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Del Castillo - Morningside Elementary

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Del Castillo - Morningside Elementary ranks 2564 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2564^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Morningside Elementary is a public elementary school in Brownsville, Texas, serving 376 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Brownsville Independent School District, which is ranked 371 out of 961 districts in the state.

Morningside Elementary has faced challenges in recent years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating from a high of 1,150 out of 4,286 Texas elementary schools in 2015-2016 to a low of 4,171 out of 4,578 in 2020-2021. Currently, the school is ranked 2,564 out of 4,651 Texas elementary schools, with a 2-star rating. This inconsistent performance suggests the school may be facing ongoing challenges in maintaining academic progress. One key factor is the high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 94.47% in 2021-2022 to 96.28% in 2023-2024, indicating a predominantly low-income student population.

Compared to nearby schools within the Brownsville Independent School District, such as Aiken Elementary, Southmost Elementary, and Garza Elementary, Morningside Elementary generally performs lower on STAAR assessments and has a lower statewide ranking. This suggests the school may face unique challenges or resource constraints compared to its peers. Addressing the needs of the low-income student population and implementing targeted strategies to improve academic achievement could be crucial for Morningside Elementary's long-term success.

526

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,384

Per pupil spending ?

95.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1025 Morningside Rd
Brownsville, TX 78521-7635

(956) 982-2760

District: Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Del Castillo - Morningside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lucio Middle
High:	Brownsville Early College High School
	Lopez Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.5%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 9th percentile in 2021 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 45th (2025) from a 9th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (41% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 11 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg52%

Texas avg47%

2,564^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^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	43.1	2564 of 4651	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	2624 of 4710	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	2325 of 4647	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.2	3298 of 4581	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	4171 of 4578	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	2059 of 4479	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	1832 of 4359	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.6	1403 of 4329	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.1	1150 of 4286	73.2%	★★★★☆
2015	63.9	1565 of 4320	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	79.6	742 of 4260	82.6%	★★★★☆
2013	77.2	788 of 4221	81.3%	★★★★☆
2012	75.0	877 of 4206	79.1%	★★★★☆
2011	81.5	400 of 4095	90.2%	★★★★★
2010	78.8	537 of 3937	86.4%	★★★★☆
2009	79.4	529 of 3884	86.4%	★★★★☆
2008	76.8	658 of 3768	82.5%	★★★★☆
2007	71.5	962 of 3724	74.2%	★★★★☆
2006	62.0	1426 of 3476	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.5	1292 of 3475	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.5	1610 of 3465	53.5%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	43.2	2584 of 4461	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.5	3958 of 4331	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.8	1856 of 4295	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	1458 of 4240	65.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	1308 of 2918	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	1549 of 3668	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	2201 of 3556	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.3	3203 of 3487	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	3361 of 3446	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	1942 of 3333	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	2444 of 3226	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	2305 of 3744	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	2226 of 4658	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	1421 of 4588	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	2657 of 4561	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.8	3770 of 4499	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	2454 of 4348	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	2222 of 4306	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	1233 of 2619	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.9	2723 of 2980	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	2896 of 2958	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	2875 of 3006	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	2663 of 3184	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.2	2104 of 3106	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	1638 of 3644	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	2112 of 4465	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	1880 of 4401	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.7	2987 of 4376	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.3	3875 of 4329	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.6	1581 of 4188	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	1339 of 4168	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	1195 of 3705	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	1830 of 4594	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	1682 of 4521	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	2728 of 4477	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.1	3963 of 4451	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.4	1279 of 4309	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	824 of 4264	80.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	1626 of 3739	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.2	3054 of 4647	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	3190 of 4585	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	3799 of 4563	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	4282 of 4498	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	55.4	1686 of 4357	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	1498 of 4319	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	3426 of 3549	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	3697 of 4292	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	2992 of 4086	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	2611 of 3952	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	3040 of 3799	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.4	1514 of 3684	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.9	2172 of 3558	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)53rd percentile+8 vs school

At Risk (2022)42nd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading43%-11 vs state

Mathematics41%-4 vs state

Science36%+6 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
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
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
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
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
Idea Frontier Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2800 S Dakota Ave	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 541-2002	675	32	20.9	92.7%	23 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	651 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52.6	1987^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.3%		59.9	1607^th of 4710 public elementary schools	65.9%	380								32.1	62.0	57.4	35.1	40.2	64.5	37.7	$11,268
Aiken Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6290 Southmost Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 986-5200	630	38	16.7	96.3%	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	624 (99.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.1	2022^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	56.5%		60.2	1595^th of 4710 public elementary schools	66.1%	427								43.1	64.3	43.7	38.0	68.6	46.5	25.4	$11,106
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Del Castillo - Morningside Elementary

How many students attend Del Castillo - Morningside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 526 students attended Del Castillo - Morningside Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Del Castillo - Morningside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Del Castillo - Morningside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lucio Middle
High : Brownsville Early College High School
High : Lopez Early College High School

What district is Del Castillo - Morningside Elementary in?

Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Del Castillo - Morningside Elementary?

Students at Del Castillo - Morningside Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 2% White.

Is Del Castillo - Morningside Elementary a good school?

Del Castillo - Morningside Elementary ranks 2564^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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