📍 5245 Southmost Rd, Brownsville, Cameron County, 78521
Southmost el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brownsville, Cameron County. The school has 339 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Diana Gonzalez. It is part of the Brownsville Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southmost el enrolls 339 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 327 | 96% |
| White | 8 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
312 of the school's 339 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 238 qualify for free lunch and 74 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southmost 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.
Southmost 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 339 students, Southmost 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