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Elementary school · Brownsville ISD

Ortiz El

Ortiz El serves grades Pre-K–5 for 533 students in Brownsville ISD.

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Its 16.7 students per teacher compares with a median of 15.8 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 640 in 2019–20 to 533 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was pre-K, with 106 students. 93% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (473 free, 20 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Monte Bella Trails Park (0.5 mi).

At a glance

Ortiz El by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesPre-K–5
Students533
Teachers32
Students per teacher16.7
Free or reduced-price lunch93%
School typeRegular School
DistrictBrownsville ISD
Title ISchoolwide program (2021–22)
Enrollment

Students at Ortiz El

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • Pre-K106
  • K72
  • 161
  • 269
  • 366
  • 482
  • 577
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20640
  • 2020–21578
  • 2021–22508
  • 2022–23500
  • 2023–24533
Nearby

Parks near Ortiz El

All parks
Park · 0.5 miMonte Bella Trails ParkPark · 0.9 miLa Galaxia and La Lomita ParkPark · 1.0 miLa Galaxia/La Lomita Park
Contact

Address, phone and official links

2500 W ALTON GLOOR BLVD, Brownsville 78521

(956) 698-1100

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

State school ID 031901139 (search it on TXschools.gov) · NCES ID 481168010473

Brownsville ISD

Other elementary schools in the district

All schools
Pre-K–5Keller El515 studentsPre-K–5Garden Park El394 studentsPre-K–5Benavides El868 studentsPre-K–5Yturria El547 studentsPre-K–5Pullam El905 studentsPre-K–5Russell El478 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

Middle school · 0.3 miManzano MiddleGrades 6–8High school · 1.3 miPace Early College H SGrades 9–12Middle school · 1.6 miStillman MiddleGrades 6–8School · 2.0 miKenmont Montessori SchoolGrades Pre-K–8School · 2.1 miIn The Presence Of God Coram Deo Classical AcademyGrades 2–12High school · 2.2 miTriumph Public High Schools-BrownsvilleGrades 9–12

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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