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BRAZOS BEND EL
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About BRAZOS BEND EL
Located at 621 CUNNINGHAM CREEK BLVD, in SUGAR LAND, Texas, BRAZOS BEND EL is a moderately sized primary school that educates 716 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of FORT BEND ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 38% bigger than typical.
FORT BEND ISD comprises 83 schools with combined enrollment of 79,663 students; BRAZOS BEND EL is among them.
On the student-mix side, BRAZOS BEND EL logs that the largest single group is Asian at 45%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 23% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Fort Bend County as a whole is about 22% Asian, so the school skews visibly more Asian than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 42% of students at BRAZOS BEND EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, BRAZOS BEND EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.1%.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Fort Bend County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $114,041 per year, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Fort Bend County runs 217 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students), of which BRAZOS BEND EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: SARTARTIA MIDDLE, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BRAZOS BEND EL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 68.9%.
The school occupies a city-core site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BRAZOS BEND EL has remained close to its prior level, going from 705 students in 2018 to 716 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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