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James Earl Rudder High School

Public Grades 9-12

1656^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 16% of Texas high schools

Summary

James Earl Rudder High School is a public high school in Bryan, Texas, serving 1,693 students in grades 9-12. The school 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.

Despite being in the same region, College Station High School and A&M Consolidated High School consistently outperform James Earl Rudder High School on academic measures and have much higher statewide rankings. James Earl Rudder High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Texas high schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates on STAAR exams significantly below state and district averages across all subject areas. The school also faces significant achievement gaps between different student subgroups.

James Earl Rudder High School has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 76.31% to 79.27% over the past few years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's graduation rates are relatively high, but its dropout rates are also concerning. Additionally, the school's performance on the Gifted and Talented student subgroup is particularly low, ranking in the bottom 20% of Texas high schools in this category.

1,697

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,184

Per pupil spending ?

81.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3251 Austin's Colony Pkwy
Bryan, TX 77808

(979) 209-7900

District: Bryan Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for James Earl Rudder High School:

Elementary:	Bonham Elementary
	Mitchell Elementary
	Navarro Elementary
	Neal Elementary
	More...
	Sam Houston Elementary
Middle:	Arthur L Davila Middle
	Sam Rayburn

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.0%

African American:

18.6%

White:

14.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (33% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg42%

Texas avg56%

1,656^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High 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	17.7	1656 of 1974	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1697 of 1990	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	1631 of 1961	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	1531 of 1876	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	1588 of 1861	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	1500 of 1857	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	1481 of 1797	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.0	1434 of 1777	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.3	1449 of 1762	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.7	1285 of 1743	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.0	1083 of 1734	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.1	933 of 1652	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.1	768 of 1603	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.4	885 of 1672	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.2	767 of 1568	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.1	484 of 1539	68.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	750 of 834	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	958 of 1065	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	850 of 1069	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	860 of 1031	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	893 of 1020	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	853 of 1024	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	879 of 1013	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	32.7	1227 of 1837	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	1442 of 1829	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	1223 of 1810	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	1291 of 1784	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	738 of 1153	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1086 of 1437	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	855 of 1371	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	643 of 1278	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	737 of 1195	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	689 of 1136	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	524 of 1113	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	1309 of 1504	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1658 of 1880	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1584 of 1891	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	1525 of 1841	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	1581 of 1815	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1525 of 1798	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1558 of 1781	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	867 of 964	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	971 of 1182	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1085 of 1172	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	1090 of 1177	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	1068 of 1145	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	1025 of 1137	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	1233 of 1453	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	1573 of 1805	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1537 of 1820	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1414 of 1762	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	1505 of 1743	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	1393 of 1714	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1438 of 1691	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	1305 of 1513	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	1689 of 1884	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	1618 of 1897	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	1526 of 1847	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	1605 of 1848	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	1551 of 1818	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	1563 of 1794	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	1330 of 1515	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	1665 of 1891	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	1603 of 1913	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	1521 of 1853	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1574 of 1840	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	1500 of 1824	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	1525 of 1803	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	42 of 81	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.8	78 of 95	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	66 of 93	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	90 of 114	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.3	59 of 97	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	88 of 113	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	96.4	3 of 131	97.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	569 of 598	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	634 of 677	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	611 of 664	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	544 of 604	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	533 of 582	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	1120 of 1299	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1220 of 1548	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1039 of 1478	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.7	707 of 1418	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.7	699 of 1382	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	776 of 1357	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	876 of 1347	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	1079 of 1294	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	1296 of 1556	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	1085 of 1576	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	1105 of 1525	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	1202 of 1510	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1214 of 1526	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	1156 of 1539	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)48th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile+20 vs school

At Risk (2022)33rd percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)10th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)5th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History46%-22 vs state

