BRYSS ACADEMY

BRYSS ACADEMY operates as a mid-tier elementary school in BROWNSVILLE, Texas, part of RAUL YZAGUIRRE SCHOOLS FOR SUCCESS. Current enrollment sits at 555 students spanning grades pre-K through 8.

RAUL YZAGUIRRE SCHOOLS FOR SUCCESS comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 1,991 students; BRYSS ACADEMY is among them.

In terms of who attends, BRYSS ACADEMY shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). The wider county runs roughly 89% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BRYSS ACADEMY higher than the state norm the norm. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Cameron County's rate of about 84%.

With demographic context factored in, BRYSS ACADEMY ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 32.4%; BRYSS ACADEMY posts 69.5%, +37.0 points above that line.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Cameron County indicate median household income runs about $52,601, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 21%. In all, Cameron County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students), of which BRYSS ACADEMY is one.

Nearest neighbor: BRYSS ACADEMY H S, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BRYSS ACADEMY at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 43.4%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting. BRYSS ACADEMY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. BRYSS ACADEMY's enrollment has rose 49% since 2018, when it stood at 373 (now 555). Class-load math has rose: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.

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