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Alton Elementary

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Alton Elementary ranks 1867 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

1867^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Alton Elementary in Brenham, TX, is a K-4 public school serving 460 students within the Brenham Independent School District (Isd), and it stands out as a remarkable turnaround story, climbing from the bottom 4% of Texas elementary schools a decade ago to a consistent 3-star rating in recent years.

This school has shown steady, sustained improvement, now consistently outperforming the district average on STAAR tests in both Reading and Math for 3rd and 4th grades by 5 to 8 percentage points. Compared to its district peer, Brenham Elementary, Alton has a more stable and higher academic ranking. However, a key challenge remains: while the school is highly effective for some student groups, it struggles significantly with others, particularly in Special Education. This points to a need for more targeted support to ensure success for every child. For context, the nearby Burton Elementary (in Burton Independent School District (Isd)) serves as a high-performing benchmark, consistently ranking in the 80th percentile and achieving proficiency rates 20-30 points higher, though it serves a lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

Alton Elementary is a solid, above-average school within its district, offering a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. Its decade-long upward trajectory is a powerful testament to effective school-wide strategies. For parents, this is a school that has proven it can improve and deliver strong results for many students, but its future success hinges on closing the achievement gaps to ensure that its positive momentum benefits every single child in the building.

460

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,286

Per pupil spending ?

57.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1210 S Market St
Brenham, TX 77834-3838

(979) 277-3870

District: Brenham Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Alton Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.0%

Hispanic:

33.5%

African American:

18.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2016 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 56 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg44%

Texas avg49%

1,867^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 56 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Brenham Independent School District (Isd)

536^th of 951Brenham Independent School District (Isd) 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	1867 of 4627	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.3	1660 of 4651	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	1878 of 4710	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	1795 of 4647	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	2403 of 4581	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.0	1115 of 4578	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	50.9	1982 of 4479	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.2	2542 of 4359	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.3	3068 of 4329	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.2	4124 of 4286	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.5	3789 of 4320	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.8	3957 of 4260	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	35.2	3126 of 4221	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.1	3088 of 4206	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.3	3726 of 4095	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.8	3842 of 3937	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	49.4	2283 of 3884	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.7	1853 of 3768	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.7	955 of 3724	74.4%	★★★★☆
2006	56.3	1716 of 3476	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	41.2	2432 of 3475	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	58.7	1545 of 3465	55.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	2263 of 2406	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	1602 of 1905	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	1738 of 2443	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	1719 of 2443	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	2073 of 2421	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.0	1587 of 2444	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	2096 of 2515	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	1965 of 2483	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	11.0	4388 of 4461	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	3521 of 4331	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	3949 of 4295	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	4088 of 4240	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	52.0	1575 of 3556	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.6	3085 of 3487	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.7	2152 of 3446	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.3	3135 of 3333	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	3056 of 3226	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	2208 of 4575	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.6	1933 of 3744	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.8	1699 of 4658	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	1949 of 4588	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	2525 of 4561	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.9	1464 of 4499	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	1887 of 4348	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.2	2223 of 4306	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	1607 of 3075	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.4	1253 of 2619	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.6	686 of 2980	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	51.9	1781 of 2958	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	78.7	422 of 3006	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	57.3	1656 of 3184	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.5	1126 of 3106	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	2097 of 4413	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.2	2028 of 3644	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	2423 of 4465	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.3	1978 of 4401	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.7	3301 of 4376	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	61.3	1302 of 4329	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	1836 of 4188	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.5	2819 of 4168	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	1576 of 4520	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.4	2448 of 3705	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	3079 of 4594	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	2314 of 4521	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	3563 of 4477	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.8	2330 of 4451	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	3313 of 4309	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	3873 of 4264	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.2	1595 of 4582	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.2	1016 of 3739	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	47.8	2318 of 4647	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	1721 of 4585	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	2307 of 4563	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	75.3	865 of 4498	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	48.8	2082 of 4357	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.5	2809 of 4319	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	791 of 975	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	972 of 1004	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	3371 of 4301	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.6	2265 of 3549	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	3646 of 4292	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.8	1841 of 4086	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.4	3549 of 3952	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.9	1894 of 3799	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	2152 of 3684	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.2	3248 of 3558	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.2	779 of 3006	74.1%	★★★★☆
2025	73.5	561 of 2612	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	56.4	1351 of 3108	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	1013 of 3106	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	975 of 3082	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.5	457 of 3082	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	601 of 3142	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	726 of 3127	76.8%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)74th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)56th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)52nd percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)48th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)22nd percentile-38 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)19th percentile-45 vs school

