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What's something RAY BRASWELL H S does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
2,812
High
DISTRICT 1,236 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENTON ISD·NCES 481674013273
Ray Braswell High School
26750 E UNIVERSITY DR, AUBREY, TX 76227 · (972) 347-7700 · Denton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,812 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Texas public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
182 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
1,279 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 724 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 708 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 727 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 653 | 23% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 8.0% | 44.0% | 20.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 26.0% | 36.0% | 23.0% |
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 | 52.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 16.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
49.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Ray Braswell High School
Ray Braswell High School's state test result (49.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Braswell High School this school | 2,812 | 45.5% | 49.8% |
| Chaparral High School KILLEEN | 2,031 | 47.6% | 52.7% |
| Summer Creek High School HOUSTON | 3,972 | 47.1% | 54.0% |
| Manvel High School MANVEL | 2,238 | 51.1% | 64.7% |
| Lamar High School HOUSTON | 2,968 | 47.2% | 55.5% |
| Iowa Colony High School IOWA COLONY | 1,781 | 51.7% | 54.2% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Ray Braswell High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #831 of 1,385 | #22 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #777 of 1,425 ▲ 250 | #21 of 29 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #902 of 1,425 no change | #23 of 29 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #934 of 1,184 | #25 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,812 | #107 of 2,107 | #6 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #812 of 1,344 | #16 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #87 of 1,346 | #6 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.5% | #1,098 of 1,522 | #7 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +60.1% | #54 of 672 | #3 of 19 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,812
+366 (+15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 2,812 | 181.7 | 15.5:1 | 45% (1,279) |
| 2023-24 | 2,758 | 179.8 | 15.3:1 | 46% (1,272) |
| 2022-23 | 2,767 | 177.6 | 15.6:1 | 43% (1,187) |
| 2020-21 | 2,446 | 166 | 14.7:1 | 43% (1,044) |
| 2017-18 | 1,756 | 125 | 14.1:1 | 33% (571) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ray Braswell High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 60% (1,756 to 2,812); teachers up 45% (125 to 181.7).
About Ray Braswell High School
Ray Braswell High School is a large high school that serves part of AUBREY, Texas. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 2,812 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 796 students for high schools in Texas.
Ray Braswell High School is one school in DENTON ISD, a system of 46 schools with 33,329 students.
Of every 100 students at Ray Braswell High School, about 41 are Black, the largest group. The school is also 25% Hispanic, 24% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That is higher than the 11% Black share among all Denton County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 71%.
Its ratio of 15.5:1 is based on 181.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. In all, 45% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Denton County average 35%.
Among Texas public high schools, Ray Braswell High School outscored 21%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Ray Braswell High School would score about 54.3%. It scores 49.8%, 4.4 points below that figure.
For the population of Denton County, the median household earns about $111,498 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Ray Braswell High School shares Denton County with 266 other public schools.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Catherine Bell Elementary School, is the closest to Ray Braswell High School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Ray Braswell High School. Its average proficiency rate of 49.8% is above the 35.9% average for nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 15%.
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Denton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,561
Census ACS
Median income
$111,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
267
175,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DENTON ISD
- Guyer High SchoolHigh · 2,577 students
- Denton High SchoolHigh · 2,083 students
- Ryan High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- Strickland Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Crownover Middle SchoolMiddle · 891 students
- Pat Hagan Cheek Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
Other schools in AUBREY
- Aubrey High SchoolHigh · 1,135 students
- Dan Christie Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,016 students
- Terrie McNabb Middle SchoolMiddle · 978 students
- Pat Hagan Cheek Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
- Sandbrock Ranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 799 students
- Savannah Elementary SchoolElementary · 728 students
Nearby schools
- Catherine Bell Elementary School0.4 mi · 560
- Navo Middle School0.6 mi · 699
- Paloma Creek Elementary School0.7 mi · 516
- Dorothy Martinez Elementary School0.8 mi · 541
- Savannah Elementary School1.0 mi · 728
- Union Park Elementary School1.6 mi · 723
Frequently asked questions
About Ray Braswell High SchoolHow large is Ray Braswell High School?
Ray Braswell High School enrolls approximately 2,812 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Ray Braswell High School serve?
Ray Braswell High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Ray Braswell High School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Ray Braswell High School.
How diverse is Ray Braswell High School?
Ray Braswell High School reports a student body of 24% White, 25% Hispanic, 41% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Ray Braswell High School in?
Ray Braswell High School is part of DENTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.