Brownsville Early College High School
Public high school in Brownsville, Texas · Brownsville ISD · Grades 9–12
Brownsville Early College High School serves 311 students in grades 9–12 in Brownsville (Cameron County). It is one of 48 schools in Brownsville ISD. By enrollment it is the 1155th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 20.2 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 15.4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Brownsville ISD |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481168012172 |
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 high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 311 | 36,140 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 20.2 | 15 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94.2% | 89.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 92% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Brownsville Early College High School in context
Size
Of the 7 high schools in Brownsville ISD, Brownsville Early College High School is the smallest, with 0.9% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 480; Brownsville Early College High 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 grade 10 with 84 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 74, against an average of 78 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 74 in grade 9 and 74 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 97.1% here and 98.5% across Brownsville ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
94.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 89.3% across Brownsville ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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
With 15.4 full-time-equivalent teachers for 311 students, Brownsville Early College High School has 20.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 311 students would have about 22.2 teachers, so Brownsville Early College High School has 6.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Brownsville Early College High School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other high school is IDEA Riverview College Preparatory, 1.6 miles away in IDEA Public Schools. Within 10 miles there are 16 other high schools, 12 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 | 97.1% |
| Asian | 1.3% |
| White | 1% |
| Black | 0.6% |
56.9% of students are girls and 43.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 74 |
| Grade 10 | 84 |
| Grade 11 | 79 |
| Grade 12 | 74 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
343 Ringgold Rd, Brownsville, TX 78520
Phone: (956)698-1476
Website: bisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Brownsville Early College High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Riverview College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 1.6 mi | 813 | 17.7 | 94.3% |
| Porter Early College High School | Brownsville ISD | 1.9 mi | 1,543 | 13.8 | 93.3% |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Brownsville | Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley | 2.8 mi | 122 | 22.8 | – |
| Premier H S of Brownsville | Premier High Schools | 2.9 mi | 147 | 17.6 | 85.7% |
| Texasworks - Brownsville | Texas Works | 2.9 mi | 16 | 8 | – |
| Bryss Academy High School | Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success | 3.0 mi | 27 | 8.1 | 96.3% |
| Hanna Early College High School | Brownsville ISD | 3.1 mi | 2,039 | 14.9 | 91.2% |
| Pace Early College High School | Brownsville ISD | 3.4 mi | 1,621 | 15.5 | 94% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.