Palm Grove Elementary School
Public elementary school in Brownsville, Texas · Brownsville ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Palm Grove Elementary School serves 294 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Brownsville (Cameron County). It is one of 48 schools in Brownsville ISD. By enrollment it is the 4158th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.4 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 ÷ 20.42 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 | 481168000659 |
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 | 294 | 36,140 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 15 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.6% | 89.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 42% 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.
Palm Grove Elementary School in context
Size
Palm Grove Elementary School is the smallest of Brownsville ISD's 31 elementary schools; its 294 students are 0.8% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 3.3 miles away and have a median of 607 students, so Palm Grove Elementary 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 pre-K with 50 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 29, against an average of 42 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 38 in kindergarten and 39 in grade 5. It also enrolls 50 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 98% of enrollment, about the same share as across Brownsville ISD (98.5%).
95.6% 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
Palm Grove Elementary School has 20.42 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 294 students would have about 19.9 teachers, so Palm Grove Elementary School has about as many as that.
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 Aiken Elementary School, 1.2 miles away in the same district. There are 9 elementary schools within 5 miles and 37 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 98% |
| White | 2% |
54.4% of students are girls and 45.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 50 |
| Kindergarten | 38 |
| Grade 1 | 29 |
| Grade 2 | 50 |
| Grade 3 | 41 |
| Grade 4 | 47 |
| Grade 5 | 39 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7942 Southmost Rd, Brownsville, TX 78521
Phone: (956)982-3850
Website: bisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Palm Grove Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.2 mi | 630 | 16.8 | 96.3% |
| IDEA Frontier Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.4 mi | 675 | 21 | 92.7% |
| Garza at Southmost Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 2.1 mi | 524 | 14.3 | 93.5% |
| Del Castillo - Morningside Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 2.9 mi | 526 | 17 | 95.8% |
| Cromack - Castaneda Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 3.6 mi | 823 | 16.1 | 98.8% |
| El Jardin Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 3.7 mi | 389 | 16.9 | 97.4% |
| Brite Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 3.8 mi | 584 | 15.8 | 93.2% |
| Champion Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 3.9 mi | 710 | 17.7 | 94.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.