📍 3500 International Blvd, Brownsville, Cameron County, 78521
Porter Early College H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Brownsville, Cameron County. The school has 1,814 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rachel Ayala. It is part of the Brownsville Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 124.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. The school offers 34 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Porter Early College H S enrolls 1,814 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 124.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino, <1% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,800 | 99% |
| White | 13 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,712 of the school's 1,814 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,352 qualify for free lunch and 360 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Porter Early College H S is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 37.
Porter Early College H S is one of 56 schools in BROWNSVILLE ISD, based in BROWNSVILLE, Texas. The district serves 36,140 students district-wide and employs 2,575 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,814 students, Porter Early College H S is larger than the district average of about 645 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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