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What's the most underrated thing about BRADFORD EL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN ANGELO ISD·NCES 483870004301
Bradford Elementary School
2302 BRADFORD ST, SAN ANGELO, TX 76903 · (325) 659-3645 · Tom Green County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
386 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 14% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
36.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
23.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 39.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 15.0% | 24.0% | 53.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 36.0% | 23.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 15.0% | 6.0% |
| 2021-22 | 17.0% | 9.0% |
| 2020-21 | 3.0% | 6.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →
Where Bradford Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tom Green County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #4,118 of 4,401 | #18 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #4,296 of 4,466 | #19 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #4,015 of 4,466 | #16 of 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.0pp | #589 of 3,998 | #3 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #2,991 of 4,938 | #6 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #2,456 of 4,622 | #8 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.1% | #3,561 of 4,628 | #20 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.5% | #611 of 1,307 | #4 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
453
+54 (+14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.5:1
% White
9%
was 10%
% Hispanic
85%
was 84%
% Black
3%
was 5%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 453 | 30.2 | 15.0:1 | 85% (386) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 28.4 | 15.2:1 | 91% (394) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 28.5 | 14.7:1 | 94% (393) |
| 2017-18 | 399 | 27.5 | 14.5:1 | 89% (356) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bradford Elementary School.
About Bradford Elementary School
Bradford Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in SAN ANGELO, Texas. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 453 students.
District-wide, SAN ANGELO ISD has 23 schools and 13,448 students.
By race and ethnicity, Bradford Elementary School is 85% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 9% White, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. Tom Green County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 26, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 30.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.0:1. It is about the same as the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Roughly 85% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Tom Green County is 54%.
Bradford Elementary School scores 23.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 37.3%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Tom Green County show that the median household earns about $68,370 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Tom Green County has 81 public schools with about 18,896 students, including Bradford Elementary School.
Reagan Elementary School sits about 1.1 miles from Bradford Elementary School. Bradford Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 23.8% average proficiency ranks 8th among 8 nearby schools.
Bradford Elementary School falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 453, compared with 399 in 2017-18.
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Tom Green County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
119,577
Census ACS
Median income
$68,370
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
18,896 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SAN ANGELO ISD
- Central High SchoolHigh · 2,985 students
- Glenn Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,260 students
- Lake View High SchoolHigh · 1,072 students
- Lone Star Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Lamar Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
Other schools in SAN ANGELO
- Central High SchoolHigh · 2,985 students
- Texas Leadership of San AngeloCombined · 1,490 students
- Glenn Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,260 students
- Lake View High SchoolHigh · 1,072 students
- Lone Star Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
Nearby schools
- Reagan Elementary School1.1 mi · 182
- San Jacinto Elementary School1.1 mi · 254
- Holiman Elementary School1.3 mi · 313
- Lake View High School1.6 mi · 1,072
- Carver Alter Lrn Center1.6 mi · 31
- Goliad Elementary School1.8 mi · 543
Frequently asked questions
About Bradford Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bradford Elementary School?
Bradford Elementary School enrolls approximately 453 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bradford Elementary School serve?
Bradford Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bradford Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bradford Elementary School is approximately 15.0:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bradford Elementary School?
At Bradford Elementary School, the student body is approximately 9% White, 85% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Bradford Elementary School public or private?
Bradford Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SAN ANGELO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.