Perez Elementary School
Public elementary school in Brownsville, Texas · Brownsville ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Perez Elementary School serves 615 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Brownsville (Cameron County). It is one of 48 schools in Brownsville ISD. By enrollment it is the 1496th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.9 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 ÷ 38.57 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 | 481168000660 |
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 | 615 | 36,140 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.9 | 15 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.4% | 89.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 70% 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.
Perez Elementary School in context
Size
Perez Elementary School is the 11th largest of Brownsville ISD's 31 elementary schools; its 615 students are 1.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 533; Perez 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 4 with 74, against an average of 88 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 82 in kindergarten and 78 in grade 5. It also enrolls 122 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 98.9% here and 98.5% across Brownsville ISD.
95.4% 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 38.57 full-time-equivalent teachers for 615 students, Perez Elementary School has 15.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 615 students would have about 41.6 teachers, so Perez Elementary School has 3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Perez 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 Egly Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 44 other elementary schools, 36 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 | 98.9% |
| White | 1% |
| Black | 0.2% |
48.6% of students are girls and 51.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 122 |
| Kindergarten | 82 |
| Grade 1 | 85 |
| Grade 2 | 91 |
| Grade 3 | 83 |
| Grade 4 | 74 |
| Grade 5 | 78 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2514 Shidler Dr., Brownsville, TX 78521
Phone: (956)982-2800
Website: bisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Perez Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egly Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 0.8 mi | 520 | 14.5 | 92.9% |
| Martin Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 0.8 mi | 415 | 15.4 | 87.2% |
| Sharp Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.3 mi | 432 | 15.9 | 88.4% |
| Hudson Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.4 mi | 751 | 16.5 | 81% |
| Canales Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.5 mi | 630 | 16.7 | 97.9% |
| Bryss Academy | Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success | 1.7 mi | 555 | 18.9 | 95% |
| Jubilee Leadership Academy | Jubilee Academies | 1.7 mi | 545 | 16.2 | 87.3% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Brownsville | Harmony Public Schools - South Texas | 1.8 mi | 508 | 17.1 | 94.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.