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Bonham Elementary

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Bonham Elementary ranks 2694 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

2694^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Bonham Elementary is a public elementary school in Bryan, Texas, serving 554 students in grades PK-4. It is part of the Bryan Independent School District, which is ranked 588 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bonham Elementary's academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is generally below the district and state averages across various grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in STAAR Reading was 48.08% at Bonham Elementary, compared to 45.17% for the district and 52.02% for the state. Similarly, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 4th-grade students proficient or better in STAAR Mathematics was 36.45% at Bonham Elementary, compared to 46.89% for the district and 45.79% for the state. Bonham Elementary's performance is generally lower than the nearby schools within the same district, such as Henderson Elementary, Fannin Elementary, and Anson Jones Elementary.

Bonham Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 82.49% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This is higher than the nearby schools within the same district. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 2,072 out of 4,329 Texas elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 3,338 out of 4,581 in 2021-2022. The school's overall SchoolDigger rating has also varied, ranging from 1 to 3 stars out of 5 over the past several years. Despite these challenges, the district's investment in resources and the potential for targeted interventions suggest that Bonham Elementary may have opportunities to improve its outcomes in the future.

543

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,226

Per pupil spending ?

82.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3100 Wilkes Dr
Bryan, TX 77803-0898

(979) 209-1200

District: Bryan Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Bonham Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Arthur L Davila Middle
	Sam Rayburn
High:	James Earl Rudder High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.2%

White:

10.5%

African American:

8.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 26th percentile in 2024 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 42nd (2025) from a 26th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (43% vs 49% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 10 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg45%

Texas avg49%

2,694^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Bryan Independent School District (Isd)

588^th of 961Bryan 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
2025	41.3	2694 of 4651	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	3474 of 4710	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	2812 of 4647	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	3338 of 4581	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.9	2203 of 4578	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.7	2303 of 4479	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	2511 of 4359	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.3	2072 of 4329	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.3	2098 of 4286	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.1	2160 of 4320	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.0	1982 of 4260	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.9	1563 of 4221	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.5	1842 of 4206	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.2	1753 of 4095	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.8	1909 of 3937	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.7	1115 of 3884	71.3%	★★★★☆
2008	61.8	1549 of 3768	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.0	1368 of 3724	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.4	1813 of 3476	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.7	1692 of 3475	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	46.7	2183 of 3465	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	948 of 1905	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	1588 of 2443	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.6	2321 of 2443	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	1996 of 2421	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	58.7	764 of 2444	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	1330 of 2515	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.3	2018 of 2483	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	34.0	3231 of 4461	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	66.8	874 of 4331	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	1094 of 4295	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	61.8	1203 of 4240	71.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	1146 of 2918	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.8	2935 of 3668	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.1	2008 of 3556	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	2470 of 3487	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	58.0	1079 of 3446	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	1024 of 3333	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.9	618 of 3226	80.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	1369 of 3744	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	2471 of 4658	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	2478 of 4588	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	2822 of 4561	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.1	2077 of 4499	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	2275 of 4348	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	2361 of 4306	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	18.6	2949 of 3184	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	2795 of 3106	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	1871 of 3644	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	3533 of 4465	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.5	2390 of 4401	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	3199 of 4376	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.8	2141 of 4329	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.4	1423 of 4188	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	1788 of 4168	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	1692 of 3705	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.3	3377 of 4594	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.9	2482 of 4521	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	2718 of 4477	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.4	1260 of 4451	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	56.8	1581 of 4309	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.3	2547 of 4264	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	2495 of 3739	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	3929 of 4647	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	2898 of 4585	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	3559 of 4563	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.8	2216 of 4498	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.9	2330 of 4357	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	2679 of 4319	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	1945 of 3549	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.7	3610 of 4292	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	2255 of 4086	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.2	3437 of 3952	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.5	1557 of 3799	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	2002 of 3684	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	2961 of 3558	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	1366 of 2612	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.4	1389 of 3108	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	1556 of 3106	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	2132 of 3082	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	86.5	189 of 3082	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	21.6	2747 of 3142	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.9	1855 of 3127	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)63rd percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)50th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-9 vs school

At Risk (2022)28th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2019)7th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading43%-10 vs state

Mathematics43%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)		STAAR Reading (2025)					STAAR Mathematics (2025)					STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Bonham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3100 Wilkes Dr	Bryan	77803	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 209-1200	543	37	14.5	82.7%	57 (10.5%)	48 (8.8%)	419 (77.2%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	41.3	2694^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.1%		29.9	3474^th of 4710 public elementary schools	26.2%	780					48.1	37.7				49.0	36.5					$10,226
Navarro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4619 Northwood Dr	Bryan	77803	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 209-1260	451	31	14.3	86.9%	59 (13.1%)	60 (13.3%)	313 (69.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	19.7	4040^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.1%		19.6	4095^th of 4710 public elementary schools	13.1%	55					28.9	36.1				23.7	36.5					$10,261
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%)	43.2	2550^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.2%		34.4	3193^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	32.2%	643					36.3	49.5				34.2	53.3					$13,579
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%)	50.1	2136^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.1%		27.9	3594^th of 4710 public elementary schools	23.7%	1458					54.4	52.5				41.3	41.0					$13,270
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%)	34.1	3185^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.5%		29.6	3486^th of 4710 public elementary schools	26.0%	301					36.9	44.4				40.0	36.5					$12,738
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%)	28.4	3534^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.0%		43.5	2621^st of 4710 public elementary schools	44.4%	913	13.3	70.8	20.0	47.6	36.2	44.1				27.4	38.7					$11,704
Mitchell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2500 Austin's Colony Pkwy	Bryan	77808	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 209-1400	426	29	14.6	61.0%	135 (31.7%)	105 (24.6%)	150 (35.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.0%)	60	1576^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.1%		57.7	1712^th of 4710 public elementary schools	63.7%	136					52.8	71.9				36.7	53.9					$9,281
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%)	32.2	3296^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.1%		34.7	3164^th of 4710 public elementary schools	32.8%	132					30.8	46.2	20.0	68.8	55.6	23.1	38.5	40.0	25.0	22.2	10.0	$11,060
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%)	53.1	1959^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.9%		64.3	1398^th of 4710 public elementary schools	70.3%	561					35.3	33.3	53.3	69.2		52.9	77.8	46.7	38.5		26.7	$11,694
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%)	40.8	2723^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	41.5%		47	2369^th of 4710 public elementary schools	49.7%	354					42.5	48.2				41.9	38.6					$10,417

Frequently Asked Questions about Bonham Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Bonham Elementary?

Students at Bonham Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 10% White, 9% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Bonham Elementary a good school?

Bonham Elementary ranks 2694^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bonham Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 543 students attended Bonham Elementary.

What district is Bonham Elementary in?

Bryan Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Bonham Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bonham Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Arthur L Davila Middle
Middle : Sam Rayburn
High : James Earl Rudder High School

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