SKINNER EL

Set in BROWNSVILLE, Texas, SKINNER EL is a cozy primary school, run under BROWNSVILLE ISD. It hosts 344 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so SKINNER EL sits 34% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 52 schools in BROWNSVILLE ISD (37,097 students total), SKINNER EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SKINNER EL reports that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 89% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, SKINNER EL lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Cameron County's rate of about 84%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SKINNER EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.4%, the actual is 32.7%, a residual of +2.4 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%. Across Cameron County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students), SKINNER EL is one campus in the mix.

HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - BROWNSVILLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SKINNER EL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 46.5%.

SKINNER EL operates from a high-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. SKINNER EL's enrollment has fell 27% since 2018, when it stood at 474 (now 344). Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.