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Enrollment
533
Elementary
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRYAN ISD·NCES 481179000686
Henderson Elementary School
801 MATOUS DR, BRYAN, TX 77802 · (979) 209-1560 · Brazos County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL533 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
445 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 82 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (89).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 28.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 24.0% | 21.0% | 33.0% |
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 | 52.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Henderson Elementary School
Henderson Elementary School's state test result (43.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson Elementary School this school | 533 | 83.5% | 43.7% |
| Bonham Elementary School BRYAN | 543 | 82.7% | 40.6% |
| IDEA Bluff Springs Academy AUSTIN | 521 | 84.1% | 34.4% |
| Daggett Elementary School FORT WORTH | 526 | 86.1% | 35.5% |
| Carlos Coon Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 547 | 83.2% | 25.1% |
| Blake Manor Elementary School MANOR | 573 | 83.6% | 19.8% |
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 Henderson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Brazos County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #2,116 of 4,401 | #18 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,123 of 4,466 ▲ 416 | #16 of 28 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #2,231 of 4,466 ▲ 568 | #15 of 28 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #1,365 of 3,998 | #10 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 533 | #2,196 of 4,938 | #11 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,621 of 4,622 | #11 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.5% | #3,243 of 4,628 | #25 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.5% | #1,688 of 4,789 | #10 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #2,197 of 2,838 | #11 of 14 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
533
-38 (-7%) vs 2020
+73% since 1990-91, when it was 308
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 533 | 37.8 | 14.1:1 | 83% (445) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 40.8 | 13.1:1 | 86% (460) |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 41.4 | 13.4:1 | 87% (482) |
| 2020-21 | 571 | 41 | 13.9:1 | 86% (493) |
| 2017-18 | 580 | 38.9 | 14.9:1 | 84% (487) |
| 2015-16 | 511 | 34 | 15.0:1 | 82% (418) |
| 2010-11 | 339 | 24 | 14.1:1 | 80% (272) |
| 2000-01 | 402 | 28 | 14.4:1 | 75% (302) |
| 1990-91 | 308 | 22 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Henderson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (580 to 533); teachers down 3% (38.9 to 37.8).
About Henderson Elementary School
Henderson Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in BRYAN, Texas. It educates 533 students in pre-K through 4.
BRYAN ISD (26 schools, 16,044 students) runs Henderson Elementary School.
By race and ethnicity, Henderson Elementary School is 79% Hispanic. The school is also 9% Black, 7% White, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 27% Hispanic share among all Brazos County residents. By the diversity index, Henderson Elementary School comes in at 36%.
The count of teachers at Henderson Elementary School is 37.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, higher than at this school. Around 83% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Brazos County average 60%.
In Texas, Henderson Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 43.7% actual against a predicted 38.0%.
Brazos County has these Census figures: median household income is about $58,553, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Henderson Elementary School is among the 53 public schools in Brazos County.
The closest other public school is Harmony Science Academy - Bryan, about 0.3 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Henderson Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal counts put enrollment at 571 in 2020-21 and 533 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease.
Community posts for Henderson Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Brazos County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
242,311
Census ACS
Median income
$58,553
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
32,430 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BRYAN ISD
- Travis B Bryan High SchoolHigh · 2,426 students
- James Earl Rudder High SchoolHigh · 1,697 students
- Stephen F AustinMiddle · 1,177 students
- Arthur L Davila Middle SchoolMiddle · 983 students
- Jane LongMiddle · 895 students
- Sam RayburnMiddle · 728 students
Other schools in BRYAN
- Travis B Bryan High SchoolHigh · 2,426 students
- James Earl Rudder High SchoolHigh · 1,697 students
- Stephen F AustinMiddle · 1,177 students
- Arthur L Davila Middle SchoolMiddle · 983 students
- Jane LongMiddle · 895 students
- Sam RayburnMiddle · 728 students
Other Henderson Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 6 states are named Henderson Elementary. Henderson Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 9.
- Henderson Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 819 students
- Henderson Elementary SchoolMIDLAND, TX · 633 students
- Henderson Elementary SchoolFORNEY, TX · 580 students
- HENDERSON ELEM.ST CHARLES, MO · 653 students
- Henderson ElementaryBarstow, CA · 398 students
Nearby schools
- Harmony Science Academy - Bryan0.3 mi · 395
- Brazos School for Inquiry and Creativity Bryan/Col0.6 mi · 149
- Bryan Collegiate High School0.7 mi · 465
- Stephen F Austin0.7 mi · 1,177
- Sul Ross Elementary School0.8 mi · 476
- Crockett Elementary School1.0 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About Henderson Elementary SchoolHow large is Henderson Elementary School?
Henderson Elementary School enrolls approximately 533 students in grades PK-04.
Is Henderson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Henderson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Henderson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Henderson Elementary School is approximately 14.1:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Henderson Elementary School?
At Henderson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 7% White, 79% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Henderson Elementary School public or private?
Henderson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BRYAN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.