Veterans Memorial Early College High School
Public high school in Brownsville, Texas · Brownsville ISD · Grades 9–12
Veterans Memorial Early College High School serves 2,216 students in grades 9–12 in Brownsville (Cameron County). It is one of 48 schools in Brownsville ISD. By enrollment it is the 248th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16.6 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 133.32 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Brownsville ISD |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481168012029 |
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 high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,216 | 36,140 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16.6 | 15 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 64% | 89.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 76% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Veterans Memorial Early College High School in context
Size
Veterans Memorial Early College High School is the largest of Brownsville ISD's 7 high schools; its 2,216 students are 6.1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 5 miles away and have a median of 302 students, so Veterans Memorial Early College High 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 grade 11 with 623 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 514, against an average of 554 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 524 in grade 9 and 514 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 98.1% 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.
64% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 89.3% across Brownsville ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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
Veterans Memorial Early College High School has 133.32 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,216 students would have about 158.3 teachers, so Veterans Memorial Early College High School has 25 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other high school is Pace Early College High School, 3.5 miles away in the same district. There are 4 high schools within 5 miles and 15 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 98.1% |
| White | 1.2% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| Black | 0.1% |
48.2% of students are girls and 51.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 524 |
| Grade 10 | 555 |
| Grade 11 | 623 |
| Grade 12 | 514 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1000 Charger Ln, Brownsville, TX 78520
Phone: (956)574-5600
Website: bisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Veterans Memorial Early College High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pace Early College High School | Brownsville ISD | 3.5 mi | 1,621 | 15.5 | 94% |
| Bryss Academy High School | Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success | 4.4 mi | 27 | 8.1 | 96.3% |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Brownsville | Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley | 4.5 mi | 122 | 22.8 | – |
| IDEA Sports Park College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 4.6 mi | 457 | 12.5 | 92.6% |
| IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 5.3 mi | 783 | 17.2 | 78.7% |
| Premier H S of Brownsville | Premier High Schools | 5.5 mi | 147 | 17.6 | 85.7% |
| Texasworks - Brownsville | Texas Works | 5.5 mi | 16 | 8 | – |
| IDEA Riverview College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 5.9 mi | 813 | 17.7 | 94.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.