El Jardin Elementary

Summary:

El Jardin Elementary is a public elementary school in Brownsville, Texas, serving 360 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Brownsville Independent School District, which is ranked 439 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

While El Jardin Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (97.78%) compared to nearby schools, its academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, the school's 3rd grade reading proficiency (50.98%) was lower than the district (47.94%) and state (48.85%) averages. Additionally, El Jardin Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with a ranking between 2,567 and 3,963 out of around 4,600 schools over the past several years.

However, the data also suggests potential for improvement. Some nearby schools, such as Garza Elementary and Pena Elementary, have significantly higher academic performance and rankings, indicating that there may be opportunities to learn from their practices and strategies. Furthermore, the high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at El Jardin Elementary (over 93%) suggests that socioeconomic factors may be playing a significant role in the school's academic performance, and addressing these challenges through targeted support and resources could be crucial for improving student outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 6911 Boca Chica Blvd
       Brownsville, TX  78521-6898


(956) 831-6000

District: Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2567th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,317 Help


Students who attend El Jardin Elementary usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio:  16.5 Help
Number of students:  399

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
98.0%
White:
2.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  95.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details El Jardin Elementary ranks worse than 54.9% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 24th among 34 ranked elementary schools in the Brownsville Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.83. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (98%), White (2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 95.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at El Jardin Elementary is 16.5. 29 elementary schools in the Brownsville Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at El Jardin Elementary is $14,317, which is the 5th highest among 34 elementary schools in the Brownsville Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

El Jardin Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks El Jardin Elementary 2567th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See El Jardin Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Brownsville Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Brownsville Independent School District (Isd) 439th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for El Jardin Elementary

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Rank History for all students at El Jardin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 20.73 3154th 3465 9.0%
2005 30.85 2835th 3475 18.4%
2006 42.31 2402nd 3476 30.9%
2007 56.18 1899th 3724 49.0%
2008 43.60 2497th 3768 33.7%
2009 34.75 2993rd 3884 22.9%
2010 30.70 3245th 3937 17.6%
2011 32.41 3282nd 4095 19.9%
2012 16.77 3945th 4206 6.2%
2013 12.81 4026th 4221 4.6%
2014 17.61 3903rd 4260 8.4%
2015 20.07 3768th 4320 12.8%
2016 23.86 3557th 4286 17.0%
2017 35.30 2825th 4329 34.7%
2018 27.75 3336th 4359 23.5%
2019 38.20 2801st 4479 37.5%
2021 18.75 3963rd 4578 13.4%
2022 40.43 2715th 4581 40.7%
2023 41.42 2700th 4647 41.9%
2024 43.83 2567th 4675 45.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at El Jardin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.03 3009th 3226 6.7%
2019 39.71 2121st 3333 36.4%
2021 25.68 2927th 3446 15.1%
2022 30.70 2724th 3487 21.9%
2023 25.91 2972nd 3556 16.4%
2024 39.97 2203rd 3638 39.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at El Jardin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.65 2044th 3558 42.6%
2019 59.84 947th 3684 74.3%
2021 40.94 1978th 3799 47.9%
2022 41.59 2162nd 3952 45.3%
2023 29.34 3172nd 4086 22.4%
2024 51.40 1791st 4261 58.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at El Jardin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.68 2653rd 4264 37.8%
2019 50.48 2035th 4309 52.8%
2021 26.26 3651st 4451 18.0%
2022 58.55 1572nd 4477 64.9%
2023 52.23 2038th 4521 54.9%
2024 59.14 1551st 4560 66.0%
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Rank History for Female students at El Jardin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.29 3232nd 4306 24.9%
2019 34.26 3049th 4348 29.9%
2021 19.76 3897th 4499 13.4%
2022 36.53 2997th 4561 34.3%
2023 29.33 3450th 4588 24.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at El Jardin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.17 2742nd 3106 11.7%
2019 44.17 2250th 3184 29.3%
2021 5.97 2920th 3006 2.9%
2022 11.39 2851st 2958 3.6%
2023 37.59 2344th 2980 21.3%
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Rank History for At Risk students at El Jardin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.28 3278th 4240 22.7%
2019 49.57 2001st 4295 53.4%
2021 35.29 2947th 4331 32.0%
2022 64.70 1141st 4461 74.4%
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Rank History for Male students at El Jardin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.49 3404th 4319 21.2%
2019 41.99 2525th 4357 42.0%
2021 21.10 3803rd 4498 15.5%
2022 45.62 2405th 4563 47.3%
2023 56.13 1805th 4585 60.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at El Jardin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.43 2956th 4168 29.1%
2019 44.10 2368th 4188 43.5%
2021 23.87 3645th 4329 15.8%
2022 48.19 2207th 4376 49.6%
2023 46.14 2333rd 4401 47.0%
2024 50.43 2079th 4431 53.1%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for El Jardin Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 21 3 0 1193 0 n/a n/a 0 1217
1990 18 0 0 1205 0 n/a n/a 0 1223
1991 17 0 2 1261 2 n/a n/a -160 1122
1992 15 0 0 1279 1 n/a n/a 0 1295
1993 16 0 0 1210 1 n/a n/a 0 1227
1994 12 1 0 1223 0 n/a n/a 0 1236
1995 17 1 0 1246 1 n/a n/a 0 1265
1996 17 1 0 1246 1 n/a n/a 0 1265
1997 15 0 0 1044 0 n/a n/a 0 1059
1998 10 0 0 1113 0 n/a n/a 0 1123
1999 6 0 0 1136 0 n/a n/a 0 1142
2000 11 0 0 1214 0 n/a n/a 0 1225
2001 10 0 3 1270 0 n/a n/a 0 1283
2002 4 1 0 1047 0 n/a n/a 0 1052
2003 4 1 0 1047 0 n/a n/a 0 1052
2004 4 1 0 1049 0 n/a n/a 0 1054
2005 3 2 0 1047 0 n/a n/a 0 1052
2006 3 4 0 1079 0 n/a n/a 0 1086
2007 2 3 0 628 0 n/a n/a 0 633
2008 2 1 0 718 1 n/a n/a 0 722
2009 2 2 0 747 1 n/a n/a 0 752
2010 3 2 0 754 2 n/a n/a 0 761
2011 5 0 0 775 1 0 0 0 781
2012 1 0 0 742 1 0 0 0 744
2013 6 4 0 779 0 0 0 0 789
2014 12 2 0 762 0 0 0 0 776
2015 4 7 0 763 0 0 0 0 774
2016 77 4 0 644 0 0 0 0 725
2017 138 2 0 494 0 0 0 0 634
2018 0 2 0 549 0 0 0 0 551
2019 10 0 0 508 0 0 0 0 518
2020 7 0 0 444 0 0 0 0 451
2021 7 0 1 329 0 0 0 0 337
2022 8 0 0 334 0 0 0 0 342
2023 8 0 0 352 0 0 0 0 360
2024 8 0 0 391 0 0 0 0 399

