Villa Nueva Elementary School
Public elementary school in Brownsville, Texas · Brownsville ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Villa Nueva Elementary School serves 346 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Brownsville (Cameron County). It is one of 48 schools in Brownsville ISD. By enrollment it is the 3851st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.7 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 25.26 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Brownsville ISD |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481168000670 |
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 | 346 | 36,140 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 15 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 85.5% | 89.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 29% 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.
Villa Nueva Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 31 elementary schools in Brownsville ISD, Villa Nueva Elementary School is the 29th largest, with 1% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 4.3 miles away and have a median of 507 students, so Villa Nueva 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 63 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 35, against an average of 49 per grade. This year grade 5 has 38% more students than kindergarten (54 against 39). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 63 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
85.5% 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
Villa Nueva Elementary School has 25.26 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 346 students would have about 23.4 teachers, so Villa Nueva Elementary School has 1.9 more.
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 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 elementary school is Yturria Elementary School, 3.4 miles away in the same district. There are 10 elementary schools within 5 miles and 42 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.7% |
| White | 0.3% |
48.8% of students are girls and 51.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 63 |
| Kindergarten | 39 |
| Grade 1 | 48 |
| Grade 2 | 35 |
| Grade 3 | 53 |
| Grade 4 | 54 |
| Grade 5 | 54 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7455 Old Military Rd, Brownsville, TX 78520
Phone: (956)542-3957
Website: bisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Villa Nueva Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yturria Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 3.4 mi | 526 | 15.5 | 80.2% |
| Keller Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 3.9 mi | 537 | 14.8 | 85.8% |
| Ortiz Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 4.0 mi | 564 | 16.7 | 94.3% |
| La Encantada Elementary School | San Benito CISD | 4.2 mi | 488 | 17.4 | 93.2% |
| Pullam Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 4.4 mi | 889 | 17 | 67.6% |
| Jubilee Living Way | Jubilee Academies | 4.8 mi | 363 | 14.6 | 84.3% |
| Villareal Elementary School | Los Fresnos CISD | 4.8 mi | 444 | 14.2 | 74.3% |
| Garden Park Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 4.8 mi | 372 | 14.7 | 98.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.