Lopez Early College High School
Public high school in Brownsville, Texas · Brownsville ISD · Grades 9–12
Lopez Early College High School serves 1,739 students in grades 9–12 in Brownsville (Cameron County). It is one of 48 schools in Brownsville ISD. By enrollment it is the 402nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.9 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 125.42 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 | 481168003324 |
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 | 1,739 | 36,140 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 | 15 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 98.7% | 89.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 49% 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.
Lopez Early College High School in context
Size
Of the 7 high schools in Brownsville ISD, Lopez Early College High School is the 4th largest, with 4.8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 4.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 737; Lopez Early College High 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 9 with 508 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 375, against an average of 435 per grade. This year grade 12 has 26% fewer students than grade 9 (375 against 508). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 99.3% here and 98.5% across Brownsville ISD.
98.7% 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 125.42 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,739 students, Lopez Early College High School has 13.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,739 students would have about 124.2 teachers, so Lopez Early College High School has 1.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Lopez 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 Frontier College Preparatory, 0.3 miles away in IDEA Public Schools. Within 10 miles there are 14 other high schools, 5 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 | 99.3% |
| White | 0.6% |
| Black | 0.1% |
48.6% of students are girls and 51.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 508 |
| Grade 10 | 448 |
| Grade 11 | 408 |
| Grade 12 | 375 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3205 S Dakota Ave, Brownsville, TX 78521
Phone: (956)982-7400
Website: bisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lopez Early College High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Frontier College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 0.3 mi | 781 | 15.6 | 88.3% |
| Porter Early College High School | Brownsville ISD | 3.7 mi | 1,543 | 13.8 | 93.3% |
| Rivera Early College High School | Brownsville ISD | 4.0 mi | 2,150 | 15.8 | 94.4% |
| Brownsville Early College High School | Brownsville ISD | 4.5 mi | 311 | 20.2 | 94.2% |
| IDEA Robindale College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 4.8 mi | 693 | 16 | 90.8% |
| Hanna Early College High School | Brownsville ISD | 5.2 mi | 2,039 | 14.9 | 91.2% |
| Premier H S of Brownsville | Premier High Schools | 5.6 mi | 147 | 17.6 | 85.7% |
| Texasworks - Brownsville | Texas Works | 5.6 mi | 16 | 8 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.