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ARTHUR L DAVILA MIDDLE

2751 N EARL RUDDER FWY, BRYAN, TX 77803 · (979) 209-7150 · Brazos County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL983 STUDENTS
Enrollment
983
Middle
DISTRICT 897 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
859 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 7
494
Grade 8
489
Student demographics
White
9510%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
69771%
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 54%
Black
16817%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 13%
Asian
30%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6%
Two+
182%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
49350%
Female
49050%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
32.0%
TX avg 51.8% . -2.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -10.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are down about 2 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 10 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
983
-66 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.0:1
% White
10%
was 23%
% Hispanic
71%
was 57%
% Black
17%
was 18%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About ARTHUR L DAVILA MIDDLE

ARTHUR L DAVILA MIDDLE is a big middle-grades school in BRYAN, Texas, overseen by BRYAN ISD. The school works with 983 students in grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so ARTHUR L DAVILA MIDDLE sits 53% larger than that benchmark.

BRYAN ISD runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 16,044 students. ARTHUR L DAVILA MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

Demographically, ARTHUR L DAVILA MIDDLE reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 71% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 17% Black, 10% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

On the resource side, The school employs 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Brazos County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ARTHUR L DAVILA MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.7%, the actual is 32.8%, a residual of -2.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Brazos County put median household earnings sit near $58,553, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Brazos County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,430 students), ARTHUR L DAVILA MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

NAVARRO EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ARTHUR L DAVILA MIDDLE ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.1%.

ARTHUR L DAVILA MIDDLE operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. ARTHUR L DAVILA MIDDLE's enrollment has decreased 6% since 2018, when it stood at 1,049 (now 983). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 57% to 71%. Class-load math has grew: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the ARTHUR L DAVILA MIDDLE community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Brazos County at a glance

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Population
242,311
Census ACS
Median income
$58,553
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
32,430 students

Quick facts

School name
ARTHUR L DAVILA MIDDLE
District
BRYAN ISD
Address
2751 N EARL RUDDER FWY, BRYAN, TX 77803
Phone
(979) 209-7150
County
Brazos County
Level
Middle
Grade range
07–08
Total enrollment
983
Teachers (FTE)
69
Student–teacher ratio
14.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
859 (87%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
481179011155
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About ARTHUR L DAVILA MIDDLE
How many students attend ARTHUR L DAVILA MIDDLE?
ARTHUR L DAVILA MIDDLE enrolls approximately 983 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does ARTHUR L DAVILA MIDDLE serve?
ARTHUR L DAVILA MIDDLE serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does ARTHUR L DAVILA MIDDLE have?
ARTHUR L DAVILA MIDDLE employs 69 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ARTHUR L DAVILA MIDDLE?
At ARTHUR L DAVILA MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 10% White, 71% Hispanic, 17% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is ARTHUR L DAVILA MIDDLE in?
ARTHUR L DAVILA MIDDLE is part of BRYAN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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