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Enrollment
470
Elementary
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRYAN ISD·NCES 481179021013
Mary Branch Elementary School
2040 W VILLA MARIA RD, BRYAN, TX 77807 · (979) 209-2900 · Brazos County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
383 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 | 56 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 6% larger than its 4th grade class (81).
Student demographics
65%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
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 23.0% | 24.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 30.0% | 18.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Mary Branch Elementary School
Mary Branch Elementary School's state test result (44.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Branch Elementary School this school | 470 | 81.5% | 44.7% |
| Pope Elementary School ARLINGTON | 439 | 79.5% | 23.5% |
| R Q Sims Intermediate School MEXIA | 428 | 79.9% | 25.3% |
| A B McBay Elementary School MEXIA | 498 | 83.9% | N/A |
| Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy TEMPLE | 487 | 86.4% | N/A |
| Short Elementary School ARLINGTON | 406 | 82.5% | 29.2% |
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 Mary Branch Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Brazos County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #1,999 of 4,401 | #15 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,373 of 4,466 ▲ 208 | #12 of 28 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,720 of 4,466 ▲ 562 | #20 of 28 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #1,776 of 3,998 | #12 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 470 | #2,820 of 4,938 | #17 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #2,071 of 4,622 | #18 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #936 of 4,628 | #10 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.5% | #1,828 of 4,789 | #12 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #2,635 of 2,838 | #13 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
470
-36 (-7%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 355
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 470 | 32.2 | 14.6:1 | 81% (383) |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 33.5 | 14.6:1 | 79% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 617 | 40.8 | 15.1:1 | 83% (513) |
| 2020-21 | 506 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 84% (426) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 35 | 13.8:1 | 84% (406) |
| 2015-16 | 588 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 78% (456) |
| 2010-11 | 566 | 37 | 15.3:1 | 71% (404) |
| 2000-01 | 518 | 35 | 14.8:1 | 56% (291) |
| 1990-91 | 355 | 2 | 177.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary Branch Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (483 to 470); teachers down 8% (35 to 32.2).
About Mary Branch Elementary School
Mary Branch Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in BRYAN, Texas. The school offers pre-K through 4 and enrolls 470 students.
BRYAN ISD runs 26 schools with a combined 16,044 students. Mary Branch Elementary School is one of them.
About 49% of students at Mary Branch Elementary School are Hispanic, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 27% Black, 16% White, and 7% multiracial. Brazos County's residents are about 27% Hispanic, 22 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at Mary Branch Elementary School are from different groups.
There are about 14.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Mary Branch Elementary School, which has 32.2. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 81%. That rate is above the 60% average among public schools in Brazos County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 38.9% at Mary Branch Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.7%.
For Brazos County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $58,553 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Counting Mary Branch Elementary School, Brazos County has 53 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Jane Long is closest at about 1.8 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Mary Branch Elementary School. Mary Branch Elementary School places 3rd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school shrank from 506 students in 2020-21 to 470 in 2024-25.
Mary Branch Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Jane Long1.8 mi · 895
- Arrow Academy - Save Our Streets Center2.3 mi · 123
- Crockett Elementary School2.4 mi · 442
- Harmony Science Academy - Bryan2.5 mi · 395
- Brazos School for Inquiry and Creativity Bryan/Col2.6 mi · 149
- Disciplinary Alternative Educational Progam (daep)2.6 mi · 81
Frequently asked questions
About Mary Branch Elementary SchoolHow large is Mary Branch Elementary School?
Mary Branch Elementary School enrolls approximately 470 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Mary Branch Elementary School serve?
Mary Branch Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Mary Branch Elementary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Mary Branch Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mary Branch Elementary School?
At Mary Branch Elementary School, the student body is approximately 16% White, 49% Hispanic, 27% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Mary Branch Elementary School public or private?
Mary Branch 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.