James Earl Rudder High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Bryan, Texas
James Earl Rudder High School in Bryan, Texas enrolled 1,697 students in 2024-25 with 127.9 full-time teachers, 13.3 students per teacher against the Texas high-school median of 14.0. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 11% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 43.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 96% (Texas: 90.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
1,769 students in 2022-23, 1,693 students in 2023-24, 1,697 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 128.4 to 127.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,769 | 128.4 | 13.8 |
| 2023-24 | 1,693 | 130.6 | 13.0 |
| 2024-25 | 1,697 | 127.9 | 13.3 |
13.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 57 of every 100 Texas high schools
Among the 1,824 Texas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
21 AP courses and one counselor per 345 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection James Earl Rudder High School enrolled 1,723 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 152 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses21
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 345 of the 1,723 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions152
- Chronically absent36.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
65.0% of students were Hispanic, 18.6% Black, 14.0% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic65.0%
- Black18.6%
- White14.0%
- Two or more races1.7%
- Asian0.3%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at James Earl Rudder High School scored proficient or above: 11% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 11% | 33% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
96% of the 366 students in James Earl Rudder High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Texas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 96% | 90% | 90.3% |
| Students in the class | 366 | 1,165 | 403,301 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Bryan
7 public high schools in Bryan report 2024-25 enrollment; James Earl Rudder High School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travis B Bryan High School | 2,426 | 14.1 | 70.0% |
| James Earl Rudder High School | 1,697 | 13.3 | 79.6% |
| Bryan Collegiate High School | 465 | 24.2 | 70.5% |
| The Mary Catherine Harris School-School of Choice | 195 | 10.3 | 85.1% |
| Disciplinary Alternative Educational Progam (DAEP) | 81 | 6.2 | 86.4% |
| Brazos Co Juvenile Detention Center | 23 | 5.8 | 65.2% |
| Brazos County JJAEP | 9 | not reported | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about James Earl Rudder High School
- Travis B Bryan High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.4 miles away: 2,426 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- The Mary Catherine Harris School-School of ChoiceThe next nearest public high school, 2.5 miles away: 195 students, 10.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
- Compare James Earl Rudder High School with Travis B Bryan High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Bryan ISD spends per student$12,964 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,964
- The largest public schools in TexasJames Earl Rudder High School is the number 410 by size of 2,039 Texas high schools open in 2024-25.#410 of 2,039
- Texas schools by students per teacher13.3 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.0 for high schools.13.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about James Earl Rudder High School
How many students attend James Earl Rudder High School?
1,697 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,769 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Bryan, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at James Earl Rudder High School?
13.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for high schools is 14.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is James Earl Rudder High School a Title I school?
James Earl Rudder High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at James Earl Rudder High School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at James Earl Rudder High School scored proficient or above: 11% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at James Earl Rudder High School?
96% of the 366 students in James Earl Rudder High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is James Earl Rudder High School in?
Bryan ISD, NCES district ID 4811790. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481179011154 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.