BESS BRANNEN EL

Located at 802 THAT WAY ST, in LAKE JACKSON, Texas, BESS BRANNEN EL is a moderately sized K-5 school that caters to 747 students (grades pre-K through 4), part of BRAZOSPORT ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 44% above the state mean of about 519.

BRAZOSPORT ISD runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 11,169 students. BESS BRANNEN EL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, BESS BRANNEN EL records that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 38% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. Compared to Brazoria County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, BESS BRANNEN EL logs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Brazoria County's rate of about 50%.

With demographic context factored in, BESS BRANNEN EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.8%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Brazoria County) records that median household earnings sit near $97,993, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Brazoria County runs 115 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,767 students), of which BESS BRANNEN EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: LAKE JACKSON INT, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BESS BRANNEN EL comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 53.0%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. BESS BRANNEN EL's enrollment has rose 29% since 2018, when it stood at 579 (now 747). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

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