KEMP-CARVER EL

KEMP-CARVER EL is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in BRYAN, Texas, one of the schools within BRYAN ISD. The school enrolls 563 students in grades pre-K through 4.

Within BRYAN ISD, which oversees 26 schools and 16,044 students, KEMP-CARVER EL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, KEMP-CARVER EL reports that 61% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 28% Black, 7% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Brazos County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Brazos County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, KEMP-CARVER EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.2%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Brazos County shows median household earnings sit near $58,553, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. KEMP-CARVER EL is one of 53 public schools in Brazos County (combined enrollment of about 32,430 students).

NEAL EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KEMP-CARVER EL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.6%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KEMP-CARVER EL has shrank 14%, going from 658 students in 2018 to 563 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 65% to 61%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

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