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Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRYAN ISD·NCES 481179000692
Sul Ross Elementary School
3300 PKWY TER, BRYAN, TX 77802 · (979) 209-1500 · Brazos County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
355 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 | 51 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 31% smaller than its 4th grade class (95).
Student demographics
71%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
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 15.0% | 11.0% | 47.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 60.0% |
| 2021-22 | 63.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 60.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Sul Ross Elementary School
Sul Ross Elementary School's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sul Ross Elementary School this school | 476 | 74.6% | 46.5% |
| Donna Park HURST | 439 | 72.7% | 49.0% |
| Hitchcock Primary School HITCHCOCK | 485 | 79.8% | N/A |
| Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie GRAND PRAIRIE | 433 | 78.8% | 33.1% |
| Dunn Elementary School ARLINGTON | 507 | 70.2% | 34.5% |
| Johnston-McQueen Elementary School LONGVIEW | 464 | 76.1% | 40.8% |
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 Sul Ross Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Brazos County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #1,792 of 4,401 | #14 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #2,591 of 4,466 ▼ 493 | #20 of 28 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,834 of 4,466 ▼ 403 | #22 of 28 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -15.5pp | #144 of 3,998 | #3 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #2,760 of 4,938 | #16 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #2,221 of 4,622 | #20 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.7% | #456 of 4,628 | #4 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.6% | #2,297 of 4,789 | #13 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #2,375 of 2,838 | #12 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
476
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 340
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
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 | 476 | 32.2 | 14.8:1 | 75% (355) |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 35.6 | 13.8:1 | 75% (370) |
| 2022-23 | 545 | 36.1 | 15.1:1 | 75% (409) |
| 2020-21 | 478 | 34 | 14.1:1 | 76% (362) |
| 2017-18 | 507 | 32.6 | 15.6:1 | 71% (360) |
| 2015-16 | 320 | 21 | 15.2:1 | 63% (202) |
| 2010-11 | 363 | 23 | 15.8:1 | 60% (216) |
| 2000-01 | 375 | 25 | 15.0:1 | 44% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 340 | 25 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sul Ross Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (507 to 476); teachers down 1% (32.6 to 32.2).
About Sul Ross Elementary School
Sul Ross Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in BRYAN, Texas. The school enrolls 476 students, from pre-K through 4.
BRYAN ISD runs Sul Ross Elementary School along with 25 other schools, enrolling 16,044 students in total.
The most common group at Sul Ross Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 34%. The school is also 33% Black, 25% White, and 8% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.8:1, with 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Sul Ross Elementary School is 75%. Among public schools in Brazos County, the average eligibility rate is 60%.
Sul Ross Elementary School is 4.7 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (46.5% versus 41.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
In Brazos County (population about 242,311), the median household income is $58,553, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. There are 53 public schools in Brazos County, enrolling about 32,430 students in all.
Bryan Collegiate High School is the public school closest to Sul Ross Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 45.3%; Sul Ross Elementary School's is 46.5%, ranking 4th of 9.
The NCES locale for Sul Ross Elementary School is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, Sul Ross Elementary School enrolled 478; in 2024-25, 476.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Bryan Collegiate High School0.4 mi · 465
- Crockett Elementary School0.6 mi · 442
- Harmony Science Academy - Bryan0.7 mi · 395
- Henderson Elementary School0.8 mi · 533
- Travis B Bryan High School0.9 mi · 2,426
- Johnson Elementary School1.3 mi · 445
Frequently asked questions
About Sul Ross Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sul Ross Elementary School?
Sul Ross Elementary School enrolls approximately 476 students in grades PK-04.
Is Sul Ross Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sul Ross Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Sul Ross Elementary School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Sul Ross Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Sul Ross Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sul Ross Elementary School are roughly 25% White, 34% Hispanic, 33% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Sul Ross Elementary School public or private?
Sul Ross 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.