School district · Texas

Point Isabel ISD

Point Isabel ISD in Texas: 5 public schools with 1,786 students and 13.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,449 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 5
Students: 1,786
Students per teacher: 13.5; TX 14.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $17,449; TX $12.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 132
Counselors (FTE): 7.0
Students per counselor: 255; TX 387 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 0.0; Librarians (FTE): 0.9

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Texas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Texas: 54%

47%proficient

−1.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 60% of school districts in Texas

Median 51% · 1,182 school districts compared

744 students tested, grades 3–8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Texas: 42%

32%proficient

+1.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 66% of school districts in Texas

Median 38% · 1,182 school districts compared

711 students tested, grades 3–8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$10.4K15

$10.2K16

$10.5K17

$10.4K18

$10.8K19

$10.4K20

$12.1K21

$14.2K22

$15.8K23

$17.4K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 21% · $8.1M
State: 11% · $4.1M
Local: 68% · $26.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $8,725
Support services: $7,688
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $17M
Long-term debt: $42M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Derry ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	392	14.3	44%	53%	Port Isabel
Garriga ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	410	14.6	47%	45%	Port Isabel
Port Isabel J HFree meals for all	6–8	396	12.2	49%	16%	Port Isabel
Cameron Co J J A E PAlternative	10–12	3	—	—	—	Port Isabel
Port Isabel Early College H SFree meals for all	9–12	585	13.3	—	—	Port Isabel

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 101 Port Rd, Port Isabel, TX 78578
Phone: (956)943-0005

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.