Enrollment
317
High
DISTRICT 289 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRAZOS ISD·NCES 484447005075
Brazos High School
16621 HWY 36 S, WALLIS, TX 77485 · (979) 478-6832 · Austin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Texas public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
153 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 74 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 89 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 82 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 72 | 23% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BRAZOS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
68.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +34.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 34 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 51.0% | 13.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 34.0% | 31.0% | 13.0% |
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 | 68.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 19.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 55.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
57.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 →
Schools most like Brazos High School
Brazos High School's state test result (57.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazos High School this school | 317 | 48.3% | 57.4% |
| Boling High School BOLING | 328 | 47.0% | 46.8% |
| Abernathy High School ABERNATHY | 237 | 46.4% | 64.9% |
| McGregor High School MCGREGOR | 437 | 52.4% | 62.1% |
| Yoakum High School YOAKUM | 477 | 51.2% | 59.5% |
| Comanche High School COMANCHE | 375 | 46.7% | 66.3% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Brazos High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #575 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #398 of 1,425 ▲ 105 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #415 of 1,425 ▲ 83 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +30.0pp | #153 of 1,184 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #1,145 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #351 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #446 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.3% | #1,045 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +42.8% | #83 of 672 |
Ranked against other public high 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
317
+64 (+25%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 208
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 11.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 317 | 25.3 | 12.5:1 | 48% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 22.8 | 13.5:1 | 53% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 287 | 22.2 | 12.9:1 | 54% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 253 | 22 | 11.5:1 | 51% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 222 | 21.2 | 10.5:1 | 51% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 234 | 19 | 12.3:1 | 49% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 237 | 24 | 9.9:1 | 48% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 296 | 23 | 12.9:1 | 28% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 208 | 20 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brazos High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 43% (222 to 317); teachers up 20% (21.2 to 25.3).
About Brazos High School
Brazos High School is a very small high school in WALLIS, Texas. The school enrolls 317 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in Texas average about 796 students, which makes this school 60% below average.
BRAZOS ISD is made up of 3 schools with 866 students in all.
The share of Hispanic students at Brazos High School is 54%, a majority. Smaller groups are 37% White, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Austin County is roughly 28% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.5:1. The school has 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1. In all, 48% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Brazos High School lands at B, ahead of 58% of Texas public high schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Brazos High School would be expected to post about 53.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.4%.
The county, Austin County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $75,789 a year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Brazos High School, Austin County has 12 public schools.
Brazos High School's nearest public school is Brazos Middle School (about 0.2 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Brazos High School places 7th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Brazos High School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
From 253 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 317 by 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 11.5 in 2020-21 to 12.5 in 2024-25.
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Austin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,170
Census ACS
Median income
$75,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
5,944 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BRAZOS ISD
- Brazos Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Brazos Middle SchoolMiddle · 203 students
Other Brazos High schools
One other US public school is named Brazos High. Brazos High School is the largest of the 2.
- Brazos High SchoolWACO, TX · 100 students
Nearby schools
- Brazos Middle School0.2 mi · 203
- Brazos Elementary School4.0 mi · 346
- East Bernard Junior High School6.7 mi · 314
- East Bernard Elementary School6.7 mi · 380
- East Bernard High School6.7 mi · 302
- Fletcher Morgan Elementary School7.4 mi · 817
Frequently asked questions
About Brazos High SchoolHow large is Brazos High School?
Brazos High School enrolls approximately 317 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Brazos High School serve?
Brazos High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brazos High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brazos High School is approximately 12.5:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Brazos High School?
Student demographics at Brazos High School are roughly 37% White, 54% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Brazos High School in?
Brazos High School is part of BRAZOS ISD.
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