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Brownsville Independent School District, Texas, elections
Brownsville Independent School District |
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District details |
School board members: 7 |
Students: 37,898 (2022-2023) |
Schools: 57 (2022-2023) |
Website: Link |
Brownsville Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Cameron County). During the 2023 school year, 37,898 students attended one of the district's 57 schools.
This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.
Elections
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Brownsville Independent School District Position 3
General election
General election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 3
Incumbent Jessica Gonzalez defeated Victor Caballero in the general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jessica Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) | 52.6 | 21,505 |
Victor Caballero (Nonpartisan) | 47.4 | 19,347 |
Total votes: 40,852 | ||||
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Brownsville Independent School District Position 5
General election
General election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 5
Incumbent Daniella Lopez Valdez defeated Nelda Rocha and Caty Presas in the general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Daniella Lopez Valdez (Nonpartisan) | 49.8 | 20,249 | |
Nelda Rocha (Nonpartisan) | 27.1 | 11,035 | ||
Caty Presas (Nonpartisan) | 23.0 | 9,365 |
Total votes: 40,649 | ||||
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Brownsville Independent School District Position 6
General election
Special general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 6
Marisa Leal defeated Minerva Peña in the special general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 6 on May 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Marisa Leal (Nonpartisan) | 56.3 | 4,217 | |
Minerva Peña (Nonpartisan) | 43.7 | 3,268 |
Total votes: 7,485 | ||||
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Brownsville Independent School District Position 6
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General election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 6
Minerva Peña defeated incumbent Marisa Leal in the general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 6 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Minerva Peña (Nonpartisan) | 51.9 | 21,133 | |
Marisa Leal (Nonpartisan) | 48.1 | 19,557 |
Total votes: 40,690 | ||||
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Brownsville Independent School District Position 7
General election
General election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 7
Erasmo Castro defeated Farley Treviño, Tim Ramirez, and Augustine Anduiza in the general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Erasmo Castro (Nonpartisan) | 36.8 | 15,397 |
Farley Treviño (Nonpartisan) | 31.6 | 13,219 | ||
Tim Ramirez (Nonpartisan) | 21.7 | 9,081 | ||
Augustine Anduiza (Nonpartisan) | 10.0 | 4,169 |
Total votes: 41,866 | ||||
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Brownsville Independent School District Position 1
General election
General election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 1
Carlos Elizondo defeated incumbent Drue Ellen Brown and Philip Cowen in the general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Carlos Elizondo (Nonpartisan) | 47.3 | 13,675 | |
Drue Ellen Brown (Nonpartisan) | 29.0 | 8,387 | ||
Philip Cowen (Nonpartisan) | 23.7 | 6,834 |
Total votes: 28,896 | ||||
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Brownsville Independent School District Position 2
General election
General election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 2
Incumbent Denise Garza defeated Victor Caballero in the general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Denise Garza (Nonpartisan) | 57.7 | 16,512 | |
Victor Caballero (Nonpartisan) | 42.3 | 12,114 |
Total votes: 28,626 | ||||
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Brownsville Independent School District Position 4
General election
General election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 4
Frank Ortiz defeated incumbent Prisci Roca Tipton in the general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Frank Ortiz (Nonpartisan) | 57.9 | 16,603 | |
Prisci Roca Tipton (Nonpartisan) | 42.1 | 12,060 |
Total votes: 28,663 | ||||
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Brownsville Independent School District Position 2
General election
Special general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 2
Denise Garza defeated Jaime Díez and Frankie Olivo in the special general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Denise Garza (Nonpartisan) | 40.6 | 17,877 | |
![]() | Jaime Díez (Nonpartisan) | 31.9 | 14,073 | |
Frankie Olivo (Nonpartisan) | 27.5 | 12,112 |
Total votes: 44,062 | ||||
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Brownsville Independent School District Position 3
General election
General election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 3
Jessica Gonzalez defeated incumbent Philip Cowen, Viro Cardenas, and Argelia Miller in the general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jessica Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) | 45.0 | 19,688 |
Philip Cowen (Nonpartisan) | 33.0 | 14,405 | ||
Viro Cardenas (Nonpartisan) | 12.0 | 5,228 | ||
Argelia Miller (Nonpartisan) | 10.0 | 4,393 |
Total votes: 43,714 | ||||
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Brownsville Independent School District Position 5
General election
General election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 5
Daniella Lopez Valdez defeated Erasmo Castro in the general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Daniella Lopez Valdez (Nonpartisan) | 64.0 | 28,470 | |
![]() | Erasmo Castro (Nonpartisan) | 36.0 | 15,984 |
Total votes: 44,454 | ||||
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Brownsville Independent School District Position 6
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General election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 6
Incumbent Minerva Peña defeated Marisa Leal and Joe Rodriguez in the general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 6 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Minerva Peña (Nonpartisan) | 37.9 | 16,552 | |
Marisa Leal (Nonpartisan) | 37.9 | 16,544 | ||
Joe Rodriguez (Nonpartisan) | 24.2 | 10,575 |
Total votes: 43,671 | ||||
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Brownsville Independent School District Position 7
General election
General election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 7
Eddie Garcia defeated Carlos Elizondo in the general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Eddie Garcia (Nonpartisan) | 60.7 | 26,438 | |
Carlos Elizondo (Nonpartisan) | 39.3 | 17,092 |
Total votes: 43,530 | ||||
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Brownsville Independent School District Position 1
General election
General election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 1
Drue Ellen Brown defeated Caty Presas, Mark Cortez, Jose Valdez, and Tim Ramirez in the general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Drue Ellen Brown (Nonpartisan) | 29.2 | 8,412 | |
