Russell Elementary

Summary:

Russell Elementary is a public elementary school located in Brownsville, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 486. The school is part of the Brownsville Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 439 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Russell Elementary faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, with STAAR test scores generally below the district and state averages across various grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students at Russell Elementary who were proficient or better in STAAR Reading ranged from 36.99% (4th grade) to 47.69% (5th grade), compared to the district averages of 56.85% and 55.10%, respectively. Similarly, in STAAR Mathematics, Russell Elementary's proficiency rates ranged from 23.33% (3rd grade) to 60.61% (5th grade), while the district averages were 40.99% and 57.92%, respectively. The school's statewide ranking has also fluctuated, ranging from a high of 1638 (out of 4,359) in the 2017-2018 school year to a low of 3,623 (out of 4,578) in the 2020-2021 school year.

Interestingly, when comparing Russell Elementary to other nearby schools within the Brownsville ISD, some notable differences emerge. Putegnat Elementary and Perez Elementary, which are both within a 2-mile radius of Russell Elementary, have slightly higher academic performance and statewide rankings. However, these nearby schools still struggle to match the district and state averages in many subject areas. Skinner Elementary, located less than a mile from Russell, has the lowest academic performance and statewide ranking among the nearby schools.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 800 Lakeside Blvd
       Brownsville, TX  78520-7617


(956) 548-8960

District: Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2392nd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,368 Help


Students who attend Russell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Stell Middle
High:    Brownsville Early College High School
    Pace Early College High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.2 Help
Number of students:  486

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
99.2%
White:
0.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  97.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Russell Elementary ranks worse than 51.2% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 22nd 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 46.37. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (99.2%), White (0.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 97.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Russell Elementary is 14.2, which is the 5th best among 34 elementary schools in the Brownsville Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Russell Elementary is $11,368. 17 elementary schools in the Brownsville Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Russell Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

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 Russell Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Russell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 51.66 1925th 3465 44.4%
2005 64.21 1310th 3475 62.3%
2006 56.23 1720th 3476 50.5%
2007 54.95 1959th 3724 47.4%
2008 50.89 2155th 3768 42.8%
2009 41.91 2653rd 3884 31.7%
2010 19.16 3630th 3937 7.8%
2011 36.28 3122nd 4095 23.8%
2012 45.31 2571st 4206 38.9%
2013 44.39 2626th 4221 37.8%
2014 40.34 2887th 4260 32.2%
2015 36.90 3017th 4320 30.2%
2016 37.54 2948th 4286 31.2%
2017 37.83 2667th 4329 38.4%
2018 56.77 1638th 4359 62.4%
2019 55.47 1742nd 4479 61.1%
2021 23.26 3623rd 4578 20.9%
2022 49.36 2183rd 4581 52.3%
2023 44.14 2525th 4647 45.7%
2024 46.37 2392nd 4675 48.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Russell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.70 1823rd 3226 43.5%
2019 48.77 1637th 3333 50.9%
2021 24.71 2977th 3446 13.6%
2022 36.38 2403rd 3487 31.1%
2023 33.24 2622nd 3556 26.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Russell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.09 1407th 3558 60.5%
2019 45.90 1668th 3684 54.7%
2021 21.11 3459th 3799 8.9%
2022 28.23 3157th 3952 20.1%
2023 33.77 2827th 4086 30.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Russell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.13 659th 4264 84.5%
2019 68.00 911th 4309 78.9%
2021 29.96 3393rd 4451 23.8%
2022 60.75 1435th 4477 67.9%
2023 58.48 1621st 4521 64.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Russell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.48 1403rd 4306 67.4%
2019 50.91 2000th 4348 54.0%
2021 25.91 3462nd 4499 23.0%
2022 40.12 2759th 4561 39.5%
2023 31.53 3302nd 4588 28.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Russell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.45 1623rd 3106 47.7%
2019 48.71 2073rd 3184 34.9%
2021 16.03 2702nd 3006 10.1%
2022 25.85 2590th 2958 12.4%
2023 54.89 1705th 2980 42.8%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Russell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.72 1516th 4240 64.2%
2019 59.08 1386th 4295 67.7%
2021 30.72 3302nd 4331 23.8%
2022 60.87 1359th 4461 69.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Russell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.61 1866th 4319 56.8%
2019 59.47 1490th 4357 65.8%
2021 23.48 3627th 4498 19.4%
2022 56.39 1797th 4563 60.6%
2023 56.28 1791st 4585 60.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Russell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.27 1203rd 4168 71.1%
2019 63.20 1201st 4188 71.3%
2021 29.09 3289th 4329 24.0%
2022 56.07 1696th 4376 61.2%
2023 51.56 1958th 4401 55.5%
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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 Russell Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 88 4 3 1067 n/a n/a n/a 0 1162
1989 91 3 0 1073 0 n/a n/a 0 1167
1990 88 4 0 1054 0 n/a n/a 0 1146
1991 100 3 1 1059 0 n/a n/a -160 1003
1992 106 2 2 1111 0 n/a n/a 0 1221
1993 80 2 2 889 0 n/a n/a 0 973
1994 82 4 3 907 0 n/a n/a 0 996
1995 69 1 6 971 3 n/a n/a 0 1050
1996 69 1 6 971 3 n/a n/a 0 1050
1997 68 1 4 942 2 n/a n/a 0 1017
1998 65 2 4 910 2 n/a n/a 0 983
1999 55 2 2 948 2 n/a n/a 0 1009
2000 40 0 3 670 1 n/a n/a 0 714
2001 36 0 3 661 0 n/a n/a 0 700
2002 37 1 1 957 0 n/a n/a 0 996
2003 37 1 1 957 0 n/a n/a 0 996
2004 24 0 0 916 0 n/a n/a 0 940
2005 31 1 0 969 0 n/a n/a 0 1001
2006 19 1 1 932 0 n/a n/a 0 953
2007 22 2 1 977 0 n/a n/a 0 1002
2008 17 0 2 977 0 n/a n/a 0 996
2009 18 3 2 956 0 n/a n/a 0 979
2010 152 0 0 798 0 n/a n/a 0 950
2011 10 0 2 936 0 0 0 0 948
2012 9 0 3 909 0 0 0 0 921
2013 8 0 2 896 0 0 0 0 906
2014 14 0 2 872 0 0 0 0 888
2015 0 0 1 835 0 0 0 0 836
2016 2 0 1 849 0 0 1 0 853
2017 7 0 1 759 0 0 0 0 767
2018 8 0 0 658 0 0 0 0 666
2019 6 0 0 658 0 0 0 0 664
2020 10 1 0 634 0 0 0 0 645
2021 5 0 0 580 0 0 0 0 585
2022 3 0 0 509 0 0 0 0 512
2023 4 0 0 482 0 0 0 0 486

