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Brazos School For Inquiry And Creativity Bryan/Col

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-7

3424^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Brazos School For Inquiry And Creativity Bryan/Col is a small public charter elementary school in Bryan, TX, serving 149 students in grades PK through 7, and is part of the Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity district.

This school serves an exceptionally high-needs community, with 100% of its students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, a rate significantly higher than nearby schools like Mitchell Elementary (61%) and Sul Ross Elementary (75%). Despite a low student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1, which is smaller than many larger district-run neighbors, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom third of Texas elementary schools over the past decade. Its academic performance is mixed: while math scores are persistently low across all grades, the school shows a notable strength in reading, particularly in the upper grades. For example, in the 2025-2026 school year, 7th-grade reading proficiency reached 75%, outperforming both the district and state averages. This pattern suggests that the school may have effective interventions or a specialized curriculum that kicks in during middle school.

When compared to a nearby charter school with a similar high-poverty population, Arrow Academy - Save Our Streets Center, Brazos School lags significantly in math. Arrow Academy's 4th-grade math proficiency was 82.35% versus Brazos's 11.76% in the same year, indicating a specific area where Brazos could look for best practices. The school also struggles with its English Language Learner (ELL) students, who ranked in the 3rd percentile statewide in 2023-2024. However, its low socio-economic status (SES) students have been a relative bright spot, ranking in the 41st percentile in 2023-2024, suggesting the school is doing a better-than-average job supporting its core demographic compared to other schools across Texas.

149

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,060

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

410 Bethel Ln
Bryan, TX 77802

(979) 774-5032

District: Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.1%

African American:

22.8%

White:

9.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (40% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Social Studies scores 22 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Texas avg48%

Elementary school

3,424^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

843^rd of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 34 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity

608^th of 951Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	3424 of 4627	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.2	3296 of 4651	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	3164 of 4710	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	3497 of 4647	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	3863 of 4581	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	3495 of 4578	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	3960 of 4479	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	3806 of 4359	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.2	3256 of 4329	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.5	3530 of 4286	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.0	3655 of 4320	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.3	3999 of 4260	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	24.3	3637 of 4221	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.5	3863 of 4206	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	59.0	1877 of 4095	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	38.1	2915 of 3937	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.5	2928 of 3475	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	1.3	3459 of 3465	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	23.0	3916 of 4461	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.8	2288 of 4331	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	3449 of 4295	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	3291 of 4240	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	2539 of 2918	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	3567 of 3668	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	2459 of 3556	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.3	3284 of 3487	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	49.3	1502 of 3446	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	14.4	3224 of 3333	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	3177 of 3226	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	2512 of 3744	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	3481 of 4658	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	4101 of 4588	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	4537 of 4561	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	3523 of 4499	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	4290 of 4348	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	4210 of 4306	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	3566 of 4413	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.1	2660 of 3644	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	3439 of 4465	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	3727 of 4401	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	4288 of 4376	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	3095 of 4329	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	3518 of 4188	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	3697 of 4168	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	2916 of 4520	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.4	2559 of 3705	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	2706 of 4594	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	2990 of 4521	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.9	4316 of 4477	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	2962 of 4451	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.0	4005 of 4309	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	3841 of 4264	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	3720 of 4582	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.4	2884 of 3739	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.6	2333 of 4647	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	2372 of 4585	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.6	3676 of 4357	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	2730 of 4319	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	31.2	2355 of 3106	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	843 of 2335	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	1214 of 2254	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1600 of 2193	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	1344 of 2080	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.6	758 of 2027	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	36.5	1400 of 1987	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	57.7	875 of 2043	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	41.9	1250 of 1987	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	65.8	600 of 1973	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	39.8	1274 of 1951	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.0	670 of 1895	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.8	341 of 1803	81.1%	★★★★☆
2007	41.1	1157 of 1684	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	18.7	1409 of 1585	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.7	1350 of 1582	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	0.7	1558 of 1573	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	53.0	755 of 2058	63.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	764 of 1390	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	782 of 2141	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.1	1147 of 1935	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	471 of 2253	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	43.7	1164 of 2073	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	901 of 2039	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.2	639 of 2253	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	46.5	999 of 2069	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.2	262 of 1956	86.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+4 vs school