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at El Jardin Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1217 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1223 62.0 19.7 n/a
1991 1122 36.5 30.7 n/a
1992 1295 65.8 19.6 83.9
1993 1227 65.0 18.9 89.5
1994 1236 67.2 18.4 80.3
1995 1265 66.7 19.0 26.1
1996 1265 66.7 19.0 26.1
1997 1059 60.6 17.5 20.9
1998 1123 58.5 19.2 16.2
1999 1142 61.1 18.7 12.3
2000 1225 64.9 18.9 6
2001 1283 67.1 19.1 3.1
2002 1052 61.9 17.0 0.1
2003 1052 61.9 17.0 0.1
2004 1054 66.6 15.8 0.2
2005 1052 64.4 16.3 0
2006 1086 66.4 16.4 0
2007 633 42.8 14.8 0
2008 722 47.8 15.1 0.6
2009 752 47.2 15.9 0
2010 761 49.0 15.5 0
2011 781 47.4 16.4 0
2012 744 46.4 16.0 0
2013 789 48.5 16.2 98.6
2014 776 44.7 17.3 98.5
2015 774 46.0 16.8 94.3
2016 725 45.0 16.1 93.1
2017 634 40.0 15.8 99.1
2018 551 36.8 14.9 97.8
2019 518 32.4 15.9 96.1
2020 451 30.0 15.0 96.9
2021 337 27.7 12.1 93.8
2022 342 22.1 15.4 95.6
2023 360 22.7 15.8 96.4
2024 399 24.1 16.5 95.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio El Jardin Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1217 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1223 62.0 19.7 n/a
1991 1122 36.5 30.7 n/a
1992 1295 65.8 19.6 83.9
1993 1227 65.0 18.9 89.5
1994 1236 67.2 18.4 80.3
1995 1265 66.7 19.0 26.1
1996 1265 66.7 19.0 26.1
1997 1059 60.6 17.5 20.9
1998 1123 58.5 19.2 16.2
1999 1142 61.1 18.7 12.3
2000 1225 64.9 18.9 6
2001 1283 67.1 19.1 3.1
2002 1052 61.9 17.0 0.1
2003 1052 61.9 17.0 0.1
2004 1054 66.6 15.8 0.2
2005 1052 64.4 16.3 0
2006 1086 66.4 16.4 0
2007 633 42.8 14.8 0
2008 722 47.8 15.1 0.6
2009 752 47.2 15.9 0
2010 761 49.0 15.5 0
2011 781 47.4 16.4 0
2012 744 46.4 16.0 0
2013 789 48.5 16.2 98.6
2014 776 44.7 17.3 98.5
2015 774 46.0 16.8 94.3
2016 725 45.0 16.1 93.1
2017 634 40.0 15.8 99.1
2018 551 36.8 14.9 97.8
2019 518 32.4 15.9 96.1
2020 451 30.0 15.0 96.9
2021 337 27.7 12.1 93.8
2022 342 22.1 15.4 95.6
2023 360 22.7 15.8 96.4
2024 399 24.1 16.5 95.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for El Jardin Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $722 (7.7%) $8,660 (92.3%) $9,381
2020 $1,313 (11.9%) $9,743 (88.1%) $11,055
2021 $2,536 (17.7%) $11,782 (82.3%) $14,317

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on El Jardin Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2801st of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2700th of 4647 Elementary schools
 4.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (El Jardin Elementary)3249
 17%
   3rd Grade Reading (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))4452
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (El Jardin Elementary)4355
 12%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))5449
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (El Jardin Elementary)2933
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))5046
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (El Jardin Elementary)1939
 20%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))5252
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (El Jardin Elementary)4745
 2%
   5th Grade Reading (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))5458
 4%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (El Jardin Elementary)6249
 13%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))6962
 7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (El Jardin Elementary)596
 53%
   5th Grade Science (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))5933
 26%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students518360
 30.5%
African American00
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic508352
 30.7%
Pacific Islander00
White108
 20%
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients96.1%96.4%
 0.2%


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Students at El Jardin Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 2% White.

El Jardin Elementary ranks 2567th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 399 students attended El Jardin Elementary.


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