Brenham Elementary

Summary:

Brenham Elementary is a public elementary school serving 532 students in grades K-4 in the Brenham Independent School District (ISD) in Brenham, Texas. The school's student population is diverse, with 37.22% White, 23.68% African American, 34.77% Hispanic, 0.56% Asian, and 3.76% two or more races.

Brenham Elementary has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from a high of 1165 out of 4,286 Texas elementary schools in 2015-2016 to a low of 3,525 out of 4,479 in 2018-2019. The school's performance on STAAR tests has also been mixed, with some grades and subjects performing above the district and state averages, while others fall below. Notably, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White students generally performing better than African American and Hispanic students, and students with disabilities or from low-socioeconomic backgrounds tending to perform lower than their peers.

When compared to nearby schools, Brenham Elementary's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the other elementary schools in the Brenham ISD, such as Krause Elementary and Alton Elementary. However, when compared to schools in other nearby districts, such as Round Top-Carmine Elementary and West End Elementary in the Bellville ISD, Brenham Elementary's performance lags behind, particularly in reading and math proficiency.


Detail:

Public K-4

 1000 Blue Bell Dr
       Brenham, TX  77833-4659


(979) 277-3880

District: Brenham Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1820th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,704 Help


Students who attend Brenham Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Brenham J H
    Brenham Middle
High:    Brenham High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.8 Help
Number of students:  532

Racial breakdown:

White:
37.2%
Hispanic:
34.8%
African American:
23.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  65.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Brenham Elementary ranks better than 61.1% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Brenham Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.69. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Brenham Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (37.2%), Hispanic (34.8%), African American (23.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 65.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Brenham Elementary is 11.8, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Brenham Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Brenham Elementary is $9,704. 1 elementary schools in the Brenham Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Brenham Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Brenham Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Brenham Independent School District (Isd) 478th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Brenham Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Brenham Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 81.02 374th 3465 89.2%
2005 74.16 741st 3475 78.7%
2006 80.59 377th 3476 89.2%
2007 76.25 675th 3724 81.9%
2008 67.80 1193rd 3768 68.3%
2009 68.78 1172nd 3884 69.8%
2010 69.51 1151st 3937 70.8%
2011 55.92 2074th 4095 49.4%
2012 62.97 1536th 4206 63.5%
2013 70.45 1155th 4221 72.6%
2014 53.55 2120th 4260 50.2%
2015 67.64 1399th 4320 67.6%
2016 71.79 1165th 4286 72.8%
2017 62.14 1376th 4329 68.2%
2018 41.11 2478th 4359 43.2%
2019 27.04 3525th 4479 21.3%
2021 66.40 1284th 4578 72.0%
2022 62.31 1506th 4581 67.1%
2023 46.91 2353rd 4647 49.4%
2024 55.69 1820th 4675 61.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Brenham Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 24.70 849th 1004 15.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Brenham Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.23 2504th 3226 22.4%
2019 21.56 3033rd 3333 9.0%
2022 40.69 2187th 3487 37.3%
2023 20.96 3212th 3556 9.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Brenham Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.07 3052nd 3558 14.2%
2019 22.87 3303rd 3684 10.3%
2021 59.00 989th 3799 74.0%
2022 59.26 1099th 3952 72.2%
2023 29.40 3167th 4086 22.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Brenham Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.81 3053rd 4264 28.4%
2019 25.14 3742nd 4309 13.2%
2021 71.83 756th 4451 83.0%
2022 64.74 1196th 4477 73.3%
2023 40.69 2816th 4521 37.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Brenham Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.96 1943rd 4306 54.9%
2019 32.36 3182nd 4348 26.8%
2021 65.17 1267th 4499 71.8%
2022 69.64 1109th 4561 75.7%
2023 45.87 2420th 4588 47.3%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Brenham Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.23 3352nd 4240 20.9%
2019 19.75 4003rd 4295 6.8%
2021 50.41 1802nd 4331 58.4%
2022 41.84 2683rd 4461 39.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Brenham Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.41 3219th 4319 25.5%
2019 23.45 3684th 4357 15.4%
2021 66.13 1234th 4498 72.6%
2022 55.10 1871st 4563 59.0%
2023 45.55 2414th 4585 47.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Brenham Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.19 1619th 2483 34.8%
2019 19.33 2316th 2515 7.9%
2021 57.90 791st 2444 67.6%
2022 57.45 854th 2421 64.7%
2023 30.95 1813th 2443 25.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Brenham Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.18 2698th 4168 35.3%
2019 25.20 3564th 4188 14.9%
2021 71.70 819th 4329 81.1%
2022 53.88 1833rd 4376 58.1%
2023 38.77 2844th 4401 35.4%
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Rank History for White students at Brenham Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.47 1421st 3127 54.6%
2019 36.46 2187th 3142 30.4%
2021 62.77 986th 3082 68.0%
2022 75.51 532nd 3082 82.7%
2023 60.29 1200th 3106 61.4%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Brenham Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 333 301 8 53 n/a n/a n/a 0 695
1989 392 306 8 55 1 n/a n/a 0 762
1990 399 315 11 61 1 n/a n/a 0 787
1991 385 283 11 60 2 n/a n/a 0 741
1992 382 288 12 70 0 n/a n/a 0 752
1993 395 291 12 73 0 n/a n/a 0 771
1994 390 322 8 69 0 n/a n/a 0 789
1995 363 292 12 81 0 n/a n/a 0 748
1996 363 292 12 81 0 n/a n/a 0 748
1997 333 273 16 92 0 n/a n/a 0 714
1998 271 182 15 69 0 n/a n/a 0 537
1999 222 189 12 77 0 n/a n/a 0 500
2000 203 190 12 83 0 n/a n/a 0 488
2001 272 197 10 83 0 n/a n/a 0 562
2002 296 218 9 80 1 n/a n/a 0 604
2003 296 218 9 80 1 n/a n/a 0 604
2004 296 220 11 86 1 n/a n/a 0 614
2005 287 251 13 133 0 n/a n/a 0 684
2006 292 257 17 153 0 n/a n/a 0 719
2007 354 240 17 185 0 n/a n/a 0 796
2008 353 234 16 208 2 n/a n/a 0 813
2009 343 230 15 211 1 n/a n/a 0 800
2010 351 225 17 229 0 n/a n/a 0 822
2011 336 197 17 276 1 0 10 0 837
2012 372 193 18 262 1 0 11 0 857
2013 366 191 22 280 1 0 9 0 869
2014 331 182 17 289 1 0 19 0 839
2015 303 144 19 263 1 0 17 0 747
2016 295 139 17 252 1 0 17 0 721
2017 280 139 15 260 1 0 14 0 709
2018 238 128 11 205 2 0 19 0 603
2019 218 134 9 245 0 0 20 0 626
2020 231 120 7 237 0 0 21 0 616
2021 216 133 3 244 0 0 21 0 617
2022 198 116 4 257 0 0 28 0 603
2023 198 126 3 185 0 0 20 0 532

