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El Jardin Elementary

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El Jardin Elementary ranks 3062 nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3062^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

El Jardin Elementary in Brownsville, TX, is a PK-5 campus within the Brownsville Independent School District (Isd) serving 389 students in a high-poverty area, where over 97% qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has shown a clear upward trend, climbing from the 13th percentile statewide in 2020-2021 to the 34th percentile in 2025-2026, though it still trails nearby schools like Pena Elementary (81st percentile) and Gonzalez Elementary (69th percentile). This improvement suggests recent efforts are paying off, even as the school works to catch up to its higher-performing neighbors.

What truly sets El Jardin apart is its exceptional performance with specific student groups. In 2024-2025, low socio-economic status students ranked in the 84th percentile statewide, special education students in the 73rd percentile, and Hispanic students in the 74th percentile—far exceeding the school’s overall rank. This indicates highly effective targeted support for its most vulnerable populations. The school also invests more per student ($14,317) than nearby peers like Brite Elementary ($11,018) and Gonzalez Elementary ($10,462), which may fund additional resources. However, science is a critical weakness, with only 18.37% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, compared to 34.2% districtwide.

El Jardin shows a unique strength in Spanish-language STAAR testing, with 50% of 5th graders proficient in Spanish Reading versus 31.15% districtwide, suggesting a strong bilingual program. The school’s math performance is also a bright spot, with 4th and 5th graders outperforming state averages in 2024-2025. While the school’s overall scores remain below district and state averages, its success with subgroups and rising trajectory make it a school to watch. Addressing the science gap will be key to continuing its momentum and matching the achievements of higher-ranked neighbors like Champion Elementary (44th percentile) and Vermillion Road Elementary (57th percentile).

389

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,555

Per pupil spending ?

97.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6911 Boca Chica Blvd
Brownsville, TX 78521-6898

(956) 831-6000

District: Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend El Jardin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lucio Middle
High:	Brownsville Early College High School
	Lopez Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.0%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 58th percentile in 2025 → 34th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (42% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 58th-percentile peak (2025) to 34th (2026)

!Reading scores 11 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg54%

Texas avg50%

3,062^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 31Elementary 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	35.3	3062 of 4627	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.0	1964 of 4651	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	2592 of 4710	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	2700 of 4647	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	2715 of 4581	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.7	3963 of 4578	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	2801 of 4479	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	3336 of 4359	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.3	2825 of 4329	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	23.9	3557 of 4286	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.1	3768 of 4320	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.6	3903 of 4260	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.8	4026 of 4221	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.8	3945 of 4206	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	32.4	3282 of 4095	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.7	3245 of 3937	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.7	2993 of 3884	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.6	2497 of 3768	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.2	1899 of 3724	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.3	2402 of 3476	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.9	2835 of 3475	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.7	3154 of 3465	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	64.7	1141 of 4461	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	35.3	2947 of 4331	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	2001 of 4295	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.3	3278 of 4240	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	979 of 2918	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.0	2223 of 3668	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	2972 of 3556	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	2724 of 3487	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	2927 of 3446	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	2121 of 3333	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.0	3009 of 3226	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	3207 of 4575	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	50.9	1703 of 3744	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.2	3416 of 4658	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	3450 of 4588	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	2997 of 4561	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.8	3897 of 4499	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	3049 of 4348	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	3232 of 4306	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	412 of 3075	86.6%	★★★★☆
2025	35.3	2101 of 2619	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	2344 of 2980	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	2851 of 2958	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	2920 of 3006	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	2250 of 3184	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	2742 of 3106	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	2617 of 4413	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	66.2	951 of 3644	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	50.4	2097 of 4465	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	2333 of 4401	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	2207 of 4376	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.9	3645 of 4329	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	2368 of 4188	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	2956 of 4168	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.1	1914 of 4520	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.2	606 of 3705	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	59.1	1562 of 4594	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	2038 of 4521	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	1572 of 4477	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.3	3651 of 4451	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.5	2035 of 4309	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.7	2653 of 4264	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	2836 of 4582	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.4	1112 of 3739	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	56.5	1792 of 4647	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	1805 of 4585	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	2405 of 4563	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.1	3803 of 4498	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	2525 of 4357	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	3404 of 4319	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	1715 of 4301	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.7	954 of 3549	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	51.4	1802 of 4292	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.3	3172 of 4086	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.6	2162 of 3952	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	1978 of 3799	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.8	947 of 3684	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	39.7	2044 of 3558	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)87th percentile+53 vs school

At Risk (2022)74th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)60th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading43%-11 vs state

Mathematics41%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (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 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
El Jardin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6911 Boca Chica Blvd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 831-6000	389	23	16.8	97.4%	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	385 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.3	3062^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	33.8%		53	1964^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.8%	1098			50.0	33.3	42.2	42.9	44.2	26.7	44.9	50.0	$10,555
Vermillion Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6895 Fm 802	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 831-6060	654	42	15.5	97.9%	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	647 (98.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.7	1971^st of 4627 public elementary schools	57.4%		52.2	2014^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.7%	43					44.4	55.2	54.6	43.2	50.0	54.6	$10,895
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
Brite Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	450 S Browne Ave	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 698-3000	584	37	15.8	93.2%	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	576 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.7	1481^st of 4627 public elementary schools	68.0%		60.7	1542^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	66.8%	61					54.6	45.5	64.3	56.4	52.3	59.5	$10,639
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
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
Idea Frontier Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2800 S Dakota Ave	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 541-2002	675	32	20.9	92.7%	23 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	651 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	32	3294^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.8%		52.6	1987^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.3%	1307					34.4	27.3	56.6	35.9	39.6	46.9	$11,268
Gonzalez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4350 Coffeeport Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 831-6030	596	38	15.5	88.8%	17 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	579 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63.7	1423^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	69.2%		74.5	947^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.6%	476					44.6	65.3	60.0	39.2	60.3	66.3	$11,222
Pena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4975 Salida De La Luna	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 547-7100	501	31	16.1	90.4%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	500 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76.5	891^st of 4627 public elementary schools	80.7%		81	722^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	84.5%	169					70.6	71.9	58.7	68.6	75.4	49.3	$10,212
Idea Robindale Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	3802 E Ruben Torres Sr Blvd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-5300	699	32	21.8	88.0%	36 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	655 (93.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	44.2	2432^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	47.4%		37.1	2981^st of 4651 public elementary schools	35.9%	549	20.0	7.7	20.0	20.0	40.5	68.7	60.0	38.8	40.8	27.0	$11,049

Frequently Asked Questions about El Jardin Elementary

What district is El Jardin Elementary in?

Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend El Jardin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 389 students attended El Jardin Elementary.

What schools do graduates of El Jardin Elementary attend?

Students who attend El Jardin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lucio Middle
High : Brownsville Early College High School
High : Lopez Early College High School

What is the racial makeup of El Jardin Elementary?

Students at El Jardin Elementary are 99% Hispanic, 1% White.

Is El Jardin Elementary a good school?

El Jardin Elementary ranks 3062^nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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