 of 3,998 | #35 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #3,202 of 4,938 | #55 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #3,201 of 4,622 | #51 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.7% | #4,431 of 4,628 | #71 of 93 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.4% | #1,244 of 4,789 | #53 of 94 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #1,748 of 2,838 | #46 of 64 |
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
432
-102 (-19%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 567
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 432 | 27.2 | 15.9:1 | 88% (382) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 28 | 16.6:1 | 89% (414) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 28.8 | 16.3:1 | 90% (421) |
| 2020-21 | 534 | 36 | 14.8:1 | 91% (487) |
| 2017-18 | 498 | 29 | 17.2:1 | 92% (458) |
| 2015-16 | 515 | 30 | 17.2:1 | 90% (462) |
| 2010-11 | 580 | 36 | 16.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 500 | 32 | 15.6:1 | 2% (10) |
| 1990-91 | 567 | 26 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sharp Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (498 to 432); teachers down 6% (29 to 27.2).
About Sharp Elementary School
Sharp Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in BROWNSVILLE, Texas. Its 432 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
BROWNSVILLE ISD is responsible for 52 schools, Sharp Elementary School included, with 37,097 students in all.
Sharp Elementary School's enrollment is 99% Hispanic. That is higher than the 89% Hispanic share among all Cameron County residents. Sharp Elementary School's diversity index is 3%, against a US figure of 70%.
Sharp Elementary School employs 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Sharp Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 88%.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Sharp Elementary School ranks in the top 10% in Texas. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 52.0%, against a prediction of 35.9%.
Within Cameron County, the median household income is $52,601, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 21%. In all, Cameron County has 187 public schools and roughly 97,392 students.
The nearest public school is Martin Elementary School, at about 0.8 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Sharp Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Sharp Elementary School's enrollment declined from 534 in 2020-21 to 432 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 14.8:1 to 15.9:1.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 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 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
Nearby schools
- Martin Elementary School0.8 mi · 415
- Putegnat Elementary School0.8 mi · 444
- Harmony Science Academy - Brownsville0.8 mi · 508
- Skinner Elementary School0.9 mi · 344
- Russell Elementary School1.1 mi · 418
- Triumph Public High Schools-Brownsville1.2 mi · 122
Frequently asked questions
About Sharp Elementary SchoolHow large is Sharp Elementary School?
Sharp Elementary School enrolls approximately 432 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sharp Elementary School serve?
Sharp Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Sharp Elementary School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Sharp Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Sharp Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sharp Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Is Sharp Elementary School public or private?
Sharp Elementary School 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.