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Brownsville Independent School District, Texas

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Brownsville Independent School District
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Cameron County, Texas
District details
Superintendent: Jesus Chavez
# of school board members: 7
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Brownsville Independent School District is a school district in Texas.

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Superintendent

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Jesus Chavez is the superintendent of Brownsville Independent School District. He was appointed in March 2024.[1]

Past superintendents

  • René Gutiérrez was the superintendent of the Brownsville Independent School District from 2019 to 2024. Gutiérrez's previous career experience includes working as the superintendent of the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District.[2]
  • Esperanza Douglas was the superintendent of the Brownsville Independent School District from 2015 to 2019.[3]
  • Carl Montoya was the superintendent of the Brownsville Independent School District from 2011 to 2015. Montoya's previous career experience included working as the superintendent of Aransas Pass Independent School District.[4]

School board

The Brownsville Independent School District board of trustees consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. All board members are elected at large by position.[5]


Elections

See also: Brownsville Independent School District, Texas, elections

Members of the board are elected biennially in November to overlapping four-year terms.[5]

Four seats were up for general election on November 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was August 19, 2024.


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Public participation in board meetings

The Brownsville Independent School District board of trustees maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[6]


District map

School district map

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[7]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $188,811,000 $4,911 30%
Local: $86,407,000 $2,247 14%
State: $348,302,000 $9,059 56%
Total: $623,520,000 $16,217
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $567,925,000 $14,771
Total Current Expenditures: $538,626,000 $14,009
Instructional Expenditures: $308,073,000 $8,012 54%
Student and Staff Support: $64,148,000 $1,668 11%
Administration: $61,941,000 $1,611 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $104,464,000 $2,717 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $16,935,000 $440
Construction: $8,032,000 $208
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $6,567,000 $170
Interest on Debt: $5,586,000 $145


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[8] $55,000 $75,340
2023-2024[9] $54,000 $74,839
2022-2023[10] $53,000 $74,368
2021[11] $48,500 $71,097
2020[12] $46,525 $70,666

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[13]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 20 60-79 <50 20 PS PS 25-29
2018-2019 56 60-79 >=80 56 PS PS 55-59
2017-2018 54 80-89 60-79 53 PS PS 55-59
2016-2017 81 >=90 >=80 81 PS 70-74
2015-2016 78 >=90 60-79 78 PS 65-69
2014-2015 73 >=90 60-79 73 PS 65-69
2013-2014 75 >=90 60-79 75 PS 80-84
2012-2013 75 >=95 70-79 75 PS PS 75-79
2011-2012 81 >=95 >=80 81 PS 80-84
2010-2011 84 >=95 >=80 84 PS 85-89

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 34 40-59 >=50 34 PS PS 40-44
2018-2019 47 50-59 60-79 47 PS PS 45-49
2017-2018 44 50-59 40-59 44 PS PS 40-44
2016-2017 71 80-89 >=80 71 PS 65-69
2015-2016 69 85-89 60-79 69 PS 65-69
2014-2015 69 80-89 >=80 69 PS 80-84
2013-2014 68 90-94 >=80 68 PS PS 80-84
2012-2013 71 90-94 70-79 71 PS PS 80-84
2011-2012 84 90-94 >=80 84 PS >=95
2010-2011 85 >=95 >=80 85 PS 90-94

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 92 >=50 PS 92 >=80
2017-2018 92 >=50 PS 92 >=80
2016-2017 90 PS PS 90 PS >=80
2015-2016 91 >=50 >=50 91 >=80
2014-2015 90 >=50 PS 90 PS >=80
2013-2014 90 >=50 PS 90 80-89
2012-2013 90 >=50 PS 90 >=90
2011-2012 87 >=50 PS 87 70-79
2010-2011 88 >=50 PS 88 >=90


