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Sharp Elementary

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Sharp Elementary ranks 1102 nd of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1102^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Sharp Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Brownsville, TX, serving 432 students within the Brownsville Independent School District (Isd). This school has made a remarkable comeback from pandemic-era challenges, climbing from the 11th percentile statewide in 2020-2021 to a strong 76th percentile and a 4-star rating for the 2025-2026 school year. Sharp Elementary now stands out as a high-performing school in its neighborhood, consistently outperforming nearby district peers like Russell Elementary (65th percentile) and Martin Elementary (60th percentile), while far surpassing schools like Skinner Elementary (44th percentile) and Canales Elementary (9th percentile).

The school’s greatest strength is its exceptional mathematics program. In 5th grade math, Sharp’s proficiency rate of 87.27% is nearly double the state average (47.38%) and far exceeds its closest district rival, Martin Elementary (69.81%). Even the high-performing charter Bryss Academy (85.45%) is only slightly ahead. Sharp also excels at supporting all students, ranking in the 88th percentile statewide for students from low-income backgrounds and the 88th percentile for special education students. This is a stark contrast to many schools where these groups struggle. While nearby charters like Idea Riverview Academy and Harmony Science Academy - Brownsville perform below Sharp, the school does have one area for growth: its Gifted and Talented program ranks in the 28th percentile, suggesting a need for more enrichment for its highest-achieving students.

Sharp Elementary achieves these results with efficient resource use, spending less per student ($11,143) than nearby schools like Skinner Elementary ($16,226) or Martin Elementary ($12,210). This combination of strong academic outcomes, particularly in math, and effective support for all students makes Sharp a standout public school option in Brownsville. For parents seeking a school that has shown resilience and a commitment to excellence, Sharp Elementary is a compelling choice.

432

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,721

Per pupil spending ?

88.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1439 Palm Blvd
Brownsville, TX 78520-7292

(956) 982-2930

District: Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Sharp Elementary usually attend:

High:	Brownsville Early College High School
	Pace Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.6%

White:

1.2%

African American:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 64th percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (62% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg54%

Texas avg50%

1,102^nd of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

349^th of 947Brownsville 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	70.8	1102 of 4643	76.3%	★★★★☆
2025	70.7	1103 of 4651	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.5	1580 of 4710	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	1689 of 4647	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	1773 of 4581	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	17.0	4072 of 4578	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	79.0	740 of 4479	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	713 of 4359	83.6%	★★★★☆
2017	70.2	1046 of 4329	75.8%	★★★★☆
2016	64.5	1548 of 4286	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.7	1393 of 4320	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.8	1124 of 4260	73.6%	★★★★☆
2013	62.0	1610 of 4221	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.3	2328 of 4206	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.2	2987 of 4095	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.3	3056 of 3937	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	58.5	1794 of 3884	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.9	934 of 3768	75.2%	★★★★☆
2007	73.3	858 of 3724	77.0%	★★★★☆
2006	73.4	814 of 3476	76.6%	★★★★☆
2005	73.7	765 of 3475	78.0%	★★★★☆
2004	71.4	902 of 3465	74.0%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	61.6	1320 of 4461	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	28.0	3517 of 4331	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	81.9	371 of 4295	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	78.8	457 of 4240	89.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	919 of 2918	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	1277 of 3668	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	2226 of 3556	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.2	1577 of 3487	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.9	3159 of 3446	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	82.7	250 of 3333	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	72.1	574 of 3226	82.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.5	1272 of 4588	72.3%	★★★★☆
2025	60.9	1247 of 3744	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	1368 of 4658	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	1469 of 4588	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	1735 of 4561	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	19.2	3938 of 4499	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	83.4	511 of 4348	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	594 of 4306	86.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	2222 of 3080	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	50.9	1649 of 2619	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.3	1325 of 2980	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	2103 of 2958	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	2772 of 3006	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	2527 of 3184	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.9	2185 of 3106	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.0	628 of 4425	85.8%	★★★★☆
2025	72.3	692 of 3644	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	1085 of 4465	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	1179 of 4401	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	1272 of 4376	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	21.4	3809 of 4329	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	84.1	342 of 4188	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	82.7	405 of 4168	90.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.0	548 of 4535	87.9%	★★★★☆
2025	73.2	604 of 3705	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	954 of 4594	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	1292 of 4521	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	1071 of 4477	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	21.8	3929 of 4451	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	86.6	224 of 4309	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	223 of 4264	94.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	966 of 4597	79.0%	★★★★☆
2025	71.1	873 of 3739	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	56.3	1800 of 4647	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	2003 of 4585	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	1816 of 4563	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	16.8	4076 of 4498	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	68.2	1083 of 4357	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	961 of 4319	77.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.7	516 of 4308	88.0%	★★★★☆
2025	82.7	275 of 3549	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	47.7	2056 of 4292	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	1414 of 4086	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	1562 of 3952	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.5	3008 of 3799	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.9	743 of 3684	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	454 of 3558	87.2%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)88th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)86th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)79th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)72nd percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)70th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)69th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)28th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics65%+18 vs state

