Brite Elementary School
Public elementary school in Brownsville, Texas · Brownsville ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Brite Elementary School serves 584 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Brownsville (Cameron County). It is one of 48 schools in Brownsville ISD. By enrollment it is the 1727th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.8 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 ÷ 36.95 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Brownsville ISD |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | Suburb, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481168011486 |
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 | 584 | 36,140 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.8 | 15 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93.2% | 89.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 68% 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.
Brite Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 31 elementary schools in Brownsville ISD, Brite Elementary School is the 13th largest, with 1.6% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 3.2 miles away and have a median of 578 students, so Brite Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 126 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 59, against an average of 83 per grade. This year grade 5 has 38% more students than kindergarten (87 against 63). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 126 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 98.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Brownsville ISD (98.5%).
93.2% 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
Brite Elementary School has 36.95 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 584 students would have about 39.5 teachers, so Brite Elementary School has 2.5 fewer.
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 suburb, midsize, which means it is in an urbanized area of 100,000 to 250,000 people, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is El Jardin Elementary School, 1.8 miles away in the same district. There are 12 elementary schools within 5 miles and 38 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 98.6% |
| White | 1.2% |
| Black | 0.2% |
47.8% of students are girls and 52.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 126 |
| Kindergarten | 63 |
| Grade 1 | 74 |
| Grade 2 | 59 |
| Grade 3 | 89 |
| Grade 4 | 86 |
| Grade 5 | 87 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
450 S Browne Ave, Brownsville, TX 78521
Phone: (956)698-3000
Website: bisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Brite Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Jardin Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.8 mi | 389 | 16.9 | 97.4% |
| Vermillion Road Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 2.7 mi | 654 | 15.6 | 97.9% |
| IDEA Frontier Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 2.7 mi | 675 | 21 | 92.7% |
| Garza at Southmost Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 3.2 mi | 524 | 14.3 | 93.5% |
| Champion Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 3.3 mi | 710 | 17.7 | 94.8% |
| Del Castillo - Morningside Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 3.4 mi | 526 | 17 | 95.8% |
| Aiken Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 3.8 mi | 630 | 16.8 | 96.3% |
| Palm Grove Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 3.8 mi | 294 | 14.4 | 95.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.