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Lopez Early College High School

Q: Is Lopez Early College High School a good school?

Lopez Early College High School ranks 1336 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1336^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 33% of Texas high schools

Summary

Lopez Early College High School is a large, traditional high school in the Brownsville Independent School District (Isd), serving 1,739 students in grades 9-12 in a community where over 98% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Lopez presents a fascinating paradox: it excels at supporting its most vulnerable students but struggles to challenge its highest achievers. The school's standout strength is its exceptional support for Special Education students, ranking in the 71st percentile statewide (4 stars) for 2025-2026—a stark contrast to its overall 33rd percentile ranking. It also has a history of strong performance with Migrant students, ranking in the 90th percentile in 2021-2022. However, the school ranks in the bottom 14th percentile (1 star) for its Gifted and Talented students, suggesting resources may be heavily focused on intervention at the expense of enrichment. Academically, Lopez consistently scores below district averages, with a particularly concerning gap in English I Reading, where only 32.96% of students are proficient compared to the district average of 57.86%. The graduation rate of 88.4% is the lowest among traditional district high schools and significantly below the district average of 93.7%.

Despite its "Early College" designation, Lopez's performance is a fraction of Brownsville Early College High School, a top-1% selective magnet school just 4.5 miles away with near-perfect test scores and a 100% graduation rate. This highlights the challenge of providing an early college experience at scale. Additionally, Idea Frontier College Preparatory, a charter school located just 0.29 miles away, outperforms Lopez in nearly every academic metric, including a 100% graduation rate. Notably, Lopez spends $12,383 per student—higher than the district average and significantly more than Brownsville Early College High School ($8,595)—suggesting that funding allocation, not lack of resources, is the key issue. The school's overall state ranking has steadily declined from the 61st percentile in 2017-2018 to the 33rd percentile in 2025-2026.

1,739

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,425

Per pupil spending ?

98.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3205 S Dakota Ave
Brownsville, TX 78521-6212

(956) 982-7400

District: Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.3%

White:

0.6%

African American:

0.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2016 → 33rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (51% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg66%

Texas avg62%

1,336^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to bottom 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	36.0	1336 of 2009	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.6	1378 of 1974	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	1250 of 1990	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	1190 of 1961	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	1087 of 1876	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	1268 of 1861	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	803 of 1857	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	706 of 1797	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.2	787 of 1777	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.1	955 of 1762	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.6	1090 of 1743	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	25.7	1406 of 1734	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.5	1485 of 1652	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.5	1342 of 1603	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.1	1228 of 1672	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.8	1127 of 1568	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.3	1122 of 1539	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.1	1212 of 1510	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.7	1135 of 1497	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.0	1148 of 1430	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.9	1179 of 1429	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.1	1175 of 1427	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	54.6	562 of 1837	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	814 of 1829	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	635 of 1810	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	483 of 1784	72.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	730 of 1195	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.8	729 of 1153	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	841 of 1437	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	571 of 1371	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	464 of 1278	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.1	605 of 1195	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	325 of 1136	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	49.8	375 of 1113	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	1338 of 1936	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.3	1136 of 1504	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	1269 of 1880	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	1210 of 1891	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	1149 of 1841	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	1321 of 1815	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.2	891 of 1798	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	865 of 1781	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	1042 of 1206	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	847 of 964	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	937 of 1182	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.0	893 of 1172	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	955 of 1177	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	922 of 1145	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	909 of 1137	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	1084 of 1860	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	907 of 1453	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	1034 of 1805	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	951 of 1820	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	843 of 1762	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.9	1078 of 1743	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.1	601 of 1714	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	543 of 1691	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	1047 of 1937	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.4	870 of 1513	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	992 of 1884	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	896 of 1897	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	786 of 1847	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.5	1092 of 1848	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.6	521 of 1818	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.4	421 of 1794	76.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	1283 of 1954	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.8	979 of 1515	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	1192 of 1891	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	1137 of 1913	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	1026 of 1853	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	1247 of 1840	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	771 of 1824	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	693 of 1803	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	25 of 81	69.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	17 of 93	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	11 of 114	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	47.7	47 of 97	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	33 of 113	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	20 of 131	84.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	455 of 1581	71.2%	★★★★☆
2025	45.9	612 of 1299	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	585 of 1548	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	800 of 1478	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	750 of 1418	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	905 of 1382	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.6	278 of 1357	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	53.7	430 of 1347	68.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	1108 of 1294	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)71st percentile+38 vs school

At Risk (2022)69th percentile+27 vs school

Migrant (2025)69th percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)39th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)34th percentile~ school

Female (2026)31st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)14th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology67%-4 vs state

U.S. History63%-7 vs state

English II Reading49%-11 vs state

Algebra I48%-6 vs state

English I Reading33%-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 Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Lopez Early College High School	Public	9-12	3205 S Dakota Ave	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 982-7400	1,739	125	13.8	98.7%	11 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1,726 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36	1336^th of 2009 public high schools	33.5%		30.6	1378^th of 1974 public high schools	30.2%	42	48.1	66.7	33.0	49.2	63.1							$11,425
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
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
Rivera Early College High School	Public	9-12	6955 Fm 802	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 831-8700	2,150	136	15.7	94.4%	13 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2,134 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.5	1300^th of 2009 public high schools	35.3%		36.7	1238^th of 1974 public high schools	37.3%	62	37.3	53.1	42.2	55.7	68.6							$10,438
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
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
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
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 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lopez Early College High School

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

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

Is Lopez Early College High School a good school?

Lopez Early College High School ranks 1336^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Lopez Early College High School in?

Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into Lopez Early College High School?

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

Elementary : Aiken Elementary
Elementary : Brite Elementary
Elementary : Del Castillo - Morningside Elementary
Elementary : El Jardin Elementary
Elementary : Garza At Southmost Elementary
Elementary : Palm Grove Elementary
Middle : Besteiro Middle
Middle : Lucio Middle

How many students attend Lopez Early College High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,739 students attended Lopez Early College High School.

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