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Schools in Port Isabel · Point Isabel Independent School District

Port Isabel’s public schools score below 81% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Port Isabel’s districts is 24%, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Port Isabel, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.

#565of 642 Texas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
45%
▼ 6 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 17 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–5 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▲ 36% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
4
1,783 students on the public path
In brief

Port Isabel’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 132 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Port Isabel’s, its schools beat 24%, higher than their 19% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 45% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas (the state reports Port Isabel’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,449 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Port Isabel J H, then Port Isabel Early College H S. Enrollment is down 14% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Port Isabel’s grade

C− Test scoresD Graduation

C−: better than 19% of Texas school districts, #565 of 642 Texas towns. Both inputs trail the Texas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 19%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (132)Better than 24%
DCA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,099 test results and a graduating class of 145 could put Port Isabel anywhere from D to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Port Isabel’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,107 in math, 1,091 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Port Isabel, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to C−
6–8Port Isabel J HPoint Isabel Independent School DistrictD
9–12Port Isabel Early College H SPoint Isabel Independent School DistrictC+

Port Isabel’s public schools are run by Point Isabel Independent School District, which also serves Laguna Vista and South Padre Island. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Point Isabel Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,786 students, down 14% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$17,449TX $12,815 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 51.1% · 1091 students tested
Math24%
State average 40.9% · 1107 students tested

Port Isabel vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Port Isabel’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Port IsabelC−Point Isabel Independent
BrownsvilleBBrownsville Independent PK–12 · Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent PK–12

Every school in Port Isabel

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Port Isabelby address
Garriga El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
410 students15:1Rate it →
Derry El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
392 students14:1Rate it →
Port Isabel J H
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
396 students12:1Rate it →
Port Isabel Early College H S
High · Grades 9–12
C+
585 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Port Isabel’s schools

Are Port Isabel’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Port Isabel children attend score below 81% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #565 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 24%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Port Isabel in?

Point Isabel Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,786 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

Where do Port Isabel kids go to high school?

Port Isabel Early College H S, with 585 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Port Isabel’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Point Isabel Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.

How much does Port Isabel spend per student?

$17,449 in Point Isabel Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.