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Enrollment
512
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRENHAM ISD·NCES 481128000603
Brenham Elementary School
1000 BLUE BELL DR, BRENHAM, TX 77833 · (979) 277-3880 · Washington County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
335 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 124 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 32% smaller than its 4th grade class (118).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within BRENHAM ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 29.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 31.0% | 18.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 13.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
47.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Brenham Elementary School
Brenham Elementary School's state test result (47.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brenham Elementary School this school | 512 | 65.4% | 47.2% |
| Sam Houston Elementary School MARSHALL | 536 | 66.6% | 66.5% |
| Marvin Biomedical Academy WAXAHACHIE | 535 | 68.0% | 36.4% |
| Eastridge Elementary School RED OAK | 530 | 63.8% | 44.0% |
| Raye-Allen Elementary School TEMPLE | 441 | 63.9% | 37.0% |
| Northside Elementary School WAXAHACHIE | 480 | 65.2% | 35.8% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Brenham Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #1,716 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,290 of 4,466 ▲ 801 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #2,603 of 4,466 ▲ 572 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +32.0pp | #111 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #2,399 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,387 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #525 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.4% | #2,807 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.1% | #1,587 of 2,838 |
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. 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
512
-105 (-17%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 741
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 512 | 37 | 13.8:1 | 65% (335) |
| 2023-24 | 536 | 40.2 | 13.3:1 | 67% (361) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 45 | 11.8:1 | 66% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 617 | 49 | 12.6:1 | 69% (427) |
| 2017-18 | 603 | 44 | 13.7:1 | 59% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 721 | 51 | 14.1:1 | 55% (395) |
| 2010-11 | 837 | 47 | 17.8:1 | 64% (532) |
| 2000-01 | 562 | 42 | 13.4:1 | 52% (290) |
| 1990-91 | 741 | 38 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brenham Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (603 to 512); teachers down 16% (44 to 37).
About Brenham Elementary School
Brenham Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of BRENHAM, Texas. It offers kindergarten through 4 and has 512 students enrolled.
Brenham Elementary School is one school in a 7-school district, BRENHAM ISD, which enrolls 4,872 students.
The biggest share of students at Brenham Elementary School, 38%, is Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 30% White, 25% Black, and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Washington County's population at about 19%. The diversity index for Brenham Elementary School is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.8 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 1.3 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at Brenham Elementary School, 65% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Brenham Elementary School would be expected to post about 45.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.2%.
American Community Survey estimates for Washington County show that median household income comes to about $77,825, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 10, with about 5,530 students.
Of the public schools around it, Brenham Elementary School is closest to Brenham High School, about 1.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 46.9%; Brenham Elementary School's is 47.2%, ranking 4th of 7.
The federal government classifies Brenham Elementary School's location as Town: Distant.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 512, from 617 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.6:1 to 13.8:1 over the same years.
The Brenham Elementary School discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,647
Census ACS
Median income
$77,825
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
5,530 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BRENHAM ISD
- Brenham High SchoolHigh · 1,544 students
- Brenham Junior High SchoolMiddle · 756 students
- Brenham Middle SchoolMiddle · 703 students
- Krause Elementary SchoolElementary · 655 students
- Alton Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
- Brenham Early Childhood Learning CenterElementary · 242 students
Other schools in BRENHAM
- Brenham High SchoolHigh · 1,544 students
- Brenham Junior High SchoolMiddle · 756 students
- Brenham Middle SchoolMiddle · 703 students
- Krause Elementary SchoolElementary · 655 students
- Alton Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
- Brenham Early Childhood Learning CenterElementary · 242 students
Nearby schools
- Brenham High School1.1 mi · 1,544
- Brenham Early Childhood Learning Center1.6 mi · 242
- Alton Elementary School1.7 mi · 460
- Brenham Junior High School2.3 mi · 756
- Brenham Middle School2.6 mi · 703
- Krause Elementary School2.9 mi · 655
Frequently asked questions
About Brenham Elementary SchoolHow large is Brenham Elementary School?
Brenham Elementary School enrolls approximately 512 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Brenham Elementary School serve?
Brenham Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brenham Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brenham Elementary School is approximately 13.8:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brenham Elementary School?
At Brenham Elementary School, the student body is approximately 30% White, 38% Hispanic, 25% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Brenham Elementary School?
Brenham Elementary School is overseen by BRENHAM ISD in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.