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Enrollment
526
Elementary
DISTRICT 534 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSVILLE ISD·NCES 481168000427
Yturria Elementary School
2955 W TANDY RD, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520 · (956) 350-3200 · Cameron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL526 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 109 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
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
64.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 34.0% | 21.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 30.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 64.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 60.0% |
| 2021-22 | 63.0% | 61.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% 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 →
Schools most like Yturria Elementary School
Yturria Elementary School's state test result (52.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yturria Elementary School this school | 526 | 80.2% | 52.7% |
| Dena Kelso Graves Elementary School EAGLE PASS | 516 | 79.7% | 43.5% |
| Emma Vera Elementary School ROMA | 504 | 82.3% | 88.5% |
| Pebble Hills Elementary School EL PASO | 534 | 82.4% | 55.2% |
| Martin Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 537 | 80.4% | 17.5% |
| Glen Cove Elementary School EL PASO | 537 | 78.0% | 75.5% |
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 Yturria Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #1,216 of 4,401 | #22 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,199 of 4,466 ▼ 153 | #30 of 93 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #1,088 of 4,466 ▲ 485 | #18 of 93 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #2,803 of 3,998 | #75 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 526 | #2,273 of 4,938 | #36 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #2,860 of 4,622 | #44 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.0% | #4,417 of 4,628 | #67 of 93 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.2% | #1,943 of 4,789 | #73 of 94 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #1,959 of 2,838 | #52 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
526
-25 (-5%) vs 2020
-36% since 2000-01, when it was 818
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 526 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 80% (422) |
| 2023-24 | 547 | 36.1 | 15.2:1 | 81% (442) |
| 2022-23 | 548 | 35.6 | 15.4:1 | 75% (411) |
| 2020-21 | 551 | 34 | 16.2:1 | 75% (416) |
| 2017-18 | 590 | 35.6 | 16.6:1 | 84% (498) |
| 2015-16 | 540 | 34 | 15.9:1 | 83% (448) |
| 2010-11 | 572 | 34 | 16.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 818 | 44 | 18.6:1 | 4% (30) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yturria Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (590 to 526); teachers down 4% (35.6 to 34).
About Yturria Elementary School
Yturria Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in BROWNSVILLE, Texas. It enrolled 526 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Federal data list 52 schools in BROWNSVILLE ISD, with 37,097 students enrolled.
About 98% of the student body at Yturria Elementary School is Hispanic. By comparison, Cameron County residents are about 89% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 3% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 34 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.5:1. That is close to the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 80%.
The allk12 Grade for Yturria Elementary School is A-. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 78% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Yturria Elementary School is 39.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 52.7%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Cameron County, the median household income is $52,601, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 21% of people live in poverty. Yturria Elementary School is one of 187 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Yturria Elementary School is Stillman Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Yturria Elementary School is behind the 60.0% nearby average, ranking 7th of 9.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Federal data show a 5% enrollment decrease, from 551 in 2020-21 to 526 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Yturria Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. 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
- Stillman Middle School0.2 mi · 964
- Pullam Elementary School1.0 mi · 889
- Manzano Middle School1.1 mi · 837
- Keller Elementary School1.3 mi · 537
- Ortiz Elementary School1.4 mi · 564
- Benavides Elementary School1.6 mi · 818
Frequently asked questions
About Yturria Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Yturria Elementary School?
Yturria Elementary School enrolls approximately 526 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Yturria Elementary School serve?
Yturria Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Yturria Elementary School have?
Yturria Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Yturria Elementary School?
Student demographics at Yturria Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Yturria Elementary School in?
Yturria Elementary School is part of BROWNSVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.