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Best Elementary Schools in Brownsville, TX (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Brownsville, TX, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Brownsville, TX rankings: Elementary Schools
Brownsville, TX elementary schools ranked
How Brownsville, TX's elementary schools compare
A: 1B: 2C: 12D: 24F: 4
7% of the 43 ranked elementary schools in Brownsville, TX earn an A or B (1 A grades, 2 B, 12 C, 24 D, 4 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 36 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (84% here, 71% nationally), and 20 exceed it. On average 23% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 20% (national averages: 39% actual, 38% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Idea Riverview Academy (36% against 11%, C+), Idea Brownsville Academy (38% against 16%, C+), Ortiz El (57% against 40%, A-), Promesa College Prep Brownsville (32% against 15%, C), Idea Frontier Academy (26% against 11%, C-).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 11): Brownsville Isd (4), Los Fresnos Cisd (3), Idea Public Schools (2).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Benavides El (882 students, C, #8), Pullam El (841 students, D, #24), Idea Riverview Academy (830 students, C+, #6).
Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 8 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Elementary schools in Brownsville, TX that are not ranked
4 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Closed schools (3)
NCES lists these schools as closed or inactive since their last graded year.
- F Cromack El, Brownsville
- D- Del Castillo El, Brownsville
- D+ Garza El, Brownsville
Not yet graded (1)
Too little test data to grade.
- Idea Sports Park Academy, Brownsville
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Brownsville, TX, as grouped on its schools page; the Texas ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Brownsville, TX
What is the best elementary school in Brownsville, TX?
Ortiz El in Brownsville ranks first among the 43 ranked elementary schools in Brownsville, TX with a SchoolGrade of A-, 57% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 40%.
How are elementary schools in Brownsville, TX ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Brownsville, TX have?
SchoolGrade grades 47 public elementary schools in Brownsville, TX; 43 are ranked here and 4 are listed as not ranked.