Rancho Viejo’s public schools outscore 55% of Texas districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Rancho Viejo, 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.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% 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.
Rancho Viejo’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 511 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Rancho Viejo’s, its schools beat 49%, lower than their 55% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 51% and math 43% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Brownsville Independent spends $14,406 per student and Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent $12,905, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Rancho Viejo’s grade
B: better than 55% of Texas school districts, #264 of 642 Texas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Rancho Viejo, with each school’s own grade.
Rancho Viejo runs its own schools through grade 12 (Brownsville Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District, shared with Bayview, Brownsville, Indian Lake and Los Fresnos. Its elementary school is in Brownsville. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Rancho Viejo
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Rancho Viejo vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Rancho Viejo’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Rancho Viejo | B | Brownsville Independent PK–12 · Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent PK–12 |
Every school in Rancho Viejo
61 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).
Questions about Rancho Viejo’s schools
Are Rancho Viejo’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Texas: the public schools Rancho Viejo children attend outscore 55% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #264 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 49%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Rancho Viejo in?
Two districts: Brownsville Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Bayview, Brownsville, Indian Lake and Los Fresnos.
Where do Rancho Viejo kids go to high school?
One of 8 high schools, depending on your address: Los Fresnos H S, Veterans Memorial Early College H S, Rivera Early College H S, Hanna Early College H S, Lopez Early College H S, Pace Early College H S, Porter Early College H S and Brownsville Early College H S.
What is Rancho Viejo’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Brownsville Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Rancho Viejo spend per student?
$14,406 in Brownsville Independent School District and $12,905 in Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Rancho Viejo families are saying about school.
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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.