Summary:
Bryan, Texas is home to five middle-level schools within the Bryan Independent School District (Isd), serving grades 5-8 and totaling 4,483 students, with the district ranking in the 35th percentile statewide and all schools serving a predominantly low-income population.
The standout school is Sam Rayburn (grades 5-6), which is the top performer despite having the lowest student-teacher ratio (13.8) and the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (67.58%). It is the only school where 5th and 6th-grade reading proficiency exceeds 50%, and it approaches the state average in 5th-grade math. In contrast, Arthur L Davila Middle (grades 7-8) struggles in standard subjects but is an anomaly in advanced coursework, posting the district's highest proficiency rates in Algebra I (88.76%) and Biology (95.71%). Stephen F Austin (grades 7-8) is the largest school (1,177 students) and ranks higher than Davila (32nd vs. 18th percentile), while Jane Long (grades 5-6) receives the most funding per student ($11,557) but has some of the lowest test scores. O W Sadberry Senior Intermediate (grades 5-6) is the smallest school (700 students) with the highest student-teacher ratio (16.1).
A key takeaway is the stark performance gap between grade levels: 5-6 grade schools generally perform closer to state averages, but proficiency drops dramatically when students transition to 7-8 grade schools, particularly in math. Spending does not correlate with success, as the lowest-funded school (Stephen F. Austin) has the highest Algebra I proficiency. Social studies is a universal weakness, with 8th-grade proficiency as low as 8.32% at Davila. Both 7-8 grade schools have very low dropout rates (0.7% and 0.8%), well below the district average of 1.8%, and advanced coursework is a bright spot, with Algebra I proficiency far exceeding state averages.
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