Skinner Elementary School
Public elementary school in Brownsville, Texas · Brownsville ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Skinner Elementary School serves 344 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Brownsville (Cameron County). It is one of 48 schools in Brownsville ISD. By enrollment it is the 3862nd 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 ÷ 23.88 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 | 481168000667 |
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 | 344 | 36,140 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 15 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 99.7% | 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.
Skinner Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 31 elementary schools in Brownsville ISD, Skinner Elementary School is the 30th largest, with 1% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.2 miles away and have a median of 476 students, so Skinner 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 61 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 43, against an average of 49 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 43 in kindergarten and 45 in grade 5. It also enrolls 61 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
99.7% 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
Skinner Elementary School has 23.88 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 344 students would have about 23.2 teachers, so Skinner 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 Harmony Science Academy - Brownsville, 0.7 miles away in Harmony Public Schools - South Texas. There are 31 elementary schools within 5 miles and 44 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 100% |
45.6% of students are girls and 54.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 61 |
| Kindergarten | 43 |
| Grade 1 | 46 |
| Grade 2 | 46 |
| Grade 3 | 53 |
| Grade 4 | 50 |
| Grade 5 | 45 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
411 W St Charles St, Brownsville, TX 78520
Phone: (956)982-2830
Website: bisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Skinner Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Science Academy - Brownsville | Harmony Public Schools - South Texas | 0.7 mi | 508 | 17.1 | 94.1% |
| Sharp Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 0.9 mi | 432 | 15.9 | 88.4% |
| Putegnat Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 0.9 mi | 444 | 16.3 | 100% |
| Russell Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 0.9 mi | 418 | 15.4 | 97.8% |
| IDEA Riverview Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.4 mi | 714 | 21.9 | 94.3% |
| Martin Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.5 mi | 415 | 15.4 | 87.2% |
| Bryss Academy | Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success | 1.7 mi | 555 | 18.9 | 95% |
| Canales Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 2.0 mi | 630 | 16.7 | 97.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.