Southmost Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Brownsville ISD
  • Brownsville, TX
  • Early education - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Brownsville ISD: N/A

Total students

345

Avg. teacher experience

17.5 years

Brownsville ISD: 15.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Brownsville ISD: 95%

Statewide: 90.3%

Southmost Elementary School is an elementary school in Brownsville, TX, in the Brownsville ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 345 students. 71.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 45.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,912, which is $2,438 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 17.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.bisd.us/southmost/

Address

5245 Southmost Rd
Brownsville, TX 78521-8012

Office phone number

(956) 548-8870

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Southmost Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

345

African American

2 (0.6%)

Brownsville ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

337 (97.7%)

Brownsville ISD: 98.4%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

6 (1.7%)

Brownsville ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

0.6%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

97.7%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.7%

Two or more races

0%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

71.3 %

Brownsville ISD: 73.9%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

93 %

Brownsville ISD: 89.5%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

46.7 %

Brownsville ISD: 41.1%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

71.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

93.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

46.7%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

45.2 %

Brownsville ISD: 40.5%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

9 %

Brownsville ISD: 10.2%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

31.9 %

Brownsville ISD: 17.1%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

45.2%

Gifted and talented

9.0%

Special education

31.9%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Brownsville ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Brownsville ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Brownsville ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Brownsville ISD: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

24.5 %

Brownsville ISD: 30.3%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

Masked

Brownsville ISD: 25%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Brownsville ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

N/A

Brownsville ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

24.9 %

Brownsville ISD: 30.4%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Brownsville ISD: 66.7%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

16.7 %

Brownsville ISD: 28%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

N/A

Brownsville ISD: 28.6%

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

23.5

African American

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

19.8 (84.3%)

Brownsville ISD: 91.3%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

1 (4.3%)

Brownsville ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

2.7 (11.5%)

Brownsville ISD: 8.2%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

18.6 (79.1%)

Brownsville ISD: 79.8%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

4.9 (20.9%)

Brownsville ISD: 18.1%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

14.7

Brownsville ISD: 14.7

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

17.5 years

Brownsville ISD: 15.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$64,912

Brownsville ISD: $63,507

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$62,150

Brownsville ISD: $57,202

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$53,715

Brownsville ISD: $57,314

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$56,618

Brownsville ISD: $58,272

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$64,724

Brownsville ISD: $62,624

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$67,369

Brownsville ISD: $68,871

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Brownsville ISD: $74,925

Statewide: $74,014

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