Gonzalez Elementary

Summary:

Gonzalez Elementary is a public elementary school in Brownsville, Texas, serving 653 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Brownsville Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 439 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gonzalez Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (96.48%) compared to the state average, and its performance on STAAR tests has been mixed. In 2023-2024, the school outperformed the district and state in 4th and 5th grade reading and math, but underperformed in 3rd grade reading and math. The school's student group rankings show it performs relatively well for Hispanic students, but struggles with English Language Learners and Gifted and Talented students. With over 90% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, Gonzalez Elementary serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged population.

When compared to nearby schools within the Brownsville ISD, such as Egly Elementary, Hudson Elementary, and Vermillion Road Elementary, Gonzalez Elementary's performance is mixed, with the school outperforming some and underperforming others. Despite these challenges, the school's overall 4-star rating from SchoolDigger suggests there is potential for improvement through targeted interventions and a deeper understanding of the factors influencing its performance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 4350 Coffeeport Rd
       Brownsville, TX  78521-4497


(956) 831-6030

District: Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1349th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,462 Help


Students who attend Gonzalez Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Perkins Middle
High:    Brownsville Early College High School
    Rivera Early College High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.0 Help
Number of students:  643

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
97.4%
White:
2.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  89.6% Help


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Compare Details Gonzalez Elementary ranks better than 71.1% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 10th 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 64.88. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (97.4%), White (2.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 89.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gonzalez Elementary is 16. 23 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 Gonzalez Elementary is $10,462. 30 elementary schools in the Brownsville Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Gonzalez Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Gonzalez Elementary 1349th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Gonzalez Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


English Language Learner students:
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Hispanic students:


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 Gonzalez Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Gonzalez Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 51.01 1962nd 3465 43.4%
2005 45.39 2238th 3475 35.6%
2006 68.89 1086th 3476 68.8%
2007 61.02 1616th 3724 56.6%
2008 67.64 1201st 3768 68.1%
2009 66.10 1359th 3884 65.0%
2010 71.90 988th 3937 74.9%
2011 68.48 1283rd 4095 68.7%
2012 56.65 1891st 4206 55.0%
2013 56.81 1910th 4221 54.8%
2014 64.57 1504th 4260 64.7%
2015 71.60 1178th 4320 72.7%
2016 77.88 854th 4286 80.1%
2017 78.68 756th 4329 82.5%
2018 75.46 823rd 4359 81.1%
2019 80.92 667th 4479 85.1%
2021 20.53 3819th 4578 16.6%
2022 52.58 2009th 4581 56.1%
2023 67.34 1274th 4647 72.6%
2024 64.88 1349th 4675 71.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Gonzalez Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.77 737th 3226 77.2%
2019 60.76 1036th 3333 68.9%
2021 20.48 3176th 3446 7.8%
2022 43.25 2050th 3487 41.2%
2023 47.87 1796th 3556 49.5%
2024 72.14 701st 3638 80.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Gonzalez Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.40 1617th 3558 54.6%
2019 80.44 302nd 3684 91.8%
2021 32.70 2585th 3799 32.0%
2022 49.45 1614th 3952 59.2%
2023 52.37 1501st 4086 63.3%
2024 86.18 280th 4261 93.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Gonzalez Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.88 220th 4264 94.8%
2019 87.83 192nd 4309 95.5%
2021 23.05 3852nd 4451 13.5%
2022 62.77 1317th 4477 70.6%
2023 76.60 580th 4521 87.2%
2024 81.53 413th 4560 90.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Gonzalez Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.47 1059th 4306 75.4%
2019 74.12 841st 4348 80.7%
2021 16.96 4086th 4499 9.2%
2022 43.40 2566th 4561 43.7%
2023 65.87 1279th 4588 72.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Gonzalez Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.59 1933rd 3106 37.8%
2019 55.00 1785th 3184 43.9%
2021 11.83 2806th 3006 6.7%
2022 36.85 2302nd 2958 22.2%
2023 59.93 1462nd 2980 50.9%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Gonzalez Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.35 443rd 4240 89.6%
2019 76.12 552nd 4295 87.1%
2021 29.97 3369th 4331 22.2%
2022 66.48 1019th 4461 77.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Gonzalez Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.86 696th 4319 83.9%
2019 84.60 493rd 4357 88.7%
2021 25.79 3469th 4498 22.9%
2022 61.19 1531st 4563 66.4%
2023 66.02 1307th 4585 71.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Gonzalez Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.24 444th 4168 89.3%
2019 85.65 301st 4188 92.8%
2021 24.98 3566th 4329 17.6%
2022 59.05 1514th 4376 65.4%
2023 74.02 759th 4401 82.8%
2024 75.21 714th 4431 83.9%
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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.

