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Elementary school · Brownsville ISD

Gallegos El

Gallegos El serves grades Pre-K–5 for 394 students in Brownsville ISD.

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Its 15.2 students per teacher compares with a median of 15.8 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 514 in 2019–20 to 394 in 2023–24. 99% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (372 free, 16 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Ernesto Gamez Cascade Park (1.2 mi).

At a glance

Gallegos El by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesPre-K–5
Students394
Teachers26
Students per teacher15.2
Free or reduced-price lunch99%
School typeRegular School
DistrictBrownsville ISD
Title ISchoolwide program (2021–22)
Enrollment

Students at Gallegos El

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • Pre-K70
  • K44
  • 145
  • 251
  • 354
  • 470
  • 560
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20514
  • 2020–21466
  • 2021–22419
  • 2022–23396
  • 2023–24394
Nearby

Parks near Gallegos El

All parks
Park · 1.2 miErnesto Gamez Cascade ParkPark · 1.3 miNorth Brownsville ParkPark · 1.4 miTexas Trail of Trees Park
Contact

Address, phone and official links

2700 AVENIDA RANCHO VIEJO, Brownsville 78521

(956) 547-4230

School website ↗Brownsville ISD website ↗TXschools.gov report cards ↗NCES school record ↗Directions ↗

State school ID 031901138 (search it on TXschools.gov) · NCES ID 481168008465

Brownsville ISD

Other elementary schools in the district

All schools
Pre-K–5Breeden El563 studentsPre-K–5Paredes El776 studentsPre-K–5Burns El641 studentsPre-K–5Hudson El700 studentsPre-K–5Pena El471 studentsPre-K–5Gonzalez El643 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

High school · 0.7 miHarmony School Of Innovation - BrownsvilleGrades 6–12High school · 1.0 miIdea Brownsville College PreparatoryGrades 6–12Middle school · 1.1 miVela MiddleGrades 6–8High school · 1.2 miBrownsville Academic CenterGrades 6–12Middle school · 1.9 miIdea Robindale College PreparatoryGrades 6–10School · 2.3 miJubilee BrownsvilleGrades Pre-K–12

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.

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