Overview of Pena El: Pena El is a public school situated in Brownsville, TX, which is in a mid-size city environment. The learner population of Pena El is 557, and the school serves PK-5. At Pena El, 66% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 49% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner population is 100%. The learner-teacher ratio is 16:1, which is worse than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 49% female learners and 51% male learners. The school serves 90% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 35 equivalent full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor.

Test Scores at Pena El: At Pena El, 66% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 49% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school performed better in math and better in reading, according to this measure. In Brownsville Independent School District, 45% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 54% tested above or at that level for math.

Pena El performed better in math and better in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In Texas, 44% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 47% tested above or at that level for math.