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Porter Early College High School

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Porter Early College High School ranks 1229 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1229^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 39% of Texas high schools

Summary

Porter Early College High School in Brownsville, TX, is a large traditional high school serving 1,543 students in grades 9-12 within the Brownsville Independent School District (Isd), where over 93% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. While the school has historically ranked in the lower half of Texas high schools, it shows a notable strength in Algebra I, with 76.21% of students proficient in the 2025-2026 school year—significantly outperforming the district (68.06%) and state (54.03%) averages, and surpassing nearby Hanna Early College High School (62.3%). However, this success contrasts with a persistent weakness in English I Reading, where only 33.89% of students were proficient, well below the district (57.86%) and state (55.43%) averages, and the lowest among district peers like Pace Early College High School and Brownsville Early College High School.

Porter stands out for its strong support of special education and low-socioeconomic status students, ranking in the 69th percentile for special education and the 54th percentile for low-SES students statewide—a differentiator from many other schools. Yet, it is important to note that Porter is one of three "Early College" schools in the district, and it serves a different purpose than the highly selective Brownsville Early College High School, which ranks in the 99th percentile with near-100% proficiency on state exams. Porter’s larger, less selective student body means it functions more as a comprehensive high school, and its high graduation rate (around 93-95%) does not always align with academic proficiency in core subjects like English I and Biology.

The school invests more per student ($12,487) than nearby schools like Pace Early College High School ($11,618) and Hanna Early College High School ($11,541), and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. However, these resources have not yet translated into top-tier academic outcomes, particularly in English Language Arts. For parents, Porter offers a strong math program and dedicated support for vulnerable student groups, but families should be aware of the challenges in reading proficiency and consider how the school’s comprehensive approach aligns with their child’s needs.

1,543

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,772

Per pupil spending ?

93.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3500 International Blvd
Brownsville, TX 78521-3294

(956) 548-7800

District: Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.2%

White:

0.7%

African American:

0.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Strengths

✓95% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (55% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English I Reading scores 22 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg66%

Texas avg62%

1,229^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7High Schools in the Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

355^th of 951Brownsville Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	1229 of 2009	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.9	1215 of 1974	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	1320 of 1990	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	1185 of 1961	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	1298 of 1876	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.6	1453 of 1861	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	1111 of 1857	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	1276 of 1797	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.6	1163 of 1777	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.0	1256 of 1762	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.4	1288 of 1743	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.7	1508 of 1734	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.8	1510 of 1652	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	29.7	1279 of 1603	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.1	1268 of 1672	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.2	1142 of 1568	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	47.6	1042 of 1539	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.6	1215 of 1510	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.8	1060 of 1497	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.2	1117 of 1430	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	42.8	1008 of 1429	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	39.5	1079 of 1427	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	48.7	719 of 1837	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.3	1043 of 1829	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	583 of 1810	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	940 of 1784	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	618 of 1195	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.7	452 of 1153	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.1	744 of 1437	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	514 of 1371	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	522 of 1278	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.6	699 of 1195	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	374 of 1136	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.7	553 of 1113	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	1313 of 1936	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.2	930 of 1504	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	1252 of 1880	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	1236 of 1891	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	1386 of 1841	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	1438 of 1815	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	1244 of 1798	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.7	1477 of 1781	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	1039 of 1206	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.1	769 of 964	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	1007 of 1182	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	1073 of 1172	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1079 of 1177	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	974 of 1145	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	1035 of 1137	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	955 of 1860	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.8	707 of 1453	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	994 of 1805	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	939 of 1820	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	1092 of 1762	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	1281 of 1743	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.6	907 of 1714	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	1101 of 1691	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	897 of 1937	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.3	641 of 1513	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.9	988 of 1884	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	890 of 1897	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.2	1113 of 1847	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	1327 of 1848	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	834 of 1818	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.7	1108 of 1794	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.0	1086 of 1954	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.7	848 of 1515	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	1140 of 1891	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	1105 of 1913	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	1203 of 1853	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.0	1438 of 1840	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	1032 of 1824	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	1225 of 1803	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	67 of 74	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	69.3	18 of 81	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	5.5	90 of 95	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	54.5	35 of 93	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	60 of 114	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.1	21 of 97	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	23 of 113	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	59.2	39 of 131	70.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.8	494 of 1581	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.0	539 of 1299	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	640 of 1548	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	407 of 1478	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	45.5	634 of 1418	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.5	972 of 1382	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.4	440 of 1357	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.0	726 of 1347	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	862 of 1294	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	5.2	1484 of 1556	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1406 of 1525	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	1411 of 1526	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)69th percentile+30 vs school