White (2023)24th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)19th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile-16 vs school

At Risk (2022)12th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2026)87th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)72nd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)63rd percentile~ school

At Risk (2019)63rd percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)45th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading56%~ state avg

Mathematics29%-14 vs state

Social Studies10%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Brazos School For Inquiry And Creativity Bryan/Col	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	410 Bethel Ln	Bryan	77802	Brazos County	Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 774-5032	149	12	12.7	100.0%	14 (9.4%)	34 (22.8%)	100 (67.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	30	3424^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.0%		32.2	3296^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.1%	128		66.7	35.3	36.4	66.7	75.0	60.0	33.3	11.8	36.4	22.2	43.8	30.0	10.0	$11,060
Henderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	801 Matous Dr	Bryan	77802	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 209-1560	533	38	14.1	83.5%	37 (6.9%)	50 (9.4%)	423 (79.4%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	51.9	2015^th of 4627 public elementary schools	56.5%		40.8	2723^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	41.5%	708		54.7	47.6					38.7	52.4						$10,417
Fannin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1200 Baker Ave	Bryan	77803	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 209-3800	364	30	12.0	92.0%	24 (6.6%)	58 (15.9%)	276 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	40.4	2714^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.3%		34.1	3185^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.5%	471		50.0	45.8					40.6	35.7						$12,738
Arrow Academy - Save Our Streets Center	Public, Charter	K-6	1700 Groesbeck St	Bryan	77803	Brazos County	Arrow Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 703-1810	123	11	11.1	89.4%	15 (12.2%)	32 (26.0%)	75 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	52.4	1990^th of 4627 public elementary schools	57.0%		53.1	1959^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.9%	31		47.6	29.4	41.2	52.9			66.7	82.4	47.1	35.3				$11,694
Harmony Science Academy - Bryan	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2031 S Texas Ave	Bryan	77802	Brazos County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston North	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 779-2100	395	32	12.4	84.6%	56 (14.2%)	59 (14.9%)	246 (62.3%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	15 (3.8%)	17.5	4176^th of 4627 public elementary schools	9.7%		22.3	3897^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.2%	279	52.9	36.6	38.6	34.9	43.9	48.5	55.3	19.5	15.9	14.0	29.3	5.3	40.0	29.0	$14,616
Anson Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1400 Pecan St	Bryan	77803	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 209-3900	695	46	15.0	94.2%	24 (3.5%)	54 (7.8%)	606 (87.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	24.4	3782^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	18.3%		28.4	3534^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.0%	248		28.1	32.3					29.2	46.5						$11,704
Sul Ross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3300 Pkwy Ter	Bryan	77802	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 209-1500	476	32	14.7	74.6%	119 (25.0%)	159 (33.4%)	160 (33.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.8%)	43	2521^st of 4627 public elementary schools	45.5%		44	2495^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.4%	26		51.4	44.3					43.8	38.6						$11,332
Crockett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	401 Elm	Bryan	77801	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 209-2960	442	35	12.7	89.8%	37 (8.4%)	77 (17.4%)	309 (69.9%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	40.5	2702^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	41.6%		46.2	2371^st of 4651 public elementary schools	49.0%	331		29.9	54.0					37.7	51.6						$10,917
Neal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	801 W M L K St	Bryan	77803	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 209-3860	323	30	10.8	94.4%	14 (4.3%)	54 (16.7%)	246 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	42.4	2562^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	44.6%		50.1	2136^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.1%	426		45.6	56.1					28.1	48.8						$13,270
Kemp-Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	750 Bruin Trace	Bryan	77803	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 209-3760	563	45	12.5	90.2%	41 (7.3%)	157 (27.9%)	343 (60.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	32	3290^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.9%		43.2	2550^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.2%	740		38.5	53.0					21.9	41.5						$13,579

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