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What's one thing BRILL EL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
653
Elementary
DISTRICT 684 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KLEIN ISD·NCES 482574002897
Brill Elementary School
9102 HERTS RD, KLEIN, TX 77379 · (832) 484-6150 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL653 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
250 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 2 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 124 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (124).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
70.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
67.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 42.0% | 28.0% | 17.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 37.0% | 30.0% | 19.0% | 14.0% |
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 | 70.0% | 67.0% |
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 41.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Brill Elementary School
Brill Elementary School's state test result (56.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brill Elementary School this school | 653 | 38.3% | 56.3% |
| Magnolia Elementary School PEARLAND | 703 | 36.8% | 70.5% |
| Carver Elementary School GEORGETOWN | 711 | 42.5% | 39.6% |
| Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School HUTTO | 806 | 39.5% | 47.4% |
| Nadine Johnson Elementary School HUTTO | 547 | 38.8% | 41.4% |
| Howard Norman Elementary School HUTTO | 554 | 40.8% | 40.8% |
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 Brill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #978 of 4,401 | #105 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #545 of 4,466 ▲ 279 | #59 of 625 ▲ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #727 of 4,466 ▲ 257 | #78 of 625 ▲ 25 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.5pp | #611 of 3,998 | #83 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 653 | #1,230 of 4,938 | #291 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,169 of 4,622 | #172 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #652 of 4,628 | #89 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.3% | #3,996 of 4,789 | #603 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #1,700 of 2,838 | #292 of 441 |
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
653
-174 (-21%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 888
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 653 | 48.2 | 13.5:1 | 38% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 922 | 65.5 | 14.1:1 | 48% (446) |
| 2022-23 | 929 | 61.7 | 15.1:1 | 48% (445) |
| 2020-21 | 827 | 55 | 15.0:1 | 44% (362) |
| 2017-18 | 758 | 48 | 15.8:1 | 29% (222) |
| 2015-16 | 768 | 53 | 14.5:1 | 33% (252) |
| 2010-11 | 879 | 55 | 16.0:1 | 35% (311) |
| 2000-01 | 815 | 50 | 16.3:1 | 14% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 888 | 50 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (758 to 653); teachers unchanged (48 to 48.2).
About Brill Elementary School
Brill Elementary School is an elementary school located in KLEIN, Texas, in Harris County. The school's enrollment of 653 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
KLEIN ISD oversees Brill Elementary School and 49 other schools, with 52,437 students in total.
The most common group at Brill Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 44%. The school is also 30% White, 14% Black, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. That is close to the 44% Hispanic share among all Harris County residents. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 48.2 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.5:1. That is 1.6 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 38% in 2024-25. Among public schools in Harris County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 57.3% for Brill Elementary School. The school posts 56.3%, 1.1 points below the prediction.
Harris County census figures show that the median household income is $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 1,205 public schools in Harris County, enrolling about 886,911 students in all.
The closest public school, Krahn Elementary School, is about 1.2 miles from Brill Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Brill Elementary School is 3rd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
In the federal locale system, Brill Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 174 students since 2020-21, to 653. The school's ratio fell from 15.0:1 to 13.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KLEIN ISD
- Klein Cain High SchoolHigh · 3,922 students
- Klein Oak High SchoolHigh · 3,766 students
- Klein Forest High SchoolHigh · 3,418 students
- Klein High SchoolHigh · 3,366 students
- Klein Collins High SchoolHigh · 3,360 students
- Wunderlich Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,319 students
Other schools in KLEIN
- Klein Cain High SchoolHigh · 3,922 students
- Klein Oak High SchoolHigh · 3,766 students
- Klein Forest High SchoolHigh · 3,418 students
- Klein High SchoolHigh · 3,366 students
- Klein Collins High SchoolHigh · 3,360 students
- Wunderlich Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,319 students
Nearby schools
- Krahn Elementary School1.2 mi · 802
- Kleb Intermediate School1.4 mi · 1,232
- K E Kaufman Alternative Education Center1.4 mi · 177
- Mittelstadt Elementary School1.5 mi · 693
- Theiss Elementary School1.5 mi · 637
- Klein High School1.6 mi · 3,366
Frequently asked questions
About Brill Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Brill Elementary School?
Brill Elementary School enrolls approximately 653 students in grades PK-05.
Is Brill Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brill Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Brill Elementary School have?
Brill Elementary School employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brill Elementary School?
At Brill Elementary School, the student body is approximately 30% White, 44% Hispanic, 14% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Brill Elementary School public or private?
Brill Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by KLEIN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.