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SUL ROSS EL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are down about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 46% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About SUL ROSS EL
Set in BRYAN, Texas, SUL ROSS EL is a mid-tier primary school, part of BRYAN ISD. It caters to 476 students across grades pre-K through 4.
Across the 26 schools in BRYAN ISD (16,044 students total), SUL ROSS EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, SUL ROSS EL reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 33% Black, 25% White, 8% multiracial.
On the resource side, SUL ROSS EL lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Brazos County (around 60%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
After controlling for student poverty, SUL ROSS EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.3%; this one delivers 45.5%.
Around the school, Brazos County reports that the typical household earns roughly $58,553 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Brazos County runs 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,430 students), of which SUL ROSS EL is one.
The closest other public school is BRYAN COLLEGIATE H S, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SUL ROSS EL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SUL ROSS EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 45.6%.
The school occupies a metropolitan site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 6%: 507 students in 2018 compared to 476 in 2025.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Brazos County at a glance
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