Biology39%-23 vs state

English II Reading37%-20 vs state

English I Reading31%-21 vs state

Algebra I13%-34 vs state

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Schools Near James Earl Rudder High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	Total
James Earl Rudder High School	Public	9-12	3251 Austin's Colony Pkwy	Bryan	77808	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 209-7900	1,697	128	13.2	81.7%	238 (14.0%)	315 (18.6%)	1,103 (65.0%)	5 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	29 (1.7%)	17.7	1656^th of 1974 public high schools	16.1%		15.2	1697^th of 1990 public high schools	14.7%	41	12.9	38.9	30.6	36.6	45.8	$12,184
Travis B Bryan High School	Public	9-12	3450 Campus Dr	Bryan	77802	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 209-2400	2,426	172	14.1	71.5%	519 (21.4%)	415 (17.1%)	1,414 (58.3%)	19 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	54 (2.2%)	30.9	1374^th of 1974 public high schools	30.4%		25	1524^th of 1990 public high schools	23.4%	150	21.1	44.6	38.5	45.8	62.3	$10,947
Bryan Collegiate High School	Public	9-12	1901 Villa Maria	Bryan	77802	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 209-2793	465	19	24.1	74.0%	79 (17.0%)	20 (4.3%)	352 (75.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	81.3	200^th of 1974 public high schools	89.9%		84.1	143^rd of 1990 public high schools	92.8%	57	33.3	78.6	87.1	92.1	78.4	$8,280
Disciplinary Alternative Educational Progam (Daep)	Public	6-12	1201 Ridgedale St	Bryan	77803	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 209-2811	81	13	6.2	87.7%	14 (17.3%)	28 (34.6%)	38 (46.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)						$37,457
The Mary Catherine Harris School-School Of Choice	Public	7-12	1201 Ridgedale St	Bryan	77803	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 209-2812	195	19	10.2	86.7%	11 (5.6%)	44 (22.6%)	132 (67.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	1.9	1963^rd of 1974 public high schools	0.6%		2.3	1979^th of 1990 public high schools	0.6%	16	0.0	6.1	4.7	5.9	14.2	$13,981
Brazos County Juvenile Detention Center	Public	6-12	1904 W Sh 21	Bryan	77803	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 209-2760	23	4	5.7	65.2%	7 (30.4%)	9 (39.1%)	4 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (13.0%)	6.4	1838^th of 1974 public high schools	6.9%		5.2	1885^th of 1990 public high schools	5.3%	47				20.0		$12,608
Cvhs Accelerated Academy	Public	10-12	1300 George Bush Dr	College Station	77840	Brazos County	College Station Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(979) 764-5540	23	2	10.3	39.1%	8 (34.8%)	6 (26.1%)	8 (34.8%)	1 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					44.4	$4,926
College View High School	Public	9-12	1300 George Bush Dr	College Station	77840	Brazos County	College Station Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 764-5540	95	12	8.1	48.4%	56 (58.9%)	7 (7.4%)	23 (24.2%)	2 (2.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.3%)	60.1	666^th of 1974 public high schools	66.3%		61.4	655^th of 1990 public high schools	67.1%	11	31.6	56.5	56.0	68.2	92.9	$21,148
Iltexas Aggieland High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2611 Texas Ave S	College Station	77840	Brazos County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 701-2455	224	27	8.4	39.3%	81 (36.2%)	19 (8.5%)	105 (46.9%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.2%)	74.1	322^nd of 1974 public high schools	83.7%		74.1	329^th of 1990 public high schools	83.5%	7	40.0	73.6	51.1	77.5	88.5	$18,030
A & M Cons High School	Public	9-12	1801 Harvey Mitchell Pkwy S	College Station	77840	Brazos County	College Station Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 764-5500	2,166	135	16.0	33.2%	1,186 (54.8%)	296 (13.7%)	503 (23.2%)	85 (3.9%)	5 (0.2%)	9 (0.4%)	82 (3.8%)	66	527^th of 1974 public high schools	73.3%		65.9	533^rd of 1990 public high schools	73.2%	6	31.8	72.5	65.9	66.6	79.1	$9,286

Frequently Asked Questions about James Earl Rudder High School

Is James Earl Rudder High School a good school?

James Earl Rudder High School ranks in the bottom 16.1% of Texas high schools.

How many students attend James Earl Rudder High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,697 students attended James Earl Rudder High School.

What district is James Earl Rudder High School in?

Bryan Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of James Earl Rudder High School?

Students at James Earl Rudder High School are 65% Hispanic, 19% African American, 14% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into James Earl Rudder High School?

James Earl Rudder High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bonham Elementary
Elementary : Mitchell Elementary
Elementary : Navarro Elementary
Elementary : Neal Elementary
Elementary : Sam Houston Elementary
Middle : Arthur L Davila Middle
Middle : Sam Rayburn

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