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 37,065 -2.2
2022-2023 37,898 -1.5
2021-2022 38,448 -6.0
2020-2021 40,765 -5.6
2019-2020 43,028 -3.2
2018-2019 44,402 -2.6
2017-2018 45,578 -2.9
2016-2017 46,880 -1.9
2015-2016 47,749 -1.3
2014-2015 48,355 -2.1
2013-2014 49,370 0.4
2012-2013 49,190 -0.9
2011-2012 49,655 -0.5
2010-2011 49,879 1.5
2009-2010 49,121 1.1
2008-2009 48,587 -0.5
2007-2008 48,837 1.0
2006-2007 48,334 0.2
2005-2006 48,260 2.9
2004-2005 46,846 2.0
2003-2004 45,923 3.4
2002-2003 44,340 4.0
2001-2002 42,573 3.9
2000-2001 40,898 1.7
1999-2000 40,195 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Brownsville Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 5.4
Black 0.1 12.8
Hispanic 98.4 53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 0.0 3.1
White 1.2 25.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Brownsville Independent School District had 2,514.71 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.74.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 136.41
Kindergarten: 120.96
Elementary: 920.06
Secondary: 1,134.98
Total: 2,514.71

Brownsville Independent School District employed 11.00 district administrators and 150.72 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 11.00
District Administrative Support: 213.63
School Administrators: 150.72
School Administrative Support: 215.43
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 748.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 135.17
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 55.68
Library/Media Support: 20.00
Student Support Services: 210.77
Other Support Services: 1,640.38


Schools

The Brownsville Independent School District operates 57 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Adult Ed0AE-AE
Aiken El533PK-5
Benavides El868PK-5
Besteiro Middle5496-8
Breeden El563PK-5
Brite El538PK-5
Brownsville Academic Center06-12
Brownsville Early College H S3389-12
Brownsville Learning Academy06-12
Burns El641PK-5
Cameron Co J J A E P257-12
Cameron Co Juvenile Detention Ctr0
Canales El640PK-5
Castaneda El472PK-5
Champion El670PK-5
Cromack El455PK-5
Del Castillo El240PK-5
Egly El533PK-5
El Jardin El399PK-5
Faulk Middle8826-8
Gallegos El394PK-5
Garcia Middle8476-8
Garden Park El394PK-5
Garza El262PK-5
Gonzalez El643PK-5
Hanna Early College H S2,2789-12
Hudson El700PK-5
Keller El515PK-5
Lincoln Park Sch0PK-12
Lopez Early College H S1,7719-12
Lucio Middle6536-8
Manzano Middle8506-8
Martin El414PK-5
Morningside El376PK-5
Oliveira Middle7396-8
Ortiz El533PK-5
Pace Early College H S1,6299-12
Palm Grove El303PK-5
Paredes El776PK-5
Pena El471PK-5
Perez El618PK-5
Perkins Middle4946-8
Porter Early College H S1,6839-12
Pullam El905PK-5
Putegnat El447PK-5
Rivera Early College H S2,1859-12
Russell El478PK-5
Sharp El465PK-5
Skinner El350PK-5
Southmost El345PK-5
Stell Middle7326-8
Stillman Middle1,0476-8
Vela Middle6016-8
Vermillion Road El643PK-5
Veterans Memorial Early College H S2,2949-12
Villa Nueva El337PK-5
Yturria El547PK-5

Contact information

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Brownsville Independent School District
1900 E. Price Road
Brownsville, TX 78521
Phone: 956-548-8000


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ My RGV, "Brownsville ISD hires Jesus H. Chavez as superintendent," accessed April 16, 2025
  2. ↑ The Brownsville Herald, "New Leadership: BISD names Rene Gutierrez lone finalist for superintendent," archived June 7, 2019
  3. ↑ Brownsville Independent School District, "Superintendent," archived March 16, 2016
  4. ↑ Brownsville Independent School District, "Superintendent," archived January 29, 2015
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Brownsville Independent School District, "Board Members - Elections," accessed July 28, 2021
  6. ↑ Brownsville Independent School District, "Board Meetings - Public Participation," accessed July 28, 2021
  7. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
  8. ↑ Brownsville Independent School District, "Employee Compensation Plan 2024-2025," accessed April 16, 2025
  9. ↑ Brownsville Independent School District, "Employee Compensation Plan 2023-2024," accessed February 2, 2024
  10. ↑ Brownsville Independent School District, "Employee Compensation Plan 2022-2023," accessed February 2, 2024
  11. ↑ Brownsville Independent School District, "Employee Compensation Plan 2021-2022," accessed July 28, 2021
  12. ↑ Brownsville Independent School District, "Employee Compensation Plan 2020-2021," accessed July 28, 2021
  13. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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