Caty Presas (Nonpartisan) | 24.2 | 6,971 | ||
Mark Cortez (Nonpartisan) | 19.4 | 5,589 | ||
Jose Valdez (Nonpartisan) | 15.7 | 4,514 | ||
Tim Ramirez (Nonpartisan) | 11.4 | 3,288 |
Total votes: 28,774 | ||||
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Brownsville Independent School District Position 2
General election
General election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 2
Erasmo Castro defeated Herman Otis Powers Jr. and incumbent Carlos Elizondo in the general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Erasmo Castro (Nonpartisan) | 37.3 | 10,698 |
Herman Otis Powers Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 32.1 | 9,202 | ||
Carlos Elizondo (Nonpartisan) | 30.6 | 8,787 |
Total votes: 28,687 | ||||
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Brownsville Independent School District Position 4
General election
General election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 4
Prisci Roca Tipton defeated incumbent Joe Rodriguez, Randy Gonzales, and Jorge Valdez in the general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Prisci Roca Tipton (Nonpartisan) | 35.8 | 10,399 | |
Joe Rodriguez (Nonpartisan) | 31.2 | 9,046 | ||
Randy Gonzales (Nonpartisan) | 16.5 | 4,791 | ||
Jorge Valdez (Nonpartisan) | 16.5 | 4,783 |
Total votes: 29,019 | ||||
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Brownsville Independent School District Position 6
General election
General election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 6
Minerva Peña won election in the general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 6 on November 8, 2016.
Candidate | ||
✔ | Minerva Peña (Nonpartisan) |
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Brownsville Independent School District Position 1
General election
General election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 1
Incumbent Cesar Lopez won election in the general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 1 on November 4, 2014.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Cesar Lopez (Nonpartisan) |
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Brownsville Independent School District Position 2
General election
General election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 2
Incumbent Carlos Elizondo won election in the general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 2 on November 4, 2014.
Candidate | ||
✔ | Carlos Elizondo (Nonpartisan) |
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Brownsville Independent School District Position 4
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General election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 4
Incumbent Joe Rodriguez won election in the general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 4 on November 4, 2014.
Candidate | ||
✔ | Joe Rodriguez (Nonpartisan) |
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About the district
School board
The Brownsville Independent School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.
Name | Seat | Year assumed office | Year term ends |
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Erasmo Castro | Position 7 | 2024 | 2028 |
Minerva Peña | Position 6 | 2024 | 2028 |
Jessica Gonzalez | Position 3 | 2020 | 2028 |
Daniella Lopez Valdez | Position 5 | 2020 | 2028 |
Carlos Elizondo | Position 1 | 2022 | 2026 |
Frank Ortiz | Position 4 | 2022 | 2026 |
Denise Garza | Position 2 | 2020 | 2026 |
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District map
Overlapping state house districts
The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.
Budget
The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]
SOURCE | AMOUNT | AMOUNT PER STUDENT | PERCENT |
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Federal: | $109,057,000 | $2,675 | 19% |
Local: | $80,044,000 | $1,964 | 14% |
State: | $378,979,000 | $9,297 | 67% |
Total: | $568,080,000 | $13,935 |
TYPE | AMOUNT | AMOUNT PER STUDENT | PERCENT |
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Total Expenditures: | $522,017,000 | $12,805 | |
Total Current Expenditures: | $489,646,000 | $12,011 | |
Instructional Expenditures: | $287,518,000 | $7,053 | 55% |
Student and Staff Support: | $60,167,000 | $1,475 | 12% |
Administration: | $46,142,000 | $1,131 | 9% |
Operations, Food Service, Other: | $95,819,000 | $2,350 | 18% |
Total Capital Outlay: | $20,694,000 | $507 | |
Construction: | $16,299,000 | $399 | |
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: | $5,179,000 | $127 | |
Interest on Debt: | $6,465,000 | $158 |
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. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]
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 (%) |
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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 (%) |
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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 (%) |
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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
The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]
Year | Enrollment | Year-to-year change (%) |
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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 |
RACE | Brownsville Independent School District (%) | Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%) |
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American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.2 | 5.1 |
Black | 0.1 | 12.8 |
Hispanic | 98.3 | 52.9 |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Two or More Races | 0.0 | 3.0 |
White | 1.3 | 25.7 |
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
The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]
As of the 2022-2023 school year, Brownsville Independent School District had 2,575.88 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.71.
TYPE | NUMBER OF TEACHERS |
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Prekindergarten: | 129.04 |
Kindergarten: | 125.50 |
Elementary: | 973.76 |
Secondary: | 1,177.71 |
Total: | 2,575.88 |
Brownsville Independent School District employed 12.00 district administrators and 160.27 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.
TYPE | NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS |
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District Administrators: | 12.00 |
District Administrative Support: | 219.26 |
School Administrators: | 160.27 |
School Administrative Support: | 216.72 |
TYPE | NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF |
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Instructional Aides: | 728.29 |
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: | 5.00 |
Total Guidance Counselors: | 137.49 |
Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 0.00 |
Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 0.00 |
Librarians/Media Specialists: | 56.79 |
Library/Media Support: | 19.00 |
Student Support Services: | 206.70 |
Other Support Services: | 1,598.42 |
Schools
The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
- ↑ 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
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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