Gonzalez Elementary Test Scores
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Enrollment information for Gonzalez Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 103 1 2 752 n/a n/a n/a 0 858
1989 108 1 6 831 0 n/a n/a 0 946
1990 133 0 9 865 0 n/a n/a 0 1007
1991 90 0 7 953 1 n/a n/a -132 919
1992 70 1 7 849 0 n/a n/a 0 927
1993 68 0 8 842 0 n/a n/a 0 918
1994 67 0 12 941 0 n/a n/a 0 1020
1995 58 0 12 1077 0 n/a n/a 0 1147
1996 58 0 12 1077 0 n/a n/a 0 1147
1997 50 0 9 1155 0 n/a n/a 0 1214
1998 50 0 4 1095 0 n/a n/a 0 1149
1999 35 0 1 906 0 n/a n/a 0 942
2000 40 0 2 915 0 n/a n/a 0 957
2001 46 1 3 1005 0 n/a n/a 0 1055
2002 14 3 2 1044 0 n/a n/a 0 1063
2003 14 3 2 1044 0 n/a n/a 0 1063
2004 9 3 1 1080 0 n/a n/a 0 1093
2005 4 2 1 1178 0 n/a n/a 0 1185
2006 5 3 1 1096 0 n/a n/a 0 1105
2007 3 2 0 1123 0 n/a n/a 0 1128
2008 4 0 0 1127 0 n/a n/a 0 1131
2009 10 1 1 1112 0 n/a n/a 0 1124
2010 6 1 0 940 0 n/a n/a 0 947
2011 7 0 0 953 0 0 0 0 960
2012 5 0 0 921 0 0 0 0 926
2013 9 0 0 874 0 0 0 0 883
2014 1 0 0 937 0 0 0 0 938
2015 0 0 0 901 0 0 0 0 901
2016 0 0 0 853 0 0 0 0 853
2017 3 0 2 827 0 0 0 0 832
2018 1 0 2 842 0 0 0 0 845
2019 0 0 1 824 0 0 0 0 825
2020 2 1 1 798 0 0 0 0 802
2021 2 2 0 718 0 0 0 0 722
2022 3 1 0 639 0 0 0 0 643
2023 23 0 0 630 0 0 0 0 653
2024 17 0 0 626 0 0 0 0 643

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 Gonzalez Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 858 38.0 22.5 n/a
1989 946 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1007 57.0 17.6 n/a
1991 919 78.1 11.7 n/a
1992 927 53.8 17.2 57.7
1993 918 54.0 17.0 71.6
1994 1020 58.0 17.6 57.5
1995 1147 64.4 17.8 25.2
1996 1147 64.4 17.8 25.2
1997 1214 63.7 19.1 19.9
1998 1149 60.3 19.1 14.8
1999 942 53.2 17.7 13.4
2000 957 56.2 17.0 5.5
2001 1055 54.7 19.3 2.7
2002 1063 66.4 16.0 2.9
2003 1063 66.4 16.0 2.9
2004 1093 68.6 15.9 2.4
2005 1185 72.7 16.3 0
2006 1105 72.6 15.2 0
2007 1128 71.3 15.8 0
2008 1131 71.2 15.9 0
2009 1124 72.2 15.6 0
2010 947 62.0 15.2 0
2011 960 60.4 15.8 0
2012 926 60.0 15.4 0
2013 883 56.1 15.7 95.4
2014 938 57.2 16.3 95.4
2015 901 56.0 16.0 91.1
2016 853 50.0 17.0 90.5
2017 832 50.0 16.6 94
2018 845 46.7 18.0 92.8
2019 825 45.2 18.2 89.1
2020 802 45.2 17.7 88.3
2021 722 44.4 16.2 87
2022 643 41.8 15.3 89.6
2023 653 40.3 16.1 91.3
2024 643 40.1 16.0 89.6

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 Gonzalez Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 858 38.0 22.5 n/a
1989 946 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1007 57.0 17.6 n/a
1991 919 78.1 11.7 n/a
1992 927 53.8 17.2 57.7
1993 918 54.0 17.0 71.6
1994 1020 58.0 17.6 57.5
1995 1147 64.4 17.8 25.2
1996 1147 64.4 17.8 25.2
1997 1214 63.7 19.1 19.9
1998 1149 60.3 19.1 14.8
1999 942 53.2 17.7 13.4
2000 957 56.2 17.0 5.5
2001 1055 54.7 19.3 2.7
2002 1063 66.4 16.0 2.9
2003 1063 66.4 16.0 2.9
2004 1093 68.6 15.9 2.4
2005 1185 72.7 16.3 0
2006 1105 72.6 15.2 0
2007 1128 71.3 15.8 0
2008 1131 71.2 15.9 0
2009 1124 72.2 15.6 0
2010 947 62.0 15.2 0
2011 960 60.4 15.8 0
2012 926 60.0 15.4 0
2013 883 56.1 15.7 95.4
2014 938 57.2 16.3 95.4
2015 901 56.0 16.0 91.1
2016 853 50.0 17.0 90.5
2017 832 50.0 16.6 94
2018 845 46.7 18.0 92.8
2019 825 45.2 18.2 89.1
2020 802 45.2 17.7 88.3
2021 722 44.4 16.2 87
2022 643 41.8 15.3 89.6
2023 653 40.3 16.1 91.3
2024 643 40.1 16.0 89.6

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 Gonzalez Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $604 (7.0%) $8,005 (93.0%) $8,609
2020 $1,071 (10.9%) $8,787 (89.1%) $9,858
2021 $1,365 (13.0%) $9,097 (87.0%) $10,462

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Gonzalez Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 667th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1274th of 4647 Elementary schools
 12.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Gonzalez Elementary)4245
 3%
   3rd Grade Reading (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))4452
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Gonzalez Elementary)4850
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))5449
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Gonzalez Elementary)6455
 9%
   4th Grade Reading (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))5046
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Gonzalez Elementary)6972
 3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))5252
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Gonzalez Elementary)6158
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))5458
 4%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Gonzalez Elementary)7866
 12%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))6962
 7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Gonzalez Elementary)7332
 41%
   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 Students825653
 20.8%
African American00
American Indian00
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic824630
 23.5%
Pacific Islander00
White023
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients89.1%91.3%
 2.2%


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Students at Gonzalez Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 3% White.

Gonzalez Elementary ranks 1349th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 643 students attended Gonzalez Elementary.


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