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Vermillion Road Elementary

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Vermillion Road Elementary ranks 2014 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2014^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Vermillion Road Elementary is a public elementary school in Brownsville, Texas, serving 643 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Brownsville Independent School District, which is ranked 371 out of 961 districts in the state.

Vermillion Road Elementary has shown mixed academic performance, with lower proficiency rates than the district and state averages in 3rd-grade reading and 5th-grade science, but stronger performance in 4th and 5th-grade reading. The school's student subgroups also have varying results, with male students and low-income students performing better than their peers. However, the school's gifted and talented program lags behind the state.

Compared to nearby schools, Vermillion Road Elementary's performance is generally on par with or slightly lower than other Brite Elementary and Morningside Elementary, but significantly better than Del Castillo Elementary. Neighboring schools like Pena Elementary and Gonzalez Elementary outperform Vermillion Road in many areas. Despite these challenges, the school has shown signs of improvement in recent years.

654

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,895

Per pupil spending ?

97.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6895 Fm 802
Brownsville, TX 78521-6915

(956) 831-6060

District: Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Vermillion Road Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Garcia Middle
High:	Brownsville Early College High School
	Rivera Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.9%

White:

0.6%

Asian:

0.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 61st percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 14 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg52%

Texas avg47%

2,014^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th 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	52.2	2014 of 4651	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	1915 of 4710	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	1390 of 4647	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	36.1	3000 of 4581	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.7	4098 of 4578	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.6	1947 of 4479	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	1582 of 4359	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.7	1592 of 4329	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.2	1558 of 4286	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.1	1670 of 4320	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.3	2082 of 4260	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.2	2583 of 4221	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.8	3100 of 4206	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.8	2697 of 4095	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.5	2613 of 3937	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.8	2206 of 3884	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.4	3029 of 3768	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.0	3343 of 3724	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.7	3293 of 3476	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	19.0	3198 of 3475	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.1	3355 of 3465	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	49.5	2125 of 4461	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.3	3901 of 4331	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	68.7	858 of 4295	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	706 of 4240	83.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	1498 of 2918	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.5	1287 of 3668	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	1619 of 3556	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.4	2530 of 3487	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	3297 of 3446	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.7	1640 of 3333	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	1118 of 3226	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	1903 of 3744	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	1995 of 4658	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	1810 of 4588	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.6	3066 of 4561	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.0	4221 of 4499	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	53.2	1872 of 4348	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	1484 of 4306	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	2091 of 2619	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.1	1655 of 2980	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.3	2837 of 2958	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	2922 of 3006	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	2483 of 3184	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	2374 of 3106	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	1434 of 3644	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	1386 of 4465	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.4	865 of 4401	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	40.9	2694 of 4376	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.8	3850 of 4329	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.9	1455 of 4188	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	1123 of 4168	73.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	1053 of 3705	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	1097 of 4594	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	493 of 4521	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	45.3	2471 of 4477	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.7	3870 of 4451	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.5	996 of 4309	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	689 of 4264	83.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	1747 of 3739	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	1756 of 4647	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	1112 of 4585	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	37.7	2876 of 4563	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.9	3820 of 4498	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.1	2001 of 4357	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	1769 of 4319	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	95.6	2 of 112	98.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	2946 of 3549	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	2961 of 4292	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.5	1271 of 4086	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	1901 of 3952	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.0	3412 of 3799	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	3011 of 3684	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.8	1720 of 3558	51.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Migrant (2018)98th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2022)52nd percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)20th percentile-37 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading52%-3 vs state

Mathematics50%+5 vs state

Science16%-14 vs state

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
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%)	52.2	2014^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.7%		54.4	1915^th of 4710 public elementary schools	59.3%	99								36.9	54.9	61.3	35.4	55.5	56.0	16.0	$10,895
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%)	53	1964^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.8%		43.8	2592^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	45.0%	628	0.0	40.0	0.0	16.7	20.0	0.0	0.0	43.1	57.1	62.5	35.3	58.0	53.1	18.4	$10,555
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%)	81	722^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	84.5%		76.5	883^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	81.3%	161								67.8	58.1	75.9	64.4	57.3	65.5	45.6	$10,212
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%)	74.5	947^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.6%		64.9	1360^th of 4710 public elementary schools	71.1%	413			0.0			0.0	0.0	58.3	51.8	67.9	54.8	58.5	72.5	42.5	$11,222
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%)	53.4	1947^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.1%		53.9	1938^th of 4710 public elementary schools	58.9%	9	14.3			16.7				32.4	54.0	56.5	37.4	58.6	53.8	38.7	$10,531
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%)	37.1	2981^st of 4651 public elementary schools	35.9%		46.6	2398^th of 4710 public elementary schools	49.1%	583								39.3	55.2	58.0	15.4	18.4	44.5	28.6	$11,049
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%)	60.7	1542^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	66.8%		53.1	1982^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	57.9%	440								40.7	67.9	63.0	43.5	53.1	53.1	33.3	$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%)	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
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
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%)	43.4	2541^st of 4651 public elementary schools	45.4%		53.3	1973^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	58.1%	568			16.7			33.3	0.0	35.4	45.6	55.2	39.7	43.3	50.9	27.6	$12,716

Frequently Asked Questions about Vermillion Road Elementary

What schools do graduates of Vermillion Road Elementary attend?

Students who attend Vermillion Road Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Garcia Middle
High : Brownsville Early College High School
High : Rivera Early College High School

What is the racial makeup of Vermillion Road Elementary?

Students at Vermillion Road Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

Is Vermillion Road Elementary a good school?

Vermillion Road Elementary ranks 2014^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Vermillion Road Elementary in?

Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Vermillion Road Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 654 students attended Vermillion Road Elementary.

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