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Elementary school · Brownsville ISD

Skinner El

Skinner El serves grades Pre-K–5 for 350 students in Brownsville ISD.

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It is the 28th largest of the 33 Brownsville ISD elementary schools in Brownsville. Its 16.7 students per teacher compares with a median of 15.8 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 414 in 2019–20 to 350 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was pre-K, with 65 students. 99% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (338 free, 10 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Riverside Park (0.2 mi).

At a glance

Skinner El by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesPre-K–5
Students350
Teachers21
Students per teacher16.7
Free or reduced-price lunch99%
School typeRegular School
DistrictBrownsville ISD
Title ISchoolwide program (2021–22)
Enrollment

Students at Skinner El

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • Pre-K65
  • K41
  • 152
  • 255
  • 347
  • 441
  • 549
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20414
  • 2020–21366
  • 2021–22337
  • 2022–23333
  • 2023–24350
Nearby

Parks near Skinner El

All parks
Park · 0.2 miRiverside ParkPlaygroundPark · 0.5 miRosa Allala ParkPark · 0.5 miHarry E. McNair ParkPlayground
Contact

Address, phone and official links

411 W ST CHARLES ST, Brownsville 78520

(956) 982-2830

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

State school ID 031901112 (search it on TXschools.gov) · NCES ID 481168000667

Brownsville ISD

Other elementary schools in the district

All schools
Pre-K–5Sharp El465 studentsPre-K–5Putegnat El447 studentsPre-K–5Russell El478 studentsPre-K–5Martin El414 studentsPre-K–5Canales El640 studentsPre-K–5Garden Park El394 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

School · 0.9 miSt Joseph AcademyGrades 7–12High school · 1.2 miBrownsville Learning AcademyGrades 6–12High school · 1.4 miIdea Riverview College PreparatoryGrades 6–12High school · 1.5 miTriumph Public High Schools-BrownsvilleGrades 9–12Middle school · 1.5 miGuadalupe Regional Middle SchoolGrades 6–8Middle school · 1.6 miStell MiddleGrades 6–8

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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