BRAZOS EL

BRAZOS EL is a modestly sized elementary school in ORCHARD, Texas, operated by BRAZOS ISD. The school hosts 346 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 33% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Within BRAZOS ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 866 students, BRAZOS EL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, BRAZOS EL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 58% of enrollment; the rest consists of 34% White, 6% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Fort Bend County (around 42%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BRAZOS EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.9%, the actual is 37.2%, a residual of -8.7 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Fort Bend County indicate the typical household earns roughly $114,041 per year, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Fort Bend County runs 217 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students), of which BRAZOS EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: BRAZOS MIDDLE, around 3.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BRAZOS EL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 61.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. BRAZOS EL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 340 (now 346). Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the BRAZOS EL community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.