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GREENS PRAIRIE EL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 43 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 37 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About GREENS PRAIRIE EL
Set in COLLEGE STATION, Texas, GREENS PRAIRIE EL is a mid-tier primary school, overseen by COLLEGE STATION ISD. It enrolls 510 students across grades pre-K through 4.
COLLEGE STATION ISD comprises 21 schools with combined enrollment of 14,314 students; GREENS PRAIRIE EL is among them.
In terms of who attends, GREENS PRAIRIE EL reports that White students make up the majority at 73%. Beyond that, the school reports 13% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 14% of students at GREENS PRAIRIE EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Brazos County (around 60%), the school's rate is south of typical.
After controlling for student poverty, GREENS PRAIRIE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.0%.
Around the school, Brazos County reports that the typical household earns roughly $58,553 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. GREENS PRAIRIE EL is one of 53 public schools in Brazos County (combined enrollment of about 32,430 students).
The closest other public school is PECAN TRAIL INT, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GREENS PRAIRIE EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 64.1%.
The school occupies a city-core site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GREENS PRAIRIE EL has edged down 34%, going from 768 students in 2018 to 510 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 17% to 13% across the same window.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Brazos County at a glance
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