STEPHEN F AUSTIN

Located at 800 S COULTER DR, in BRYAN, Texas, STEPHEN F AUSTIN is a sprawling 6-8 campus that caters to 1,177 students (grades 7 through 8), run under BRYAN ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 83% bigger than the state mean of about 643.

STEPHEN F AUSTIN is one of 26 schools operated by BRYAN ISD, a district that works with 16,044 students overall.

On demographics, STEPHEN F AUSTIN records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 56%; the rest breaks down as 21% White, 20% Black, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, STEPHEN F AUSTIN has 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Brazos County (around 60%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, STEPHEN F AUSTIN performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.6%, the actual is 33.9%, a residual of -7.7 points.

In the area at large, Brazos County reports that median household earnings sit near $58,553, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. STEPHEN F AUSTIN is one of 53 public schools in Brazos County (combined enrollment of about 32,430 students).

Nearest neighbor: BRAZOS SCHOOL FOR INQUIRY AND CREATIVITY BRYAN/COL, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), STEPHEN F AUSTIN ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 41.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. STEPHEN F AUSTIN's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 1,189 (now 1,177).

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