Paredes Elementary School
Public elementary school in Brownsville, Texas · Brownsville ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Paredes Elementary School serves 798 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Brownsville (Cameron County). It is one of 48 schools in Brownsville ISD. By enrollment it is the 456th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.5 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 ÷ 48.49 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 | 481168008464 |
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 | 798 | 36,140 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.5 | 15 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 80.2% | 89.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 78% 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.
Paredes Elementary School in context
Size
Paredes Elementary School is the 4th largest of Brownsville ISD's 31 elementary schools; its 798 students are 2.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 598; Paredes 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 pre-K with 174 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 94, against an average of 114 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 111 in kindergarten and 110 in grade 5. It also enrolls 174 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 96.5% here and 98.5% across Brownsville ISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
80.2% 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 48.49 full-time-equivalent teachers for 798 students, Paredes Elementary School has 16.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 798 students would have about 53.9 teachers, so Paredes Elementary School has 5.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Paredes 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 IDEA Brownsville Academy, 0.5 miles away in IDEA Public Schools. Within 10 miles there are 46 other elementary schools, 34 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 | 96.5% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
| White | 1.4% |
| Black | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
49.9% of students are girls and 50.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 174 |
| Kindergarten | 111 |
| Grade 1 | 102 |
| Grade 2 | 106 |
| Grade 3 | 94 |
| Grade 4 | 101 |
| Grade 5 | 110 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3700 Heritage Trl, Brownsville, TX 78521
Phone: (956)574-5582
Website: bisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Paredes Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Brownsville Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 0.5 mi | 702 | 19.7 | 81.8% |
| Jubilee Leadership Academy | Jubilee Academies | 0.7 mi | 545 | 16.2 | 87.3% |
| Gallegos Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 0.9 mi | 390 | 15 | 98.2% |
| Breeden Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.0 mi | 511 | 14.2 | 83.6% |
| Burns Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.2 mi | 651 | 16 | 93.7% |
| Promesa College Prep Brownsville | Valere Public Schools | 1.2 mi | 185 | 16.8 | 84.3% |
| Hudson Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.2 mi | 751 | 16.5 | 81% |
| Benavides Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 2.1 mi | 818 | 15.3 | 78.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.