Ortiz Elementary School
Public elementary school in Brownsville, Texas · Brownsville ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Ortiz Elementary School serves 564 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Brownsville (Cameron County). It is one of 48 schools in Brownsville ISD. By enrollment it is the 1909th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.7 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 ÷ 33.71 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 | 481168010473 |
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 | 564 | 36,140 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.7 | 15 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94.3% | 89.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 81% 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.
Ortiz Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 31 elementary schools in Brownsville ISD, Ortiz Elementary School is the 14th largest, with 1.6% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 532 students, so Ortiz 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 122 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 60, against an average of 81 per grade. This year grade 5 has 27% more students than kindergarten (85 against 67). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 122 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 97.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Brownsville ISD (98.5%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
94.3% 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
Ortiz Elementary School has 33.71 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 564 students would have about 38.1 teachers, so Ortiz Elementary School has 4.4 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 Keller Elementary School, 0.2 miles away in the same district. There are 28 elementary schools within 5 miles and 47 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 97.9% |
| White | 0.9% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
47% of students are girls and 53% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 122 |
| Kindergarten | 67 |
| Grade 1 | 84 |
| Grade 2 | 60 |
| Grade 3 | 72 |
| Grade 4 | 74 |
| Grade 5 | 85 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2500 W Alton Gloor Blvd, Brownsville, TX 78521
Phone: (956)698-1100
Website: bisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ortiz Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keller Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 0.2 mi | 537 | 14.8 | 85.8% |
| Jubilee Living Way | Jubilee Academies | 0.8 mi | 363 | 14.6 | 84.3% |
| Garden Park Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.2 mi | 372 | 14.7 | 98.9% |
| Benavides Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.4 mi | 818 | 15.3 | 78.9% |
| Yturria Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.4 mi | 526 | 15.5 | 80.2% |
| Pullam Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.6 mi | 889 | 17 | 67.6% |
| Bryss Academy | Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success | 2.0 mi | 555 | 18.9 | 95% |
| Russell Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 2.2 mi | 418 | 15.4 | 97.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.