African American (2026)6th percentile-54 vs school

At Risk (2022)2nd percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading52%~ state avg

Mathematics48%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (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 (2025)	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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Alton Elementary	Public	K-4	1210 S Market St	Brenham	77834	Washington County	Brenham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 277-3870	460	30	15.3	57.2%	193 (42.0%)	87 (18.9%)	154 (33.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	54.9	1867^th of 4627 public elementary schools	59.6%		58.3	1660^th of 4651 public elementary schools	64.3%	207	50.7	52.7			46.4	48.9			$9,286
Krause Elementary	Public	K-4	2201 E Stone	Brenham	77834	Washington County	Brenham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 277-3860	655	42	15.6	69.6%	160 (24.4%)	100 (15.3%)	367 (56.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (3.7%)	24.1	3801^st of 4627 public elementary schools	17.9%		20.9	3977^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.5%	176	35.2	37.8			34.4	32.4			$8,205
Brenham Elementary	Public	K-4	1000 Blue Bell Dr	Brenham	77834	Washington County	Brenham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 277-3880	512	37	13.8	65.4%	153 (29.9%)	130 (25.4%)	194 (37.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	29 (5.7%)	56.2	1802^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	61.1%		41.8	2651^st of 4651 public elementary schools	43.0%	849	45.2	51.1			49.6	56.4			$8,813
Burton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	12504 Cedar St	Burton	77835	Washington County	Burton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 289-2175	386	27	14.1	43.5%	293 (75.9%)	22 (5.7%)	62 (16.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	76.5	890^th of 4627 public elementary schools	80.8%		83.2	639^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.3%	251	79.7	58.5	63.4	58.0	69.5	68.3	53.7	46.0	$8,408
West End Elementary	Public	K-5	7453 Ernst Pkwy	Industry	77418	Austin County	Bellville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 357-2595	143	12	12.0	36.4%	108 (75.5%)	2 (1.4%)	29 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	75.9	904^th of 4627 public elementary schools	80.5%		66	1309^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.9%	405	47.6	60.0	70.6		57.1	75.0	61.8		$9,894
Somerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	700 8th St	Somerville	77879	Burleson County	Somerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 596-1502	200	15	13.5	82.0%	65 (32.5%)	22 (11.0%)	93 (46.5%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.0%)	16.4	4222^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	8.8%		23.8	3811^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.1%	411	18.2	45.5			15.2	30.3			$8,563
O'Bryant Intermediate	Public	4-5	414 S Tesch	Bellville	77418	Austin County	Bellville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 865-3671	266	19	13.9	45.9%	145 (54.5%)	19 (7.1%)	86 (32.3%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.5%)	36.6	2976^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.7%		40.6	2733^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	41.2%	243		42.7	47.2			46.1	41.0		$10,508
O'Bryant Pri	Public	PK, KG-3	413 S Tesch	Bellville	77418	Austin County	Bellville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 865-5907	563	42	13.3	49.4%	273 (48.5%)	39 (6.9%)	217 (38.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.0%)								(n/a)	43.1				44.4				$9,142
Round Top-Carmine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	608 N Washington	Round Top	78954	Fayette County	Round Top-Carmine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 966-6116	121	11	10.9	41.3%	81 (66.9%)	3 (2.5%)	34 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	81.7	712^th of 4627 public elementary schools	84.6%		79.5	767^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.5%	55	52.6	63.2	61.1	73.3	57.9	79.0	94.4	86.7	$9,774
Hempstead Elementary	Public	K-5	1340 13th St	Hempstead	77445	Waller County	Hempstead Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 826-2452	823	41	19.8	87.2%	59 (7.2%)	204 (24.8%)	534 (64.9%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.4%)	18.5	4130^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.7%		13.3	4362^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	6.2%	232	27.7	22.6	38.7		29.4	30.9	39.8		$7,609

Frequently Asked Questions about Alton Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Alton Elementary?

Students at Alton Elementary are 42% White, 33% Hispanic, 19% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Alton Elementary in?

Brenham Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Alton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Alton Elementary.

Is Alton Elementary a good school?

Alton Elementary ranks 1867^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Alton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alton Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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