BRENHAM EL

BRENHAM EL is one of the medium-sized elementary-level communitys in BRENHAM, Texas, part of BRENHAM ISD, with 512 students on its rolls from grades K through 4.

BRENHAM EL is one of 7 schools operated by BRENHAM ISD, a district that works with 4,872 students overall.

In terms of who attends, BRENHAM EL logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 30% White, 25% Black, 6% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, BRENHAM EL has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BRENHAM EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 65% of students at BRENHAM EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, BRENHAM EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.0%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Washington County indicate median household income runs about $77,825, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Washington County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,530 students), BRENHAM EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BRENHAM H S, around 1.1 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BRENHAM EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 46.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 15%: 603 students in 2018 compared to 512 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 39% to 30% across the same window.

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