Enrollment
346
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Orchard, TX
Brazos El
Federal NCES profile for Brazos El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 484447005077
👥 S:T ratio 45
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 31
📋 Attendance 73
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Brazos El earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Texas median.
- 55
- Resource Index · Higher
- 13.8:1
- students per teacher
- 66.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 346
- students enrolled
Brazos El has class sizes near the Texas median. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
25.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
13.8:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-6% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
66.6%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+8% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Brazos El compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Brazos El
Brazos El is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Orchard, Texas, enrolling 346 students.
At 13.8:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Texas median, within a few percentage points of the 14.7:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 66.6% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 346 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Against 1,124 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #159.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (58%) and White (34%) (diversity index 55/100).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 346 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
10.7% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Brazos Isd also operates Brazos H S (317 students) and Brazos Middle (203 students) alongside Brazos El.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Brazos El compares
Brazos El on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 13.8:1 | ▼ 6% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 66.6% | ▲ 8% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 346 | top 70% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
13.8:1
Leaner classes than 59% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
346
Bigger than 39% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
66.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 8% above the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
13.8:1
students per teacher
- 6% below state mean
Top 45% in Texas - lower ratio than 55% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
10.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$13,255
per pupil, district-wide
- below Texas avg of $13,644
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 346 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
12
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 57.8%
White 34.1%
African American 5.8%
Two or More 2.3%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 57.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 54.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 54.6, Brazos El is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Brazos Isd, which includes Brazos El.
$13,255
Per student
-3%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-20%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 41.6%
State 48.2%
Federal 10.2%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Brazos El Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazos H S | Similar size | Lower economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| Brazos Middle | Smaller | Lower economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Brazos El's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 317
- Students per teacher
- 14.4:1
- Resource Index
- 61/100
- Enrollment
- 203
- Students per teacher
- 13.5:1
- Resource Index
- 58/100
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~346 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~13.8:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Brazos El
How many students attend Brazos El?
Brazos El has 346 students enrolled. It is a public school in Orchard, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brazos El?
The student-teacher ratio at Brazos El is 13.8:1, which is 6% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 12% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Brazos El?
66.6% of students at Brazos El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Brazos El?
The largest demographic group at Brazos El is Hispanic or Latino at 57.8% of enrollment, in Orchard, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 54.6/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Brazos El?
Brazos El has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Brazos El a good school?
Brazos El earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Texas median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Brazos Isd?
Besides Brazos El, Brazos Isd also operates Brazos H S (317 students) and Brazos Middle (203 students). See the Brazos Isd district page for the complete list.
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