Garza at Southmost Elementary School
Public elementary school in Brownsville, Texas · Brownsville ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Garza at Southmost Elementary School serves 524 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Brownsville (Cameron County). It is one of 48 schools in Brownsville ISD. By enrollment it is the 2298th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.3 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 ÷ 36.72 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 | 481168006518 |
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 | 524 | 36,140 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 15 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93.5% | 89.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 40% 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.
Garza at Southmost Elementary School in context
Size
Garza at Southmost Elementary School is the 18th largest of Brownsville ISD's 31 elementary schools; its 524 students are 1.4% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 630; Garza at Southmost 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 grade 1 with 89 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 62, against an average of 75 per grade. This year grade 5 has 15% fewer students than kindergarten (62 against 73). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 76 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 98.1% here and 98.5% across Brownsville ISD.
93.5% of its students are eligible 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
With 36.72 full-time-equivalent teachers for 524 students, Garza at Southmost Elementary School has 14.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 524 students would have about 35.4 teachers, so Garza at Southmost Elementary School has 1.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Garza at Southmost Elementary School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other elementary school is Del Castillo - Morningside Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 41 other elementary schools, 22 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 | 98.1% |
| White | 1.7% |
| Black | 0.2% |
45.8% of students are girls and 54.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 76 |
| Kindergarten | 73 |
| Grade 1 | 89 |
| Grade 2 | 76 |
| Grade 3 | 78 |
| Grade 4 | 70 |
| Grade 5 | 62 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5245 Southmost Rd, Brownsville, TX 78521
Phone: (956)548-8870
Website: bisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Garza at Southmost Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Castillo - Morningside Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 0.8 mi | 526 | 17 | 95.8% |
| IDEA Frontier Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.0 mi | 675 | 21 | 92.7% |
| Aiken Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.1 mi | 630 | 16.8 | 96.3% |
| Cromack - Castaneda Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.7 mi | 823 | 16.1 | 98.8% |
| Champion Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.8 mi | 710 | 17.7 | 94.8% |
| Palm Grove Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 2.1 mi | 294 | 14.4 | 95.6% |
| El Jardin Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 2.2 mi | 389 | 16.9 | 97.4% |
| Canales Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 2.8 mi | 630 | 16.7 | 97.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.