Putegnat Elementary School
Public elementary school in Brownsville, Texas · Brownsville ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Putegnat Elementary School serves 444 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Brownsville (Cameron County). It is one of 48 schools in Brownsville ISD. By enrollment it is the 3064th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.3 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 ÷ 27.25 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 | 481168000661 |
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 | 444 | 36,140 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.3 | 15 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 89.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 76% 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.
Putegnat Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 31 elementary schools in Brownsville ISD, Putegnat Elementary School is the 22nd largest, with 1.2% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 470 students, so Putegnat 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 grade 2 with 72 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 56, against an average of 63 per grade. This year grade 5 has 16% fewer students than kindergarten (57 against 68). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 70 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 97.1% 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.
100% 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
Putegnat Elementary School has 27.25 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 444 students would have about 30 teachers, so Putegnat Elementary School has 2.7 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 Sharp Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. There are 30 elementary schools within 5 miles and 43 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 97.1% |
| White | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
45.7% of students are girls and 54.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 70 |
| Kindergarten | 68 |
| Grade 1 | 64 |
| Grade 2 | 72 |
| Grade 3 | 56 |
| Grade 4 | 57 |
| Grade 5 | 57 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
730 E 8th St, Brownsville, TX 78520
Phone: (956)548-8930
Website: bisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Putegnat Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 0.8 mi | 432 | 15.9 | 88.4% |
| Skinner Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 0.9 mi | 344 | 14.4 | 99.7% |
| Canales Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.1 mi | 630 | 16.7 | 97.9% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Brownsville | Harmony Public Schools - South Texas | 1.3 mi | 508 | 17.1 | 94.1% |
| Martin Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.5 mi | 415 | 15.4 | 87.2% |
| IDEA Riverview Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.6 mi | 714 | 21.9 | 94.3% |
| Russell Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.7 mi | 418 | 15.4 | 97.8% |
| Perez Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.8 mi | 615 | 15.9 | 95.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.