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Dora Romero Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
9705 Cajun Blvd
Brownsville, TX 78526
Phone
(956) 254-5000
District
LOS FRESNOS CISD
County
CAMERON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
587
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

8

(10 is best)

Better than 76.8% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Dora Romero Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
52%
47%
54%
50%
50%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
56%
47%
54%
47%
58%
46%
56%
47%
54%
47%
58%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
67%
52%
68%
56%
66%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 70 11.9%
Kindergarten 76 12.9%
Grade 1 97 16.5%
Grade 2 79 13.5%
Grade 3 79 13.5%
Grade 4 88 15.0%
Grade 5 98 16.7%
Total 587 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 2.6% 2.8% 26.7%
Black 0.0% 0.2% 13.3%
Hispanic 97.3% 96.7% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.2% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.1% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 78.9% 80.5% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 78.9% 80.5% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 49,762 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 163.9 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.9% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 27.7% 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.0% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.4% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 9.9% 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 14,699 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children 15.5% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 77.2% 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 25.2% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.1% 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.7% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.5% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.6% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.5% 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.2% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 12.4% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,450 $68,146,000 56.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $564 $5,959,000 4.9%
Staff $568 $6,001,000 4.9%
General Administration $102 $1,076,000 0.9%
School Administration $603 $6,367,000 5.2%
Operation $1,018 $10,750,000 8.8%
Transportation $363 $3,838,000 3.2%
Other $433 $4,575,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,650 $38,566,000 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,402 $14,813,000 12.2%
Total Expenditures $11,503 $121,525,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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