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Canales Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3822^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Canales Elementary is a public elementary school in Brownsville, Texas, serving 640 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Brownsville Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 371 out of 961 school districts in the state.

Canales Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. Its academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is significantly lower than the Brownsville ISD and Texas state averages across all grade levels and subjects. The school spends around $10,700 per student, which is higher than the district and state averages, but this higher spending does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes. Canales Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of around 16:1, which is comparable to the nearby schools in the district.

While Canales Elementary is struggling, some of the nearby schools in the Brownsville ISD, such as Perez Elementary, Egly Elementary, and Sharp Elementary, are performing better academically and have higher rankings from SchoolDigger. This suggests that there may be opportunities to learn from the practices and strategies employed by these higher-performing schools to address the underlying issues and support student success at Canales Elementary.

630

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,239

Per pupil spending ?

97.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1811 International Blvd
Brownsville, TX 78521-3163

(956) 548-8900

District: Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Canales Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.8%

White:

2.1%

African American:

0.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (27% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg50%

Texas avg46%

3,822^nd of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st of 31Elementary Schools in the Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

371^st of 961Brownsville 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
2025	23.4	3822 of 4651	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	4042 of 4710	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	4076 of 4647	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	3912 of 4581	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	4477 of 4578	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	3043 of 4479	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	2601 of 4359	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.1	3594 of 4329	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	56.3	1998 of 4286	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.2	2060 of 4320	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.9	1267 of 4260	70.3%	★★★★☆
2013	61.5	1634 of 4221	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.0	2654 of 4206	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	23.4	3643 of 4095	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.5	2898 of 3937	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.6	2901 of 3884	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.4	2400 of 3768	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.7	1685 of 3724	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.2	2083 of 3476	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.0	2165 of 3475	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.2	2428 of 3465	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	36.8	3040 of 4461	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.8	4153 of 4331	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	56.5	1546 of 4295	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	1564 of 4240	63.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	1913 of 2918	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	2967 of 3668	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	3340 of 3556	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	3247 of 3487	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	3404 of 3446	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	2874 of 3333	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	2632 of 3226	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	2973 of 3744	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	4146 of 4658	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	4114 of 4588	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	4020 of 4561	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	4419 of 4499	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	3425 of 4348	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	3041 of 4306	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	2140 of 2619	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	2626 of 2980	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	2604 of 2958	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	2.7	2976 of 3006	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	2882 of 3184	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	44.9	2142 of 3106	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	2590 of 3644	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	3666 of 4465	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	3684 of 4401	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	3681 of 4376	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	4234 of 4329	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	2536 of 4188	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	2277 of 4168	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	2370 of 3705	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	3596 of 4594	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	3723 of 4521	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	3673 of 4477	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	4350 of 4451	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.6	1946 of 4309	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	1838 of 4264	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	2520 of 3739	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	3798 of 4647	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	3832 of 4585	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	3801 of 4563	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	4304 of 4498	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	2429 of 4357	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	2225 of 4319	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	1473 of 3549	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	2419 of 4292	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	3040 of 4086	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	3657 of 3952	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	3610 of 3799	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	3536 of 3684	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	3124 of 3558	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)58th percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+15 vs school

At Risk (2022)32nd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)18th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading31%-24 vs state

Mathematics28%-18 vs state

Science28%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)					STAAR Mathematics (2025)					STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
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%)	23.4	3822^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	17.8%		20.5	4042^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	14.2%	220	6.7	16.7	0.0	6.7	16.7	0.0	0.0	21.2	28.6	47.4			19.5	15.7	55.2			27.6	$11,239
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%)	38.9	2848^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.8%		48.3	2278^th of 4710 public elementary schools	51.6%	570		40.0			0.0			44.1	40.4	46.0			45.3	42.1	50.5			9.0	$12,261
Putegnat Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	730 E 8th St	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-8930	444	27	16.2	100.0%	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	431 (97.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.1	2376^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.9%		43.6	2615^th of 4710 public elementary schools	44.5%	239	18.2	45.5		18.2	18.2			31.1	46.7	56.4			42.2	48.9	52.7			21.8	$11,253
Sharp Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1439 Palm Blvd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 982-2930	432	27	15.8	88.4%	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	426 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.7	1103^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	76.3%		60.5	1580^th of 4710 public elementary schools	66.5%	477	0.0	66.7	0.0	0.0	50.0			67.2	47.2	64.3			44.8	72.2	69.0			33.3	$10,721
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%)	49.1	2193^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	52.8%		40.9	2783^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	40.9%	590	20.0			30.0				46.0	61.3	53.4			33.3	58.1	34.3			28.8	$11,689
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%)	43.3	2544^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.3%		49.7	2190^th of 4710 public elementary schools	53.5%	354	50.0			33.3				40.3	48.1	53.6			36.1	43.0	44.9			28.4	$11,269
Martin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 Stanford Ave	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 982-2730	415	27	15.4	87.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	412 (99.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.4	1809^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.1%		54.8	1897^th of 4710 public elementary schools	59.7%	88								48.1	41.5	61.1			42.3	69.8	64.8			14.8	$13,173
Skinner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	411 W St Charles St	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 982-2830	344	24	14.4	99.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	344 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.9	2842^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	38.9%		30.4	3438^th of 4710 public elementary schools	27.0%	596		62.5	0.0		50.0		0.0	40.0	41.5	22.2			44.0	48.8	60.5			8.3	$11,606
Harmony Science Academy - Brownsville	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	1124 Central Blvd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 574-9555	508	30	17.0	94.1%	17 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	483 (95.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	26	3674^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.0%		21.6	3977^th of 4710 public elementary schools	15.6%	303								23.6	39.7	45.1	29.2	53.3	22.2	41.1	38.0	27.7	50.0	19.7	$12,656
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%)	43.1	2564^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.9%		43.5	2624^th of 4710 public elementary schools	44.3%	60			20.0					30.1	43.5	61.3			36.1	31.9	57.8			35.9	$12,384

Frequently Asked Questions about Canales Elementary

How many students attend Canales Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 630 students attended Canales Elementary.

Is Canales Elementary a good school?

Canales Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.8% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Canales Elementary?

Students at Canales Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Canales Elementary attend?

Students who attend Canales Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Canales Elementary in?

Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

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