School District

BROWNSVILLE ISD

Cameron County
TEA ID:031901
TEA Rating
B
Enrollment
37,032
Campuses
52
Grade Span
N/A
Student/Teacher
14.73:1

TEA Accountability Rating

2024

Student Achievement

81

Performance on STAAR tests and readiness for college/career

School Progress

87

Academic growth year-over-year compared to similar districts

Closing the Gaps

88

Performance differentials among student demographic groups

Key Indicators

Graduation Rate
95%
Attendance Rate
91.6%
CCMR Rate
92.2%-8.9 pts (2024 to 2025)

Financial Breakdown

FY 2024

Financial Integrity Rating (FIRST)

2025
100
A
2024
100
A
2023
100
A
2022
98
A
2021
96
A

The Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) ensures public schools are held accountable for the quality of their financial management practices.

Total Revenue

$455.57M
N/A per pupil

Total Expenditures

$445.34M
N/A per pupil

Where does the money come from?

Local
State
Fed
15.9%
Local (Taxes)
72.5%
State
11.6%
Federal

How is the money spent?

Instructional (Classroom)51.2%
Facilities & Maintenance12.3%
Administration2.4%
Debt Service3.7%

Community Demographics

ACS 2022
Median Income
$43,946
Poverty Rate
25.2%
Median Home Value
$100,500
Homeownership
59.8%
Broadband Access
73.7%
Population Served
192,199

Educator & Staff Profile

2025 Data

Average Teacher Salary

$64,423

Teacher Turnover Rate

6.8%

Lower is better

Average Experience

16.1 yrs

Central Admin Salary

$174,229

Schools in this District52

Campus NameTypeGrade Span
AIKEN ELElementaryPK - 05
BENAVIDES ELElementaryPK - 05
BESTEIRO MIDDLEMiddle School06 - 08
BREEDEN ELElementaryEE - 05
BRITE ELElementaryPK - 05
BROWNSVILLE EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh School09 - 12
BURNS ELElementaryPK - 05
CAMERON CO J J A E PHigh School07 - 12
CANALES ELElementaryPK - 05
CASTANEDA ELElementaryPK - 05
CHAMPION ELElementaryPK - 05
CROMACK ELElementaryPK - 05
DEL CASTILLO ELElementaryPK - 05
EGLY ELElementaryPK - 05
EL JARDIN ELElementaryPK - 05
FAULK MIDDLEMiddle School06 - 08
GALLEGOS ELElementaryPK - 05
GARCIA MIDDLEMiddle School06 - 08
GARDEN PARK ELElementaryEE - 05
GARZA ELElementaryPK - 05
GONZALEZ ELElementaryPK - 05
HANNA EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh School09 - 12
HUDSON ELElementaryEE - 05
KELLER ELElementaryPK - 05
LOPEZ EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh School09 - 12
LUCIO MIDDLEMiddle School06 - 08
MANZANO MIDDLEMiddle School06 - 08
MARTIN ELElementaryPK - 05
MORNINGSIDE ELElementaryPK - 05
OLIVEIRA MIDDLEMiddle School06 - 08
ORTIZ ELElementaryEE - 05
PACE EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh School09 - 12
PALM GROVE ELElementaryPK - 05
PAREDES ELElementaryPK - 05
PENA ELElementaryEE - 05
PEREZ ELElementaryEE - 05
PERKINS MIDDLEMiddle School06 - 08
PORTER EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh School09 - 12
PULLAM ELElementaryPK - 05
PUTEGNAT ELElementaryEE - 05
RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh School09 - 12
RUSSELL ELElementaryEE - 05
SHARP ELElementaryEE - 05
SKINNER ELElementaryPK - 05
SOUTHMOST ELElementaryEE - 05
STELL MIDDLEMiddle School06 - 08
STILLMAN MIDDLEMiddle School06 - 08
VELA MIDDLEMiddle School06 - 08
VERMILLION ROAD ELElementaryEE - 05
VETERANS MEMORIAL EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh School09 - 12
VILLA NUEVA ELElementaryEE - 05
YTURRIA ELElementaryEE - 05

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Elected Board of Trustees

We do not have board member data on file for BROWNSVILLE ISD. CivicTexas is continuously adding local elected officials.

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School District Tax Rate — 2024
1.0287
per $100 valuation
M&O: 0.7869I&S: 0.2418

M&O funds daily operations; I&S repays voter-approved bond debt. School taxes are typically the largest line on a Texas property tax bill.

YearM&OI&STotal
20240.78690.24181.0287
20230.78920.24181.0310
20221.05680.15191.2087
20211.03930.13571.1750
20201.02540.15051.1759
20191.05700.12971.1867
20181.15250.11251.2650
20171.15250.11251.2650
20161.15250.00001.1525
20151.15250.00001.1525
See your full property tax bill →Source: Texas Comptroller PTAD, tax year 2024

Discipline (TEA PEIMS)

20242025

These are counts of disciplinary actions the district recorded — suspensions, DAEP and JJAEP placements, expulsions — not crimes and not a count of students. TEA masks small counts to comply with FERPA: masked means the value was withheld, and <10, <20 and similar give a disclosed upper bound (larger ceilings are used to prevent working the number out from other cells). A masked cell is never zero.

ActionActions (20242025)Students
In School Suspensions5,3432,781
Out Of School Suspensions1,6151,071
DAEP Placements552501
Expulsionsmaskedmasked
JJAEP Placementsmaskedmasked
Most common reasons for an incident (20242025)
  • Violated Local Code Of Conduct4,787
  • Marihuana Or Thc190
  • Assault-Nondistrict Employee91
  • E-Cigarette89
  • Fighting/Mutual Combat87
  • Other Controlled Substance44
  • Public Lewdness/Indct Exposure17
Out-of-school suspensions, by year (actions)
202420251,615
202320241,934
202220231,925
202120221,665
2020202144
201920201,337
201820192,084
Source: TEA PEIMS Discipline Data Products

Offenses reported by district police (DPS / NIBRS)

2025

BROWNSVILLE ISD operates its own police department, which reports incident-based data to the FBI through the Texas DPS. These are offenses recorded by that department, categorised with the FBI’s NIBRS scheme — a different measure from the TEA discipline actions above.

692 incidents reported in 2025.
Assault Offenses366
Drug/Narcotic Offenses197
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property78
Larceny/Theft Offenses54
Burglary/Breaking & Entering1
Pornography/Obscene Material1

NIBRS submissions on file: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025.

Source: FBI NIBRS (Texas DPS submissions)