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Ortiz Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

399^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Ortiz Elementary is a public elementary school in Brownsville, Texas, serving 533 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.

Ortiz Elementary is an exceptional school, consistently ranking among the top 5% of elementary schools in Texas with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's STAAR test scores significantly outperform the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects, including reading, math, and science. Ortiz Elementary's performance is particularly strong in mathematics, with 4th and 5th-grade students consistently scoring over 70% proficient or better. The school's performance on the STAAR test for Hispanic students and English Language Learners is also exceptional, with these subgroups ranking among the top 5% and 10% of their respective categories in Texas.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Brownsville Independent School District, Ortiz Elementary stands out as a top performer, significantly outpacing its peers in academic achievement. The nearby Pullam Elementary and Benavides Elementary also demonstrate strong academic performance, but Ortiz remains the highest-ranked school in the district. In contrast, some of the other nearby schools, such as Martin Elementary, Russell Elementary, and Keller Elementary, have lower academic performance and rankings compared to Ortiz.

564

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,589

Per pupil spending ?

94.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2500 W Alton Gloor Blvd
Brownsville, TX 78521

(956) 698-1100

District: Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Ortiz Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.9%

White:

0.9%

Asian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (68% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Texas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg52%

Texas avg47%

399^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	89.3	399 of 4651	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	390 of 4710	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	222 of 4647	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	68 of 4581	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.0	170 of 4578	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	158 of 4479	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	166 of 4359	96.2%	★★★★★
2017	90.2	358 of 4329	91.7%	★★★★★
2016	86.1	419 of 4286	90.2%	★★★★★
2015	84.4	501 of 4320	88.4%	★★★★☆
2014	87.5	325 of 4260	92.4%	★★★★★
2013	82.4	541 of 4221	87.2%	★★★★☆
2012	86.5	367 of 4206	91.3%	★★★★★
2011	79.0	545 of 4095	86.7%	★★★★☆
2010	81.0	407 of 3937	89.7%	★★★★☆
2009	76.5	690 of 3884	82.2%	★★★★☆
2008	69.3	1095 of 3768	70.9%	★★★★☆
2007	60.9	1623 of 3724	56.4%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	99.6	11 of 4461	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	110 of 4331	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	85 of 4295	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	66 of 4240	98.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	172 of 2918	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	206 of 3668	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	81.6	343 of 3556	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	33 of 3487	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	82.5	289 of 3446	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	81.5	284 of 3333	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	69.8	659 of 3226	79.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	89.6	267 of 3744	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	326 of 4658	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	206 of 4588	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	111 of 4561	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	95.6	134 of 4499	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	190 of 4348	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	272 of 4306	93.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	732 of 2619	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	689 of 2980	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.2	1296 of 2958	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.2	1134 of 3006	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.6	983 of 3184	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	1231 of 3106	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	100 of 3644	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	133 of 4465	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	63 of 4401	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	17 of 4376	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.5	38 of 4329	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	41 of 4188	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	50 of 4168	98.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	42 of 3705	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	67 of 4594	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	23 of 4521	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.6	8 of 4477	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	99.5	13 of 4451	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	16 of 4309	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	15 of 4264	99.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	289 of 3739	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	84.9	507 of 4647	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	92.1	250 of 4585	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	38 of 4563	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	206 of 4498	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	132 of 4357	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	97 of 4319	97.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	691 of 3549	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	704 of 4292	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	322 of 4086	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	37 of 3952	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	80.2	319 of 3799	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	87.7	158 of 3684	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	91 of 3558	97.4%	★★★★★

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)

At Risk (2022)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)94th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)72nd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics73%+27 vs state

Reading71%+17 vs state

Science49%+19 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 EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (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 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 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 Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
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%)	89.3	399^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.4%		89.6	390^th of 4710 public elementary schools	91.7%	9								67.6	73.1	72.7				66.2	80.8	71.3				48.9			$11,589
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%)	56	1778^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.8%		56.3	1794^th of 4710 public elementary schools	61.9%	16								54.7	40.0	67.5				37.3	39.5	62.5				33.8			$11,121
Jubilee Living Way	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	350 W Ruben M Torres Blvd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron 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%)	62.7	1449^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.8%		59.7	1615^th of 4710 public elementary schools	65.7%	166			16.7		33.3	16.7		60.9	51.4	56.6				56.5	62.2	56.6				20.8			$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%)	56.3	1761^st of 4651 public elementary schools	62.1%		61.5	1523^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	67.7%	238								42.9	57.1	52.0				40.4	69.6	72.6				15.7			$12,832
Benavides Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3101 McAllen Rd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 350-3250	818	54	15.2	78.9%	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	801 (97.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90	369^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.1%		88.3	437^th of 4710 public elementary schools	90.7%	68								68.0	72.6	78.3				64.0	75.2	78.5				47.3			$10,235
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%)	64.4	1363^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	70.7%		67.8	1218^th of 4710 public elementary schools	74.1%	145								47.9	57.1	61.3				43.1	65.7	56.0				36.0			$10,852
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%)	91.6	313^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.3%		93.8	224^th of 4710 public elementary schools	95.2%	89								65.5	74.6	78.4				67.6	77.0	74.1				58.7			$9,732
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%)	85.2	565^th of 4651 public elementary schools	87.9%		87.1	495^th of 4710 public elementary schools	89.5%	70	50.0	80.0	86.7			33.3	61.1	68.5	82.9	78.8	41.9	64.8	75.0	67.2	68.6	87.5	48.4	64.8		75.8	58.3	47.2	$11,605
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%)	53.7	1923^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	58.7%		46.4	2413^th of 4710 public elementary schools	48.8%	490		28.6		0.0				43.9	64.8	51.9				41.1	56.4	43.0				31.7			$12,552
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ortiz Elementary

What schools do graduates of Ortiz Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ortiz Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Ortiz Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 564 students attended Ortiz Elementary.

What district is Ortiz Elementary in?

Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Ortiz Elementary?

Students at Ortiz Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

Is Ortiz Elementary a good school?

Yes. Ortiz Elementary ranks in the top 8.6% of Texas elementary schools.

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