Brillante Academy
Public elementary school (charter) in Mission, Texas · Brillante Academy · Grades Pre-K–2
Brillante Academy serves 354 students in grades Pre-K–2 in Mission (Hidalgo County). It is the only school in Brillante Academy. By enrollment it is the 3796th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 27.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than 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 ÷ 12.72 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–2 |
| District | Brillante Academy |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480147514084 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Brillante Academy | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 354 | 354 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 27.8 | 27.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 83.9% | 83.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 100% 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.
Brillante Academy in context
Size
Brillante Academy is the only school in Brillante Academy, so its 354 students are the district's whole enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 0.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 353; Brillante Academy is close to their typical size.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 196 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 29, against an average of 89 per grade. This year grade 2 has 67% fewer students than kindergarten (29 against 89). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 196 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 98% here and 53.5% across Texas public schools.
83.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch 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. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 12.72 full-time-equivalent teachers for 354 students, Brillante Academy has 27.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 354 students would have about 23.9 teachers, so Brillante Academy has 11.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Brillante Academy is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other elementary school is Vanguard Monet, 0.3 miles away in Vanguard Academy. Within 10 miles there are 79 other elementary schools, 33 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 98% |
| White | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
53.1% of students are girls and 46.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 196 |
| Kindergarten | 89 |
| Grade 1 | 40 |
| Grade 2 | 29 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
706 N Los Ebanos Rd, Mission, TX 78572
Phone: (956)474-3242
Website: brillanteacademy.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Brillante Academy. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Monet | Vanguard Academy | 0.3 mi | 198 | 15.8 | 91.4% |
| Pearson Elementary School | Mission CISD | 0.4 mi | 307 | 13.5 | 91.2% |
| Marcell Elementary School | Mission CISD | 0.5 mi | 378 | 13.9 | 86.5% |
| Leal Elementary School | Mission CISD | 0.8 mi | 436 | 15 | 89.2% |
| Excellence in Leadership Academy | Excellence in Leadership Academy | 0.8 mi | 183 | 11.1 | 83.1% |
| Ollie O'Grady Elementary School | Mission CISD | 1.2 mi | 457 | 16.2 | 91.7% |
| Jose De Escandon Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 1.2 mi | 614 | 15.7 | 86.5% |
| Castro Elementary School | Mission CISD | 1.5 mi | 328 | 14.6 | 91.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.