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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at KIMMIE M BROWN EL this year?
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Enrollment
804
Elementary
DISTRICT 675 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAYTON ISD·NCES 481641010884
Kimmie M Brown Elementary School
151 BROWN RD, DAYTON, TX 77535 · (936) 257-2796 · Liberty County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL804 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
607 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 140 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 141 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 152 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 135 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (128) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (135).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within DAYTON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 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 up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 26.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 20.0% | 27.0% | 41.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Kimmie M Brown Elementary School
Kimmie M Brown Elementary School's state test result (31.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimmie M Brown Elementary School this school | 804 | 75.5% | 31.5% |
| Austin Elementary School DAYTON | 771 | 74.7% | 40.0% |
| Snyder Primary School SNYDER | 755 | 77.0% | 41.3% |
| Live Oak Learning Center ROCKPORT | 711 | 73.4% | N/A |
| D C Cannon Elementary School QUINLAN | 815 | 78.4% | N/A |
| Coggin Elementary School BROWNWOOD | 708 | 69.2% | 44.5% |
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 Kimmie M Brown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Liberty County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #3,525 of 4,401 | #6 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #3,740 of 4,466 ▲ 2 | #6 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #3,233 of 4,466 ▲ 579 | #4 of 17 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #2,327 of 3,998 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 804 | #431 of 4,938 | #10 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #2,489 of 4,622 | #7 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #1,635 of 4,628 | #4 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.5% | #2,246 of 4,789 | #9 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #1,170 of 1,307 | #8 of 8 |
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
804
+38 (+5%) vs 2020
+7% since 2010-11, when it was 750
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 804 | 53.5 | 15.0:1 | 75% (607) |
| 2023-24 | 853 | 54.3 | 15.7:1 | 73% (626) |
| 2022-23 | 845 | 53.6 | 15.8:1 | 82% (695) |
| 2020-21 | 766 | 49 | 15.6:1 | 79% (603) |
| 2017-18 | 787 | 49 | 16.1:1 | 71% (562) |
| 2015-16 | 808 | 47 | 17.2:1 | 61% (489) |
| 2010-11 | 750 | 48 | 15.6:1 | 64% (481) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kimmie M Brown Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (787 to 804); teachers up 9% (49 to 53.5).
About Kimmie M Brown Elementary School
In DAYTON, Texas, part of Liberty County, Kimmie M Brown Elementary School is an elementary school. In all, 804 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 55% bigger than the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas.
DAYTON ISD enrolls 5,675 students in 7 schools, including Kimmie M Brown Elementary School.
More than half of enrollment at Kimmie M Brown Elementary School is Hispanic: 51%. The next largest groups are 40% White, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 11 points above the 40% share among Liberty County residents. The diversity index for Kimmie M Brown Elementary School is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Kimmie M Brown Elementary School totals 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Kimmie M Brown Elementary School is about 75%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Kimmie M Brown Elementary School outscored 14%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 41.5% at Kimmie M Brown Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 31.5%.
Liberty County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $68,703 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 12% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Public schools in Liberty County number 41, with about 27,599 students.
Wilson Junior High School is about 0.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Kimmie M Brown Elementary School, there are 6 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Kimmie M Brown Elementary School places 5th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was 804 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 766.
The Kimmie M Brown Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Liberty County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,380
Census ACS
Median income
$68,703
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
27,599 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DAYTON ISD
- Dayton High SchoolHigh · 1,674 students
- Wilson Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,295 students
- Richter Elementary SchoolElementary · 895 students
- Austin Elementary SchoolElementary · 771 students
- Colbert Elementary SchoolElementary · 231 students
- Fredda Nottingham Alternative Education CenterHigh · 5 students
Other schools in DAYTON
- Dayton High SchoolHigh · 1,674 students
- Wilson Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,295 students
- Richter Elementary SchoolElementary · 895 students
- Austin Elementary SchoolElementary · 771 students
- Colbert Elementary SchoolElementary · 231 students
- Premier H S of DaytonHigh · 112 students
Nearby schools
- Wilson Junior High School0.9 mi · 1,295
- Fredda Nottingham Alternative Education Center0.9 mi · 5
- Austin Elementary School1.0 mi · 771
- Colbert Elementary School1.1 mi · 231
- Richter Elementary School2.3 mi · 895
- Dayton High School2.8 mi · 1,674
Frequently asked questions
About Kimmie M Brown Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Kimmie M Brown Elementary School?
Kimmie M Brown Elementary School enrolls approximately 804 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Kimmie M Brown Elementary School serve?
Kimmie M Brown Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kimmie M Brown Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kimmie M Brown Elementary School is approximately 15.0:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Kimmie M Brown Elementary School?
Student demographics at Kimmie M Brown Elementary School are roughly 40% White, 51% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Kimmie M Brown Elementary School in?
Kimmie M Brown Elementary School is part of DAYTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.