BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ACADEMY AT RYAN

Set in HOUSTON, Texas, BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ACADEMY AT RYAN is a small middle school, run under HOUSTON ISD. It caters to 306 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 52% leaner than typical.

Within HOUSTON ISD, which oversees 273 schools and 176,727 students, BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ACADEMY AT RYAN is one campus in the system.

Demographically, BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ACADEMY AT RYAN records that Black students make up the majority at 59%; the rest consists of 32% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% White. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ACADEMY AT RYAN has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ACADEMY AT RYAN sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.2%; this one delivers 56.8%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household earnings sit near $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ACADEMY AT RYAN is one.

The closest other public school is BLACKSHEAR EL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ACADEMY AT RYAN at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 37.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ACADEMY AT RYAN's enrollment has fell 61% since 2018, when it stood at 777 (now 306). Black enrollment moved from 41% to 59% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

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