Enrollment
232
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRONTE ISD·NCES 481149000623
Bronte ISD
210 S JEFFERSON ST, BRONTE, TX 76933 · (325) 473-2521 · Coke County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL232 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
26 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
81 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 5% |
| Grade 9 | 19 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 15 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 18 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 14 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 27% larger than its 8th grade class (11).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +23.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 26.0% | 28.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 53.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Bronte ISD
Bronte ISD's state test result (50.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronte ISD this school | 232 | 34.9% | 50.8% |
| Forestburg School FORESTBURG | 180 | 35.6% | 34.3% |
| Abbott School ABBOTT | 284 | 38.4% | 58.2% |
| Jayton Schools JAYTON | 169 | 36.1% | 61.1% |
| Richards High School RICHARDS | 249 | 38.2% | 40.0% |
| Dodd City School DODD CITY | 308 | 36.7% | 55.6% |
Matched among Texas K-12 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 Bronte ISD ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #58 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #100 of 218 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #119 of 218 ▼ 45 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +21.5pp | #29 of 134 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 232 | #118 of 280 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.9:1 | #9 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.1% | #106 of 144 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.9% | #196 of 226 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #39 of 60 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
232
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
+60% since 1990-91, when it was 145
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 8.6:1
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 | 232 | 26.1 | 8.9:1 | 35% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 224 | 28.3 | 7.9:1 | 54% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 235 | 28.4 | 8.3:1 | 52% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 240 | 28 | 8.6:1 | 47% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 248 | 24.8 | 10.0:1 | 50% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 129 | 13 | 9.9:1 | 45% (58) |
| 2010-11 | 141 | 18 | 7.8:1 | 39% (55) |
| 2000-01 | 150 | 16 | 9.4:1 | 27% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 145 | 15 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bronte ISD.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (248 to 232); teachers up 5% (24.8 to 26.1).
About Bronte ISD
Bronte ISD, located in BRONTE, Texas, is a small combined-grade school. School enrollment was 232 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 12. The average among combined schools in Texas is roughly 485 students; this school is 52% smaller than that.
Federal records list Bronte ISD as its own district.
White students make up 80% of enrollment at Bronte ISD. The remaining shares are 19% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 32% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Bronte ISD was 8.9:1. This ratio sits 2.8 below the 11.7:1 average for combined schools in Texas. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 35%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Coke County is 43%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Bronte ISD would score about 58.8%. It scores 50.8%, 8.0 points below that figure.
In Coke County (population about 3,353), the median household income is $43,333, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 18%. There are 2 public schools in Coke County, enrolling about 494 students in all.
Robert Lee School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 11.1 miles away. Nearby schools average 50.2% on proficiency, and Bronte ISD is above that at 50.8%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment declined 3% from its 2020-21 level of 240.
The Bronte ISD community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Coke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,353
Census ACS
Median income
$43,333
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Robert Lee School11.1 mi · 262
- Blackwell School14.3 mi · 186
- Miles High School20.4 mi · 217
- Miles Elementary School20.4 mi · 269
- Winters High School20.5 mi · 140
- Winters Junior High School20.5 mi · 74
Frequently asked questions
About Bronte ISDHow large is Bronte ISD?
Bronte ISD enrolls approximately 232 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Bronte ISD serve?
Bronte ISD serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many teachers does Bronte ISD have?
Bronte ISD employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Bronte ISD?
Student demographics at Bronte ISD are roughly 80% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Bronte ISD public or private?
Bronte ISD is a public K-12 school, overseen by BRONTE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.