At Risk (2022)61st percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)49th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)48th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)32nd percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)14th percentile-25 vs school

Migrant (2026)9th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I76%+22 vs state

U.S. History63%-7 vs state

English II Reading55%-5 vs state

Biology53%-17 vs state

English I Reading34%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Porter Early College High School	Public	9-12	3500 International Blvd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-7800	1,543	112	13.8	93.3%	11 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1,531 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.2	1229^th of 2009 public high schools	38.8%		37.9	1215^th of 1974 public high schools	38.4%	14	76.2	53.4	33.9	54.7	63.3								$11,772
Hanna Early College High School	Public	9-12	2615 Price Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-7600	2,039	137	14.8	91.2%	12 (0.6%)	3 (0.1%)	2,015 (98.8%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56.4	781^st of 2009 public high schools	61.1%		50.5	897^th of 1974 public high schools	54.6%	116	62.3	68.4	52.2	67.1	71.1								$10,143
Brownsville Early College High School	Public	9-12	343 Ringgold Rd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 698-1476	311	15	20.1	94.2%	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	302 (97.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93.7	17^th of 2009 public high schools	99.2%		93.5	25^th of 1974 public high schools	98.7%	8	100.0	95.1	98.1	98.6	94.4								$8,306
Premier H S Of Brownsville	Public, Charter	9-12	955 Paredes Line Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 550-0084	147	8	17.6	85.7%	7 (4.8%)	2 (1.4%)	138 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.5	1426^th of 2009 public high schools	29.0%		29.1	1422^nd of 1974 public high schools	28.0%	4	28.6		15.4	38.1	70.4								$10,756
Texasworks - Brownsville	Public, Charter	9-12	955 Paredes Line Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	16	2	8.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.6	1949^th of 2009 public high schools	3.0%					(n/a)					27.3
Triumph Public High Schools-Brownsville	Public, Charter	9-12	944 E Los Ebanos Blvd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 372-1433	122	5	22.7		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.2	1822^nd of 2009 public high schools	9.3%		12.6	1736^th of 1974 public high schools	12.1%	86	14.3	46.2	14.3	22.0	39.1								$11,320
Harmony School Of Innovation - Brownsville	Public, Charter	6-12	3451 Dana Ave	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 574-9555	498	35	14.2	90.8%	15 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	478 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	48.1	991^st of 2009 public high schools	50.7%		55.2	785^th of 1974 public high schools	60.2%	206	33.8	54.4	54.4	71.9	84.4	70.4	74.4	60.0	38.5		45.2	33.9	$13,686
Idea Riverview College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	30 Palm Dr	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-5900	813	46	17.7	94.3%	14 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	798 (98.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.9	632^nd of 2009 public high schools	68.5%		54.8	789^th of 1974 public high schools	60.0%	157	75.5	74.7	50.4	61.5	81.1	64.4	68.2	66.2	65.3	68.2		39.5	$11,697
Brownsville Academic Center	Public	6-12	3308 Robindale Rd	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 504-6305	0	14	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Idea Frontier College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	2800 S Dakota Ave	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 541-2002	781	50	15.6	88.3%	21 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	760 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60	686^th of 2009 public high schools	65.9%		59.9	675^th of 1974 public high schools	65.8%	11	63.6	73.7	53.4	65.1	80.0	49.6	47.3	58.3	44.4	35.4		28.4	$13,062

Frequently Asked Questions about Porter Early College High School

How many students attend Porter Early College High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,543 students attended Porter Early College High School.

What district is Porter Early College High School in?

Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into Porter Early College High School?

Porter Early College High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Canales Elementary
Elementary : Cromack - Castaneda Elementary
Elementary : Putegnat Elementary
Middle : Faulk Middle

Is Porter Early College High School a good school?

Porter Early College High School ranks 1229^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Porter Early College High School?

Students at Porter Early College High School are 99% Hispanic.

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