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O'HARA LANIER EL

522 N AVE B, FREEPORT, TX 77541 · (979) 730-7220 · Brazoria County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
Enrollment
456
Elementary
DISTRICT 519 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
348 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 3
147
Grade 4
156
Grade 5
153
Student demographics
White
6715%
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
33774%
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 54%
Black
307%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 13%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6%
Two+
194%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
23852%
Female
21848%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
O'HARA LANIER ELFREEPORT INT
Feeds from
FREEPORT ELPK02
Based on grade levels within BRAZOSPORT ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
43.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -12.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 12 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 37% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
456
+15 (+3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.6:1
% White
15%
was 18%
% Hispanic
74%
was 72%
% Black
7%
was 8%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About O'HARA LANIER EL

O'HARA LANIER EL is an elementary campus of reasonably sized scale in FREEPORT, Texas, one of the schools within BRAZOSPORT ISD, educateing 456 students in grades 3 through 5.

Across the 18 schools in BRAZOSPORT ISD (11,169 students total), O'HARA LANIER EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, O'HARA LANIER EL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 74% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% White, 7% Black, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 32%.

On the resource side, The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Brazoria County's rate of about 50%.

After controlling for student poverty, O'HARA LANIER EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.6%; this one delivers 37.2%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Brazoria County put median household income runs about $97,993, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Brazoria County runs 115 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,767 students), of which O'HARA LANIER EL is one.

The closest other public school is BRAZOSPORT H S, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around O'HARA LANIER EL. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), O'HARA LANIER EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 48.0%.

O'HARA LANIER EL operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 3%: 441 students in 2018 compared to 456 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for O'HARA LANIER EL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Brazoria County at a glance

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Population
391,255
Census ACS
Median income
$97,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
115
75,767 students

Quick facts

School name
O'HARA LANIER EL
District
BRAZOSPORT ISD
Address
522 N AVE B, FREEPORT, TX 77541
Phone
(979) 730-7220
County
Brazoria County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–05
Total enrollment
456
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–teacher ratio
14.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
348 (76%)
Locale
23-Suburb: Small
NCES ID
481119006929
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About O'HARA LANIER EL
How large is O'HARA LANIER EL?
O'HARA LANIER EL enrolls approximately 456 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does O'HARA LANIER EL serve?
O'HARA LANIER EL serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at O'HARA LANIER EL?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at O'HARA LANIER EL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at O'HARA LANIER EL?
At O'HARA LANIER EL, the student body is approximately 15% White, 74% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is O'HARA LANIER EL public or private?
O'HARA LANIER EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BRAZOSPORT ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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