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East Elementary School

2700 VINCENT ST, BROWNWOOD, TX 76801 · (325) 646-2937 · Brown County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Texas public elementary schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools

Enrollment
281
Elementary
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
194 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K4315%
Kindergarten4215%
Grade 13814%
Grade 23613%
Grade 34014%
Grade 43613%
Grade 54616%

This year's kindergarten class (42) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (46).

Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
13648%
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
12143%
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
52%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
197%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 5%
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
Male
15354%
Female
12846%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
75.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
71.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 11 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading42.0%33.0%17.0%8.0%
Mathematics39.0%32.0%16.0%13.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2675.0%71.0%
2024-2566.0%65.0%
2023-2458.0%54.0%
2022-2360.0%60.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 East Elementary School

East Elementary School's state test result (55.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
East Elementary School this school28169.0%55.5%
Kemp Intermediate School
KEMP
30771.7%36.9%
Paul Belton Elementary School
BORGER
29465.0%N/A
Grape Creek Primary School
SAN ANGELO
30365.7%N/A
Grape Creek Intermediate School
SAN ANGELO
29068.3%34.9%
Moody Elementary School
MOODY
28468.7%45.3%
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 East Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Brown County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
55.5%#1,020 of 4,401#1 of 7
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
71.0%#373 of 4,466
▲ 214
#1 of 7
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
75.0%#462 of 4,466
▲ 495
#1 of 7
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+13.0pp#1,056 of 3,998N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
281#4,303 of 4,938#5 of 8
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.3:1#1,793 of 4,622#6 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
57.5%#1,646 of 4,628#3 of 7
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
69.0%#2,623 of 4,789#4 of 8
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-12.2%#1,836 of 2,838N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
281
+12 (+4%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 286
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 12.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2528119.614.3:169% (194)
2023-2430725.512.1:170% (215)
2022-2331624.812.7:179% (249)
2020-212692112.8:169% (186)
2017-1832021.914.6:173% (235)
2015-163642117.3:164% (234)
2010-112941421.0:166% (194)
2000-012231218.6:157% (128)
1990-91286557.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 12% (320 to 281); teachers down 11% (21.9 to 19.6).

About East Elementary School

BROWNWOOD, Texas, is home to East Elementary School, a small elementary school. It had 281 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Texas enroll about 519 students on average.

East Elementary School is one school in a 7-school district, BROWNWOOD ISD, which enrolls 3,393 students.

White students account for 48% of enrollment at East Elementary School, more than any other group. The remaining students are 43% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Among people living in Brown County, the White share is about 75%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, East Elementary School scores 58%.

The school lists 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 69% of the student body. Across public schools in Brown County, the average is 58%.

On the allk12 Grade, East Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 86% of Texas public elementary schools.

East Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 55.5% and a predicted 44.2%.

American Community Survey estimates for Brown County show that median household income comes to about $57,470, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Brown County counts 23 public schools with about 6,238 students.

A public school about 0.6 miles away, Brownwood Accelerated High School, is the closest to East Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, East Elementary School is ahead of the 48.9% nearby average, ranking 1st of 5.

Federal data place East Elementary School in the Town: Remote locale, which means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.

Enrollment was 281 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 269. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.8:1 to 14.3:1 over the same years.

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Brown County at a glance

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Population
38,347
Census ACS
Median income
$57,470
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,238 students

Quick facts

School name
East Elementary School
District
BROWNWOOD ISD
Address
2700 VINCENT ST, BROWNWOOD, TX 76801
Phone
(325) 646-2937
County
Brown County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
281
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
14.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
194 (69%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
481170005965
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About East Elementary School
How large is East Elementary School?
East Elementary School enrolls approximately 281 students in grades PK-05.
Is East Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does East Elementary School have?
East Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at East Elementary School?
Student demographics at East Elementary School are roughly 48% White, 43% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is East Elementary School public or private?
East Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BROWNWOOD ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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