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Enrollment
563
Elementary
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRYAN ISD·NCES 481179021134
Kemp-Carver Elementary School
750 BRUIN TRACE, BRYAN, TX 77803 · (979) 209-3760 · Brazos County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL563 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
508 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 | 101 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 20% smaller than its 4th grade class (98).
Student demographics
54%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
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 39.0% | 24.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 24.0% | 32.0% | 34.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 52.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Kemp-Carver Elementary School
Kemp-Carver Elementary School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kemp-Carver Elementary School this school | 563 | 90.2% | 44.3% |
| Bell Elementary School TYLER | 540 | 90.0% | 42.0% |
| Burnet Elementary School GALVESTON | 562 | 92.3% | 26.6% |
| Dixie Elementary School TYLER | 619 | 91.8% | 32.3% |
| Normandy Crossing Elementary School HOUSTON | 596 | 91.8% | 38.4% |
| Travis Elementary School PORT ARTHUR | 543 | 87.1% | 24.6% |
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 Kemp-Carver Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Brazos County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #2,045 of 4,401 | #16 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,522 of 4,466 ▼ 1,836 | #26 of 28 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #2,606 of 4,466 ▲ 292 | #18 of 28 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #2,261 of 3,998 | #16 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 563 | #1,918 of 4,938 | #7 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #550 of 4,622 | #6 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #1,987 of 4,628 | #16 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.2% | #1,053 of 4,789 | #5 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #1,650 of 2,838 | #10 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
563
+27 (+5%) vs 2020
+62% since 2000-01, when it was 348
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 563 | 44.9 | 12.5:1 | 90% (508) |
| 2023-24 | 537 | 42.3 | 12.7:1 | 89% (480) |
| 2022-23 | 504 | 38.5 | 13.1:1 | 92% (464) |
| 2020-21 | 536 | 43 | 12.5:1 | 94% (505) |
| 2017-18 | 658 | 47.4 | 13.9:1 | 94% (616) |
| 2015-16 | 928 | 56 | 16.6:1 | 97% (896) |
| 2010-11 | 481 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 98% (471) |
| 2000-01 | 348 | 29 | 12.0:1 | 93% (323) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kemp-Carver Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (658 to 563); teachers down 5% (47.4 to 44.9).
About Kemp-Carver Elementary School
Kemp-Carver Elementary School is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in BRYAN, Texas. The school serves 563 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25.
Kemp-Carver Elementary School is one school in BRYAN ISD, a system of 26 schools with 16,044 students.
Kemp-Carver Elementary School is 61% Hispanic by enrollment. Other reported shares: 28% Black, 7% White, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 27% Hispanic among all Brazos County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Kemp-Carver Elementary School operates with 44.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.5:1. That is lower than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. About 90% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The 60% average for public schools in Brazos County is 30 points lower.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Kemp-Carver Elementary School would score about 35.2%. It scores 44.3%, 9.1 points above that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Brazos County, the median household income is $58,553, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. There are 53 public schools in Brazos County, enrolling about 32,430 students in all.
The closest other public school is Neal Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Kemp-Carver Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Kemp-Carver Elementary School at 1st of 5.
Kemp-Carver Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
2024-25 enrollment was 563, a 5% rise from 536 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Kemp-Carver Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Nearby schools
- Neal Elementary School0.7 mi · 323
- Brazos Co Juvenile Detention Center0.8 mi · 23
- Brazos County JJAEP0.8 mi · 9
- Anson Jones Elementary School1.6 mi · 695
- Bonham Elementary School1.6 mi · 543
- O W Sadberry Sr Intermediate School1.7 mi · 700
Frequently asked questions
About Kemp-Carver Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kemp-Carver Elementary School?
Kemp-Carver Elementary School enrolls approximately 563 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Kemp-Carver Elementary School serve?
Kemp-Carver Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kemp-Carver Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kemp-Carver Elementary School is approximately 12.5:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kemp-Carver Elementary School?
At Kemp-Carver Elementary School, the student body is approximately 7% White, 61% Hispanic, 28% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Kemp-Carver Elementary School public or private?
Kemp-Carver 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.