📍 1702 2nd St, Port Isabel, Cameron County, 78578
Derry el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Port Isabel, Cameron County. The school has 446 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jose Vela. It is part of the Point Isabel Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Derry el enrolls 446 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Hispanic or Latino, 7.4% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 409 | 92% |
| White | 33 | 7.4% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
400 of the school's 446 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 400 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Derry el is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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.
Derry el is one of 5 schools in POINT ISABEL ISD, based in PORT ISABEL, Texas. The district serves 1,786 students district-wide and employs 134 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 446 students, Derry el is larger than the district average of about 357 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant