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Cromack Elementary

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Summary

Cromack Elementary is a public elementary school in Brownsville, Texas, serving 501 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Brownsville Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 439 out of 968 districts in the state.

Cromack Elementary faces significant challenges, with a student population that is 95.61% Hispanic and 100% receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. The school consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its performance on STAAR tests is significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly for English Language Learner (ELL) students and students with special needs. Interestingly, nearby schools in the Brownsville ISD, such as Egly Elementary, Champion Elementary, and Southmost Elementary, generally perform better on STAAR tests and have higher SchoolDigger rankings, despite serving a similar demographic of predominantly Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students.

While Cromack Elementary's high per-student spending of $12,375 in the 2020-2021 school year suggests potential opportunities for targeted interventions, the stark differences in performance compared to nearby schools in the same district suggest that factors beyond just student demographics may be contributing to the school's underperformance. Addressing these challenges will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to support the unique needs of Cromack Elementary's student population.

455

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

95.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3200 E 30th St
Brownsville, TX 78521-4744

(956) 548-8820

District: Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Cromack Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Faulk Middle
High:	Brownsville Early College High School
	Porter Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.8%

Asian:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2021 → 15th in 2024

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 15th (2024) from a 7th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (26% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Science scores 20 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school26%

District avg48%

Texas avg44%

Not ranked this year

Cromack Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2024	21.5	3984 of 4710	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	3642 of 4647	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	3685 of 4581	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	4248 of 4578	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.9	2295 of 4479	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	2332 of 4359	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.8	2786 of 4329	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.3	2824 of 4286	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.9	2335 of 4320	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.3	2314 of 4260	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.9	3490 of 4221	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.4	3354 of 4206	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.0	3349 of 4095	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.7	3582 of 3937	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	48.5	2323 of 3884	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.6	2687 of 3768	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	59.3	1716 of 3724	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	44.5	2312 of 3476	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	35.9	2633 of 3475	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	38.3	2555 of 3465	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	39.2	2869 of 4461	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	3353 of 4331	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.3	1555 of 4295	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	2168 of 4240	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	24.5	3098 of 3668	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	3152 of 3556	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	3342 of 3487	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	3248 of 3446	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	1924 of 3333	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	2196 of 3226	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	22.0	3967 of 4658	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	3656 of 4588	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	3270 of 4561	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	4150 of 4499	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	2389 of 4348	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	2396 of 4306	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	37.5	2345 of 2980	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.0	1601 of 2958	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	4.5	2942 of 3006	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	2819 of 3184	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	2311 of 3106	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	23.8	3796 of 4465	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	3357 of 4401	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	3510 of 4376	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	3982 of 4329	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	53.3	1767 of 4188	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	1993 of 4168	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	25.0	3910 of 4594	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	3071 of 4521	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	3225 of 4477	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	4040 of 4451	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	57.2	1551 of 4309	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	1723 of 4264	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	21.1	3980 of 4647	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	3635 of 4585	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	3982 of 4563	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	4210 of 4498	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.6	2215 of 4357	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	2339 of 4319	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	51.8	43 of 93	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	15.3	4088 of 4292	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	43.3	2069 of 4086	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	3112 of 3952	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	2808 of 3799	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	2798 of 3684	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	2762 of 3558	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2019)54th percentile+5 vs school

At Risk (2022)36th percentile+16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)21st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)16th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)15th percentile~ school

Female (2024)15th percentile~ school

Male (2024)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)5th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2023-2024) ?

Reading32%-19 vs state

Mathematics27%-18 vs state

Science6%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		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 Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Cromack - Castaneda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3201 Lima St	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-8800	823	51	16.1	98.8%	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	820 (99.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.7	2289^th of 4627 public elementary schools	50.5%		38.9	2848^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.8%	559	66.7		16.7							53.1	49.1	48.5				43.2	48.1	42.3					$12,261
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
Faulk Middle	Public	6-8	2000 Roosevelt St	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-8500	885	61	14.4	96.3%	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	876 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.8	1072^nd of 2335 public middle schools	54.1%		37.6	1471^st of 2344 public middle schools	37.2%	399					95.2	100.0	100.0						54.7	47.0	43.6				56.0	6.3	41.8	39.0	$11,839
Canales Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1811 International Blvd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-8900	630	38	16.7	97.9%	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	616 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.9	4199^th of 4627 public elementary schools	9.3%		23.4	3822^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	17.8%	377	10.0	0.0	0.0	16.7						35.3	33.0	37.3				25.4	36.8	16.4					$11,239
Del Castillo - Morningside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 Morningside Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 982-2760	526	31	16.9	95.8%	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	518 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.2	2875^th of 4627 public elementary schools	37.9%		43.1	2564^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.9%	311										25.4	36.1	45.6				42.9	53.0	51.4					$12,384
Oliveira Middle	Public	6-8	444 Land O' Lakes	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-8530	699	58	11.9	94.8%	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	693 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45.3	1200^th of 2335 public middle schools	48.6%		41.7	1339^th of 2344 public middle schools	42.9%	139					76.0	100.0	100.0						53.6	51.9	42.1				35.3	9.5	59.4	21.8	$12,648
Egly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	445 Land O'Lakes	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-8850	520	36	14.5	92.9%	9 (1.7%)	5 (1.0%)	504 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.8	2342^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	49.4%		43.3	2544^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.3%	202										36.4	42.1	60.8				43.4	46.1	51.9					$11,269
Champion Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4750 Bowie Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-6200	710	40	17.6	94.8%	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	700 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.7	2608^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.6%		53.4	1947^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.1%	661										33.3	36.9	57.8				35.7	47.6	57.8					$10,531
Garza At Southmost Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5245 Southmost Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-8870	524	37	14.2	93.5%	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	514 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.7	2843^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	38.6%		43.4	2541^st of 4651 public elementary schools	45.4%	302										37.9	51.4	46.7				30.3	52.1	41.7					$12,716
Perez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2514 Shidler Dr	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 982-2800	615	39	15.9	95.4%	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	608 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.9	2453^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	47.0%		49.1	2193^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	52.8%	260	33.3		66.7							37.2	53.1	53.3				26.9	74.6	41.7					$11,689

Frequently Asked Questions about Cromack Elementary

How many students attend Cromack Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 455 students attended Cromack Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cromack Elementary?

Students at Cromack Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

What district is Cromack Elementary in?

Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

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