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Enrollment
526
Elementary
DISTRICT 534 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSVILLE ISD·NCES 481168000427
YTURRIA EL
2955 W TANDY RD, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520 · (956) 350-3200 · Cameron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL526 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
422 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
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
61.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +26.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 23 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 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
526
-64 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.6:1
% White
1%
was 4%
% Hispanic
98%
was 96%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About YTURRIA EL
YTURRIA EL, an average-sized primary school in BROWNSVILLE, Texas, operated by BROWNSVILLE ISD, teaches 526 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
Across the 52 schools in BROWNSVILLE ISD (37,097 students total), YTURRIA EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, YTURRIA EL lists that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic. By comparison, Cameron County as a whole is about 89% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, YTURRIA EL has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, YTURRIA EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.9%, the actual is 52.0%, a residual of +13.2 points.
In the surrounding community, census data for Cameron County shows the typical household earns roughly $52,601 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cameron County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students), of which YTURRIA EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: STILLMAN MIDDLE, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around YTURRIA EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts YTURRIA EL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 59.9%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at YTURRIA EL has declined 11%, going from 590 students in 2018 to 526 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the YTURRIA EL community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 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
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
- STILLMAN MIDDLE0.2 mi · 964
- PULLAM EL1.0 mi · 889
- MANZANO MIDDLE1.1 mi · 837
- KELLER EL1.3 mi · 537
- ORTIZ EL1.4 mi · 564
- BENAVIDES EL1.6 mi · 818
Frequently asked questions
About YTURRIA ELHow many students attend YTURRIA EL?
YTURRIA EL enrolls approximately 526 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does YTURRIA EL serve?
YTURRIA EL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does YTURRIA EL have?
YTURRIA EL employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at YTURRIA EL?
Student demographics at YTURRIA EL are roughly 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is YTURRIA EL in?
YTURRIA EL is part of BROWNSVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.