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Brenham Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 695 40.0 17.3 n/a
1989 762 n/a n/a n/a
1990 787 39.0 20.1 n/a
1991 741 38.5 19.2 n/a
1992 752 41.9 17.9 46.9
1993 771 43.0 17.9 54.7
1994 789 44.2 17.9 51.5
1995 748 44.2 16.9 50.4
1996 748 44.2 16.9 50.4
1997 714 50.0 14.3 54.2
1998 537 36.0 14.9 41.3
1999 500 35.0 14.3 56.8
2000 488 34.0 14.4 57
2001 562 42.0 13.4 51.6
2002 604 47.0 12.9 57.1
2003 604 47.0 12.9 57.1
2004 614 47.3 13.0 55
2005 684 48.8 14.0 54.2
2006 719 49.8 14.4 54.5
2007 796 52.0 15.3 49.2
2008 813 51.4 15.8 51.4
2009 800 48.2 16.6 61.1
2010 822 51.6 15.9 60.6
2011 837 47.5 17.6 63.6
2012 857 51.5 16.6 65.2
2013 869 53.2 16.3 59.4
2014 839 51.8 16.1 61.5
2015 747 52.0 14.3 56.6
2016 721 52.0 13.8 54.8
2017 709 47.3 14.9 60.1
2018 603 44.0 13.7 58.7
2019 626 46.0 13.6 67.3
2020 616 46.0 13.3 61.7
2021 617 49.2 12.5 69.2
2022 603 50.0 12.0 65
2023 532 44.9 11.8 65.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Brenham Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 695 40.0 17.3 n/a
1989 762 n/a n/a n/a
1990 787 39.0 20.1 n/a
1991 741 38.5 19.2 n/a
1992 752 41.9 17.9 46.9
1993 771 43.0 17.9 54.7
1994 789 44.2 17.9 51.5
1995 748 44.2 16.9 50.4
1996 748 44.2 16.9 50.4
1997 714 50.0 14.3 54.2
1998 537 36.0 14.9 41.3
1999 500 35.0 14.3 56.8
2000 488 34.0 14.4 57
2001 562 42.0 13.4 51.6
2002 604 47.0 12.9 57.1
2003 604 47.0 12.9 57.1
2004 614 47.3 13.0 55
2005 684 48.8 14.0 54.2
2006 719 49.8 14.4 54.5
2007 796 52.0 15.3 49.2
2008 813 51.4 15.8 51.4
2009 800 48.2 16.6 61.1
2010 822 51.6 15.9 60.6
2011 837 47.5 17.6 63.6
2012 857 51.5 16.6 65.2
2013 869 53.2 16.3 59.4
2014 839 51.8 16.1 61.5
2015 747 52.0 14.3 56.6
2016 721 52.0 13.8 54.8
2017 709 47.3 14.9 60.1
2018 603 44.0 13.7 58.7
2019 626 46.0 13.6 67.3
2020 616 46.0 13.3 61.7
2021 617 49.2 12.5 69.2
2022 603 50.0 12.0 65
2023 532 44.9 11.8 65.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Brenham Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,388 (15.0%) $7,869 (85.0%) $9,257
2020 $1,193 (12.8%) $8,129 (87.2%) $9,322
2021 $1,635 (16.8%) $8,069 (83.2%) $9,704

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Brenham Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3525th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2353rd of 4647 Elementary schools
 28.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Brenham Elementary)3542
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Brenham Independent School District (Isd))3746
 9%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Brenham Elementary)4238
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Brenham Independent School District (Isd))4742
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Brenham Elementary)3142
 11%
   4th Grade Reading (Brenham Independent School District (Isd))4038
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Brenham Elementary)3250
 18%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Brenham Independent School District (Isd))4639
 7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students626532
 15%
African American134126
 6%
American Indian00
Asian93
 66.7%
Hispanic245185
 24.5%
Pacific Islander00
White218198
 9.2%
Two or More Races2020
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients67.3%65.8%
 1.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Brenham Elementary

Students who attend Brenham Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brenham J H
Middle : Brenham Middle
High : Brenham High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 532 students attended Brenham Elementary.

Brenham Elementary ranks 1820th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Brenham Elementary are 37% White, 35% Hispanic, 24% African American, 4% Two or more races.


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