BROSNAHAN EL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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%.
About BROSNAHAN EL
BROSNAHAN EL is one of the sizable elementary campuss in KATY, Texas, part of CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, with 1,035 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 99% larger than typical.
CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD runs 92 schools in total, collectively educating 117,927 students. BROSNAHAN EL is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, BROSNAHAN EL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 58% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 26% Black, 7% White, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BROSNAHAN EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.3%.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household income runs about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which BROSNAHAN EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: ROBINSON EL, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BROSNAHAN EL. On composite proficiency, BROSNAHAN EL comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 43.8%.
Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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