📍 1701 Stanford Ave, Brownsville, Cameron County, 78520
Martin el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brownsville, Cameron County. The school has 438 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Carla Gonzalez. It is part of the Brownsville Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Martin el enrolls 438 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino, <1% Black or African American and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 434 | 99% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
384 of the school's 438 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 281 qualify for free lunch and 103 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Martin el 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.
Martin el 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 438 students, Martin el is smaller than the district average of about 645 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize