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Derry Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

Summary

Derry Elementary is a public elementary school located in Port Isabel, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 409. The school is part of the Point Isabel Independent School District, which is ranked 555 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Derry Elementary has consistently performed better than the district and state averages in STAAR Mathematics, with 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students scoring higher in the proficient or better category. In STAAR Reading, the school's 4th and 5th-grade students have outperformed the district and state, while 3rd-grade students have been slightly below the state average. Derry Elementary's 5th-grade students have also outperformed the district and state in STAAR Science, and the school's performance in STAAR Spanish assessments for 3rd and 4th grades is notably higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Derry Elementary to nearby schools, the Idea Robindale Academy and the schools in the Brownsville Independent School District generally outperform Derry Elementary in STAAR assessments, particularly in reading and science. The schools in the Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District also demonstrate stronger student performance compared to Derry Elementary, especially in reading and mathematics. These comparisons suggest that Derry Elementary may benefit from learning from the successful practices and strategies employed by the higher-performing nearby schools.

392

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,837

Per pupil spending ?

85.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1702 2nd St
Port Isabel, TX 78578-2433

(956) 943-0070

District: Point Isabel Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Derry Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Port Isabel J H
High:	Port Isabel Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.3%

White:

8.4%

Two or more races:

0.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 56th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Worth a look

!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 school48%

District avg46%

Texas avg47%

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Derry Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

673^rd of 951Point Isabel 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	55.0	1844 of 4651	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	1786 of 4710	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	2034 of 4647	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.3	2841 of 4581	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	2946 of 4578	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	1929 of 4479	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.6	2828 of 4359	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.8	1586 of 4329	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.7	1481 of 4286	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.4	1885 of 4320	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	36.5	3080 of 4260	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.0	3440 of 4221	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.5	2972 of 4206	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.6	3410 of 4095	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.3	3183 of 3937	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.1	2879 of 3884	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.9	2422 of 3768	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.8	2122 of 3724	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.3	2491 of 3476	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	42.5	2366 of 3475	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.4	2200 of 3465	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	43.2	2586 of 4461	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	2468 of 4331	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.7	1403 of 4295	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.4	2471 of 4240	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	639 of 2918	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	42.1	2081 of 3668	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	1807 of 3556	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	2896 of 3487	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	2398 of 3446	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	1552 of 3333	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.4	2303 of 3226	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	1181 of 3744	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	2356 of 4658	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	2277 of 4588	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.0	3677 of 4561	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	2997 of 4499	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	1886 of 4348	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.2	2669 of 4306	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	1415 of 2619	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.9	1251 of 2958	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.2	1898 of 3006	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.0	1501 of 3184	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	2039 of 3106	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	979 of 3644	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	1334 of 4465	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	54.1	1816 of 4401	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.4	2933 of 4376	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	2763 of 4329	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.5	1594 of 4188	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	2645 of 4168	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	847 of 3705	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	1144 of 4594	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.5	1410 of 4521	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	2283 of 4477	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	2783 of 4451	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.4	1337 of 4309	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	2586 of 4264	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	1643 of 3739	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	1493 of 4647	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	1807 of 4585	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	2222 of 4563	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.7	2869 of 4498	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	1952 of 4357	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.5	3073 of 4319	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	372 of 3549	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	59.0	1320 of 4292	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.4	3450 of 4086	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.1	1240 of 3952	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.0	535 of 3799	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	31.5	2721 of 3684	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.0	1197 of 3558	66.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	2121 of 2612	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	98.0	3 of 3106	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	16 of 3082	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	58.5	1161 of 3082	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	1282 of 3142	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	1614 of 3127	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)78th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)46th percentile-14 vs school

At Risk (2022)42nd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics53%+8 vs state

Reading44%-11 vs state

Science41%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 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	Total
Derry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1702 2nd St	Port Isabel	78578	Cameron County	Point Isabel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 943-0070	392	27	14.2	85.2%	33 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	354 (90.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)											$12,837
Garriga Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 W Adams	Port Isabel	78578	Cameron County	Point Isabel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 943-0080	410	28	14.5	91.7%	21 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	378 (92.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	37	2954^th of 4627 public elementary schools	36.2%		45.6	2403^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	48.3%	551	36.4				52.6	34.6	48.2	38.6	40.5	44.9	$11,591
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%)	52.7	1971^st of 4627 public elementary schools	57.4%		52.2	2014^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.7%	43					44.4	55.2	54.6	43.2	50.0	54.6	$10,895
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%)	62.7	1481^st of 4627 public elementary schools	68.0%		60.7	1542^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	66.8%	61					54.6	45.5	64.3	56.4	52.3	59.5	$10,639
Palmer-Laakso Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	30515 Farm Rd 1847	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 254-5121	582	38	15.4	75.4%	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	563 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	79.4	778^th of 4627 public elementary schools	83.2%		79.4	771^st of 4651 public elementary schools	83.4%	7					52.6	67.1	72.4	52.6	68.3	71.3	$10,498
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%)	76.5	891^st of 4627 public elementary schools	80.7%		81	722^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	84.5%	169					70.6	71.9	58.7	68.6	75.4	49.3	$10,212
Lopez-Riggins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	613 Mesquite Ln	Los Fresnos	78566	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 233-6916	467	32	14.6	84.8%	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	458 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61.4	1552^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	66.5%		78.4	814^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.5%	738					45.8	60.5	58.1	43.4	57.3	62.1	$12,272
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%)	35.3	3062^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	33.8%		53	1964^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.8%	1098			50.0	33.3	42.2	42.9	44.2	26.7	44.9	50.0	$10,555
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%)	44.2	2432^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	47.4%		37.1	2981^st of 4651 public elementary schools	35.9%	549	20.0	7.7	20.0	20.0	40.5	68.7	60.0	38.8	40.8	27.0	$11,049
Breeden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3955 Dana Ave	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 554-4730	511	36	14.1	83.6%	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	505 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.7	1281^st of 4627 public elementary schools	72.3%		64.5	1362^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	70.7%	81					50.8	64.2	70.1	52.5	40.3	59.1	$11,435

Frequently Asked Questions about Derry Elementary

What schools do graduates of Derry Elementary attend?

Students who attend Derry Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Port Isabel J H
High : Port Isabel Early College High School

How many students attend Derry Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Derry Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Derry Elementary?

Students at Derry Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 8% White.

What district is Derry Elementary in?

Point Isabel Independent School District (Isd)

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

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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