Martin Elementary School

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

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Brownsville ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Total students

460

Avg. teacher experience

16.3 years

Brownsville ISD: 15.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Brownsville ISD: 94.1%

Statewide: 90%

Martin Elementary School is an elementary school in Brownsville, TX, in the Brownsville ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 460 students. 70.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 37.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $61,638, which is $2,751 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 16.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.bisd.us/martin/

Address

1701 Stanford Ave
Brownsville, TX 78520-8199

Office phone number

(956) 982-2730

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Martin 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

460

African American

1 (0.2%)

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: 4.8%

Hispanic

459 (99.8%)

Brownsville ISD: 98.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.2%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

99.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

0%

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

70.2 %

Brownsville ISD: 76.1%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

90.4 %

Brownsville ISD: 89.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

37.6 %

Brownsville ISD: 38%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

70.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

90.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

37.6%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

37.2 %

Brownsville ISD: 37.5%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

2.4 %

Brownsville ISD: 10.6%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

16.7 %

Brownsville ISD: 15%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

37.2%

Gifted and talented

2.4%

Special education

16.7%

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 for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. 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 (2021-2022)

A

Brownsville ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Brownsville ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Brownsville ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Brownsville ISD: B

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

23.6 %

Brownsville ISD: 9.2%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Brownsville ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Brownsville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Brownsville ISD: 4.7%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

23.7 %

Brownsville ISD: 9.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Brownsville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

16.7 %

Brownsville ISD: 10.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Brownsville ISD: 10%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

31.4

African American

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

30.1 (96%)

Brownsville ISD: 91.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

1.3 (4%)

Brownsville ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.2%

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: 1.4%

Bachelor's

28 (89.2%)

Brownsville ISD: 78.9%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

3.4 (10.8%)

Brownsville ISD: 19%

Statewide: 25.2%

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 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

14.7

Brownsville ISD: 14.4

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

16.3 years

Brownsville ISD: 15.5 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

$61,638

Brownsville ISD: $61,814

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$65,084

Brownsville ISD: $56,343

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$49,325

Brownsville ISD: $54,759

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$52,618

Brownsville ISD: $56,671

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$61,758

Brownsville ISD: $61,043

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$63,494

Brownsville ISD: $67,995

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$71,183

Brownsville ISD: $74,873

Statewide: $71,111

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