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Villa Nueva Elementary

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Villa Nueva Elementary ranks 2376 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2376^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Villa Nueva Elementary in Brownsville, TX, is a PK-5 school in the Brownsville Independent School District (Isd) serving 346 students in a high-poverty area, where over 85% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Villa Nueva is a school on the rise, improving from the 24th percentile statewide in 2021-2022 to the 49th percentile in 2025-2026, but it still lags behind many nearby schools. Its biggest challenge is math: only about 35% of 3rd graders and 33% of 4th graders were proficient in math recently, compared to district averages of 47% and 56%. In contrast, top-performing neighbors like Ortiz Elementary and Pullam Elementary achieve math proficiency rates of 74% or higher. Science is another weak spot, with only 20% of 5th graders proficient, far below the district average of 34% and the 47-59% rates at nearby Benavides Elementary and Pullam. However, the school shows remarkable strength with its Gifted and Talented students, ranking in the 91st percentile statewide, and effectively supports students from low-income backgrounds, ranking in the 64th percentile.

Interestingly, Villa Nueva spends more per student ($11,398) than several higher-performing schools in the district, such as Benavides ($10,424) and Pullam ($9,924), suggesting that how funds are used matters more than the amount. For a striking comparison, the charter school Jubilee Living Way, just 4.75 miles away, achieves a 4-star rating and far outperforms Villa Nueva in nearly every subject, including 83% 4th-grade math proficiency versus Villa Nueva's 33%. This shows that with the right instructional model, strong results are possible for a similar student population.

346

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,220

Per pupil spending ?

85.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7455 Old Military Rd
Brownsville, TX 78520-9724

(956) 542-3957

District: Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Villa Nueva Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Stillman Middle
High:	Brownsville Early College High School
	Veterans Memorial Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.7%

White:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg54%

Texas avg51%

2,376^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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	45.2	2376 of 4627	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.4	2897 of 4651	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	3006 of 4710	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	2692 of 4647	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	3468 of 4581	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	3509 of 4578	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	3227 of 4479	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	2556 of 4359	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.3	1790 of 4329	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.9	2552 of 4286	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.2	2377 of 4320	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	63.2	1589 of 4260	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	77.6	769 of 4221	81.8%	★★★★☆
2012	68.0	1253 of 4206	70.2%	★★★★☆
2011	76.3	737 of 4095	82.0%	★★★★☆
2010	70.5	1085 of 3937	72.4%	★★★★☆
2009	66.1	1356 of 3884	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.4	1806 of 3768	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.2	1781 of 3724	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.6	1700 of 3476	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.2	1670 of 3475	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	43.2	2340 of 3465	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	45.9	2385 of 4461	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	3415 of 4331	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	3034 of 4295	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	2788 of 4240	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	1444 of 2918	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	1975 of 3668	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	1990 of 3556	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.3	3287 of 3487	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	3315 of 3446	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	2387 of 3333	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	2297 of 3226	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	2370 of 4575	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.8	2191 of 3744	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	2666 of 4658	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	2589 of 4588	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	3514 of 4561	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	3707 of 4499	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	3214 of 4348	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	2985 of 4306	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	263 of 3075	91.4%	★★★★★
2025	48.3	1745 of 2619	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	2535 of 2980	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	2889 of 2958	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	2451 of 3006	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	2974 of 3184	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	2804 of 3106	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.6	1969 of 4413	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.6	2056 of 3644	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	2506 of 4465	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	2160 of 4401	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.2	3147 of 4376	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	3175 of 4329	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	2750 of 4188	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	2128 of 4168	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.9	1645 of 4520	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.1	1949 of 3705	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	2523 of 4594	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.5	1792 of 4521	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.6	3416 of 4477	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	3344 of 4451	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	2670 of 4309	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.6	1671 of 4264	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	2447 of 4582	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.3	2549 of 3739	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	3320 of 4647	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	2744 of 4585	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	3329 of 4563	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	3189 of 4498	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	3054 of 4357	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.4	2131 of 4319	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	2728 of 4301	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	8.2	3537 of 3549	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	4028 of 4292	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	2863 of 4086	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	2766 of 3952	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.3	3567 of 3799	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	3462 of 3684	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	3019 of 3558	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)91st percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)55th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)48th percentile~ school

Male (2026)47th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)47th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading51%-4 vs state

Mathematics43%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Villa Nueva Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7455 Old Military Rd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 542-3957	346	25	13.6	85.5%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	345 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.2	2376^th of 4627 public elementary schools	48.6%		38.4	2897^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.7%	521	41.0	49.1	58.9	35.9	32.7	57.9	$12,220
Yturria Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2955 W Tandy Rd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 350-3200	526	34	15.4	80.2%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	518 (98.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	65	1350^th of 4627 public elementary schools	70.8%		64.4	1363^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	70.7%	13	66.7	50.0	64.9	61.5	43.2	58.1	$10,852
Keller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2540 W Alton Gloor	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 547-4400	537	36	14.7	85.8%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	532 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	62.9	1463^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	68.4%		56	1778^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.8%	315	52.9	57.5	48.7	50.0	58.9	64.1	$11,121
Ortiz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 W Alton Gloor Blvd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 698-1100	564	34	16.7	94.3%	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	552 (97.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	86.4	527^th of 4627 public elementary schools	88.6%		89.3	399^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.4%	128	58.7	67.1	72.0	81.0	74.4	70.7	$11,589
La Encantada Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	35001 Fm 1577	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6760	488	28	17.4	93.2%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	483 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78.4	818^th of 4627 public elementary schools	82.3%		71	1088^th of 4651 public elementary schools	76.6%	270	61.9	54.1	68.3	65.6	64.0	71.7	$9,478
Pullam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 Madrid Ave	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 547-3700	889	52	16.9	67.6%	17 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	862 (97.0%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84.8	582^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	87.4%		91.6	313^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.3%	269	78.3	61.6	64.3	74.5	70.7	68.8	$9,732
Jubilee Living Way	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	350 W Ruben M Torres Blvd	Brownsville	78222	Bexar County	Jubilee Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 708-2020	363	25	14.6	84.3%	14 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	346 (95.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87.3	497^th of 4627 public elementary schools	89.3%		62.7	1449^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.8%	952	66.0	65.7	66.7	67.4	83.3	80.6	$10,636
Garden Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	855 Military Hwy	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 982-2630	372	25	14.6	98.9%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	369 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	66.1	1299^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.9%		56.3	1761^st of 4651 public elementary schools	62.1%	462	61.7	38.2	66.0	53.1	52.7	77.4	$12,832
Villareal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7700 E Lakeside Blvd	Olmito	78566	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 233-3975	444	31	14.1	74.3%	19 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	423 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72.8	1023^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	77.9%		67.3	1249^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.1%	226	67.2	69.0	59.2	57.8	71.8	42.3	$12,415
Olmito Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Arroyo Blvd	Brownsville	78566	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 233-3950	538	35	15.3	66.2%	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	518 (96.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	91.3	315^th of 4627 public elementary schools	93.2%		87.8	459^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.1%	144	80.8	70.9	77.3	78.4	77.0	64.4	$11,693

Frequently Asked Questions about Villa Nueva Elementary

What district is Villa Nueva Elementary in?

Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Villa Nueva Elementary attend?

Students who attend Villa Nueva Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stillman Middle
High : Brownsville Early College High School
High : Veterans Memorial Early College High School

Is Villa Nueva Elementary a good school?

Villa Nueva Elementary ranks 2376^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Villa Nueva Elementary?

Students at Villa Nueva Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

How many students attend Villa Nueva Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 346 students attended Villa Nueva Elementary.

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