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 Russell Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1162 51.0 22.7 n/a
1989 1167 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1146 60.0 19.1 n/a
1991 1003 42.6 23.5 n/a
1992 1221 64.3 18.9 60.5
1993 973 60.0 16.2 70.6
1994 996 57.8 17.2 57.8
1995 1050 57.1 18.4 21
1996 1050 57.1 18.4 21
1997 1017 57.1 17.8 16.2
1998 983 54.2 18.1 11.9
1999 1009 55.0 18.3 9.5
2000 714 46.8 15.3 4.2
2001 700 44.4 15.8 1.7
2002 996 59.9 16.6 0
2003 996 59.9 16.6 0
2004 940 59.3 15.9 0
2005 1001 58.3 17.2 0
2006 953 60.1 15.9 0
2007 1002 61.2 16.4 0
2008 996 62.9 15.8 0
2009 979 62.1 15.7 0.2
2010 950 61.0 15.5 0
2011 948 60.9 15.5 0
2012 921 55.0 16.7 0
2013 906 53.5 16.9 99.1
2014 888 45.9 19.3 99.4
2015 836 51.0 16.3 97
2016 853 48.0 17.7 97.2
2017 767 44.4 17.2 99.6
2018 666 39.7 16.7 99.5
2019 664 39.1 16.9 94.6
2020 645 40.7 15.8 95.5
2021 585 39.2 14.9 95.2
2022 512 35.0 14.6 97.1
2023 486 34.0 14.2 97.9

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 Russell Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1162 51.0 22.7 n/a
1989 1167 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1146 60.0 19.1 n/a
1991 1003 42.6 23.5 n/a
1992 1221 64.3 18.9 60.5
1993 973 60.0 16.2 70.6
1994 996 57.8 17.2 57.8
1995 1050 57.1 18.4 21
1996 1050 57.1 18.4 21
1997 1017 57.1 17.8 16.2
1998 983 54.2 18.1 11.9
1999 1009 55.0 18.3 9.5
2000 714 46.8 15.3 4.2
2001 700 44.4 15.8 1.7
2002 996 59.9 16.6 0
2003 996 59.9 16.6 0
2004 940 59.3 15.9 0
2005 1001 58.3 17.2 0
2006 953 60.1 15.9 0
2007 1002 61.2 16.4 0
2008 996 62.9 15.8 0
2009 979 62.1 15.7 0.2
2010 950 61.0 15.5 0
2011 948 60.9 15.5 0
2012 921 55.0 16.7 0
2013 906 53.5 16.9 99.1
2014 888 45.9 19.3 99.4
2015 836 51.0 16.3 97
2016 853 48.0 17.7 97.2
2017 767 44.4 17.2 99.6
2018 666 39.7 16.7 99.5
2019 664 39.1 16.9 94.6
2020 645 40.7 15.8 95.5
2021 585 39.2 14.9 95.2
2022 512 35.0 14.6 97.1
2023 486 34.0 14.2 97.9

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 Russell Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $865 (9.5%) $8,202 (90.5%) $9,067
2020 $1,339 (12.9%) $9,031 (87.1%) $10,370
2021 $1,647 (14.5%) $9,721 (85.5%) $11,368

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Russell Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1742nd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2525th of 4647 Elementary schools
 15.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Russell Elementary)2843
 15%
   3rd Grade Reading (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))4452
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Russell Elementary)3931
 8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))5449
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Russell Elementary)5438
 16%
   4th Grade Reading (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))5046
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Russell Elementary)4845
 3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))5252
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (Russell Elementary)1417
 3%
   4th Grade Reading (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))4334
 9%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
4th Grade Mathematics (Russell Elementary)017
 17%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))2822
 6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)2622
 4%
5th Grade Reading (Russell Elementary)5053
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))5458
 4%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Russell Elementary)6152
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))6962
 7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Russell Elementary)5429
 25%
   5th Grade Science (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))5933
 26%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
5th Grade Reading (Russell Elementary)570
 57%
   5th Grade Reading (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))5930
 29%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5333
 20%
5th Grade Mathematics (Russell Elementary)2920
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))4327
 16%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)2823
 5%
5th Grade Science (Russell Elementary)290
 29%
   5th Grade Science (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))247
 17%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)189
 9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students664486
 26.8%
African American00
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic658482
 26.7%
Pacific Islander00
White64
 33.3%
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients94.6%97.9%
 3.4%


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Students at Russell Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

Russell Elementary ranks 2392nd of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 486 students attended Russell Elementary.


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