Cromack - Castaneda Elementary School
Public elementary school in Brownsville, Texas · Brownsville ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Cromack - Castaneda Elementary School serves 823 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Brownsville (Cameron County). It is one of 48 schools in Brownsville ISD. By enrollment it is the 372nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.1 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 ÷ 51 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 | 481168000655 |
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 | 823 | 36,140 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.1 | 15 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 98.8% | 89.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 73% 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.
Cromack - Castaneda Elementary School in context
Size
Cromack - Castaneda Elementary School is the 2nd largest of Brownsville ISD's 31 elementary schools; its 823 students are 2.3% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.7 miles away and have a median of 571 students, so Cromack - Castaneda Elementary School is larger 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 2 with 129 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 100, against an average of 118 per grade. This year grade 5 has 21% more students than kindergarten (121 against 100). 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
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
98.8% 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
Cromack - Castaneda Elementary School has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 823 students would have about 55.6 teachers, so Cromack - Castaneda Elementary School has 4.6 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 city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other elementary school is Canales Elementary School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. There are 31 elementary schools within 5 miles and 43 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.6% |
| White | 0.2% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 126 |
| Kindergarten | 100 |
| Grade 1 | 111 |
| Grade 2 | 129 |
| Grade 3 | 129 |
| Grade 4 | 107 |
| Grade 5 | 121 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3201 Lima St, Brownsville, TX 78521
Phone: (956)548-8800
Website: bisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cromack - Castaneda Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canales Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.1 mi | 630 | 16.7 | 97.9% |
| Del Castillo - Morningside Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.1 mi | 526 | 17 | 95.8% |
| Garza at Southmost Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.7 mi | 524 | 14.3 | 93.5% |
| Egly Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.7 mi | 520 | 14.5 | 92.9% |
| Champion Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.7 mi | 710 | 17.7 | 94.8% |
| Perez Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 2.1 mi | 615 | 15.9 | 95.4% |
| Putegnat Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 2.2 mi | 444 | 16.3 | 100% |
| Aiken Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 2.3 mi | 630 | 16.8 | 96.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.