Reading59%+5 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 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 (2025)	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 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I 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
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%)	70.8	1102^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	76.3%		70.7	1103^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	76.3%	1			40.0					54.2	63.5	58.8				39.0	69.8	87.3					$10,721
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%)	55.3	1841^st of 4643 public elementary schools	60.3%		55.4	1809^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.1%	32								47.8	49.0	50.9				41.3	53.9	69.8					$13,173
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%)	47.8	2229^th of 4643 public elementary schools	52.0%		46.1	2376^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.9%	147		27.3	54.6		25.0	30.0		32.0	43.6	48.8				54.0	51.3	58.5					$11,253
Harmony Science Academy - Brownsville	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1124 Central Blvd	Brownsville	77077	Harris 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%)	32.7	3257^th of 4643 public elementary schools	29.9%		26	3674^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.0%	417							33.3	36.4	31.7	39.7	40.4	37.2	51.9	48.9	45.8	34.5	40.4	13.6	40.9	3.7	$12,656
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%)	41.7	2619^th of 4643 public elementary schools	43.6%		38.9	2842^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	38.9%	223		20.0			0.0	20.0		38.9	36.0	44.4				61.1	32.0	65.2					$11,606
Russell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Lakeside Blvd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-8960	418	27	15.4	97.8%	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	412 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.1	1616^th of 4643 public elementary schools	65.2%		53.7	1923^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	58.7%	307								41.5	47.1	65.5				35.9	64.8	76.4					$12,552
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%)	44	2459^th of 4643 public elementary schools	47.0%		49.1	2193^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	52.8%	266		33.3			66.7			37.2	53.1	53.3				26.9	74.6	41.7					$11,689
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	4212^th of 4643 public elementary schools	9.3%		23.4	3822^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	17.8%	390		10.0	0.0		0.0	16.7		35.3	33.0	37.3				25.4	36.8	16.4					$11,239
Bryss Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2255 N Coria St	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 574-7100	555	29	18.8	95.0%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	553 (99.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84.9	582^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	87.5%		85.2	565^th of 4651 public elementary schools	87.9%	17	83.3	100.0	72.7				87.1	85.5	53.6	81.8	51.1	60.0	76.5	86.7	76.5	85.5	59.6	36.8	55.6	47.1	$11,605
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%)	45.9	2348^th of 4643 public elementary schools	49.4%		43.3	2544^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.3%	196								36.4	42.1	60.8				43.4	46.1	51.9					$11,269

Frequently Asked Questions about Sharp Elementary

What district is Sharp Elementary in?

Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

Is Sharp Elementary a good school?

Sharp Elementary ranks 1102^nd of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sharp Elementary?

Students at Sharp Elementary are 99% Hispanic, 1% White.

How many students attend Sharp Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended Sharp Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Sharp Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sharp Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Brownsville Early College High School
High : Pace Early College High School

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNewSep 30, 2026

2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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