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Elementary school · Brownsville ISD

Gonzalez El

Gonzalez El serves grades Pre-K–5 for 643 students in Brownsville ISD.

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Its 16.1 students per teacher compares with a median of 15.8 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 802 in 2019–20 to 643 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was pre-K, with 122 students. 90% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (560 free, 16 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Portway Acres Park (0.7 mi).

At a glance

Gonzalez El by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesPre-K–5
Students643
Teachers40
Students per teacher16.1
Free or reduced-price lunch90%
School typeRegular School
DistrictBrownsville ISD
Title ISchoolwide program (2021–22)
Enrollment

Students at Gonzalez El

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • Pre-K122
  • K62
  • 186
  • 285
  • 393
  • 496
  • 599
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20802
  • 2020–21722
  • 2021–22643
  • 2022–23653
  • 2023–24643
Nearby

Parks near Gonzalez El

All parks
Park · 0.7 miPortway Acres ParkPlaygroundPark · 1.1 miCharles Martin Cabler ParkPlaygroundPark · 1.3 miErnesto Gamez Cascade Park
Contact

Address, phone and official links

4350 COFFEEPORT RD, Brownsville 78521

(956) 831-6030

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

State school ID 031901130 (search it on TXschools.gov) · NCES ID 481168006224

Brownsville ISD

Other elementary schools in the district

All schools
Pre-K–5Pena El471 studentsPre-K–5Champion El670 studentsPre-K–5Egly El533 studentsPre-K–5Hudson El700 studentsPre-K–5Vermillion Road El643 studentsPre-K–5Perez El618 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

Middle school · 0.6 miIdea Robindale College PreparatoryGrades 6–10Middle school · 0.7 miPerkins MiddleGrades 6–8Middle school · 1.4 miGarcia MiddleGrades 6–8High school · 1.4 miBrownsville Academic CenterGrades 6–12Middle school · 1.5 miOliveira MiddleGrades 6–8High school · 1.9 miHarmony School Of Innovation - BrownsvilleGrades 6–12

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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