Brillante Academy
Mission, Texas · Hidalgo County · Grades Pre-K–2 · Charter
Brillante Academy runs 1 school (1 elementary) with 354 students. By enrollment it is the 895th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as city, small.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 1 |
| Students | 354 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 12.7 |
| Students per teacher | 27.8 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 83.9% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, small |
| NCES district ID | 4801475 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Brillante Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brillante Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 354 | 27.8 | 83.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Brillante Academy schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Brillante Academy in context
Size
Brillante Academy enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is smaller than the median district (886 students). All of its students attend one school, Brillante Academy, against an average of 626 students per Texas public school. NCES lists Brillante Academy as an independent charter district: a charter school operator that is its own local education agency rather than part of a geographic school district.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Kindergarten is its largest grade, with 89 students this year. Grade 2 has 29 students and kindergarten has 89, 67% fewer in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Brillante Academy enrolls 196 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group in Brillante Academy at 98%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students.
83.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. Its school serves free breakfast and lunch to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3, with no application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 12.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 27.8 students per teacher, more than the state's 14.9. Brillante Academy reports no school counselors to NCES. It reports no librarians or media specialists and 1 school psychologists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
NCES classifies Brillante Academy's area as city, small: inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest district is Excellence in Leadership Academy, 0.8 miles away with 183 students. 15 districts are within 25 miles, and 14 of them enroll more students than Brillante Academy. Hidalgo County has 24 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 12.7 | 28 |
| School counselors | 0 | – |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 1 | 354 |
| Instructional aides | 0 | – |
| Other student support staff | 2.8 | 126 |
| School administrators | 1 | 354 |
| District administrators | 1 | 354 |
| All staff | 24.4 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 98% |
| White | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 196 |
| Kindergarten | 89 |
| Grade 1 | 40 |
| Grade 2 | 29 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excellence in Leadership Academy | 1 mi | 183 | 11.1 | – |
| Mission CISD | 3 mi | 13,765 | 14 | – |
| Sharyland ISD | 4 mi | 9,844 | 15.8 | – |
| La Joya ISD | 6 mi | 22,942 | 14.6 | – |
| McAllen ISD | 6 mi | 19,890 | 13.9 | Starts Aug 17 |
| Vanguard Academy | 9 mi | 6,814 | 16.7 | – |
| Hidalgo ISD | 10 mi | 2,918 | 12.8 | – |
| Valley View ISD | 10 mi | 3,444 | 15.6 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Hidalgo County
- IDEA Public Schools (79,430 students)
- Edinburg CISD (33,343 students)
- Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD (29,613 students)
- La Joya ISD (22,942 students)
- McAllen ISD (19,890 students)
- Weslaco ISD (16,300 students)
- Mission CISD (13,765 students)
- Donna ISD (12,937 students)
- Sharyland ISD (9,844 students)
- Premier High Schools (7,948 students)
- Vanguard Academy (6,814 students)
- South Texas ISD (4,639 students)
- Edcouch-Elsa ISD (4,349 students)
- Mercedes ISD (4,207 students)
- Valley View ISD (3,444 students)
- Hidalgo ISD (2,918 students)
- Progreso ISD (1,339 students)
- Horizon Montessori Public Schools (1,164 students)
- Monte Alto ISD (819 students)
- La Villa ISD (512 students)
- Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley (457 students)
- Texas Works (446 students)
- Excellence in Leadership Academy (183 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
706 N Los Ebanos Rd, Mission, TX 78572
Phone: (956)474-3242
Website: brillanteacademy.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.