Breeden Elementary School
Public elementary school in Brownsville, Texas · Brownsville ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Breeden Elementary School serves 511 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Brownsville (Cameron County). It is one of 48 schools in Brownsville ISD. By enrollment it is the 2399th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.2 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 36.02 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Brownsville ISD |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481168012238 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Brownsville ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 511 | 36,140 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.2 | 15 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 83.6% | 89.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 38% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Breeden Elementary School in context
Size
Breeden Elementary School is the 20th largest of Brownsville ISD's 31 elementary schools; its 511 students are 1.4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.5 miles away and have a median of 675 students, so Breeden Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is pre-K with 92 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 53, against an average of 73 per grade. This year grade 5 has 40% more students than kindergarten (74 against 53). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 92 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 98.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Brownsville ISD (98.5%).
83.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 89.3% across Brownsville ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Breeden Elementary School has 36.02 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 511 students would have about 34.5 teachers, so Breeden Elementary School has 1.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other elementary school is Gallegos Elementary School, 0.2 miles away in the same district. There are 35 elementary schools within 5 miles and 46 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 98.8% |
| White | 1% |
| Black | 0.2% |
47.2% of students are girls and 52.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 92 |
| Kindergarten | 53 |
| Grade 1 | 73 |
| Grade 2 | 63 |
| Grade 3 | 69 |
| Grade 4 | 87 |
| Grade 5 | 74 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3955 Dana Ave, Brownsville, TX 78521
Phone: (956)554-4730
Website: breeden.bisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Breeden Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallegos Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 0.2 mi | 390 | 15 | 98.2% |
| Paredes Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.0 mi | 798 | 16.5 | 80.2% |
| IDEA Brownsville Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.2 mi | 702 | 19.7 | 81.8% |
| Jubilee Leadership Academy | Jubilee Academies | 1.5 mi | 545 | 16.2 | 87.3% |
| Burns Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.5 mi | 651 | 16 | 93.7% |
| Hudson Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.5 mi | 751 | 16.5 | 81% |
| Promesa College Prep Brownsville | Valere Public Schools | 1.6 mi | 185 | 16.8 | 84.3% |
| IDEA Robindale Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.7 mi | 699 | 21.8 | 88% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.