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Derry El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1702 2nd St, Port Isabel, TX 78578 · (956) 943-0070 · Part of Point Isabel Independent School District

Port Isabel’s School Grade C− better than 19% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
392
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Derry El

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 20.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Port Isabel kids: Port Isabel J H

On the path

Where Port Isabel kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Derry ElYou are here
6–8Port Isabel J H396 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1702 2nd St, Port Isabel

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K43
Kindergarten44
Grade 152
Grade 252
Grade 372
Grade 457
Grade 572
Enrollment over time
495’20
459’21
446’22
409’23
392’24

Down 20.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 90%White 8%Two or more races <1%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Derry El from Port Isabel families.

Other schools in Point Isabel Independent School District

The district →
Garriga El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Isabel
D
410 students15:1
Port Isabel J H
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Port Isabel
D
396 students12:1
Port Isabel Early College H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Port Isabel
C+
585 students13:1
Cameron Co J J A E P
High · Grades 10–12 · Port Isabel
3 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Port Isabel’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.