Summary:
Zip code 77418 in Bellville, TX, is served by two elementary schools within the Bellville Independent School District (Isd), which operates a split-campus model: O'Bryant Pri (serving Pre-K through 3rd grade with 563 students) and O'Bryant Intermediate (serving 4th and 5th grade with 266 students).
The standout school in this area is O'Bryant Pri, which is the only school in the zip code to outperform the state average in any subject, achieving 44.44% proficiency in 3rd Grade Mathematics against the state's 44.33%. This is notable given its higher poverty rate (49.38% free/reduced lunch) compared to the intermediate campus. In contrast, O'Bryant Intermediate shows a concerning downward trend, dropping from the 41st to the 36th percentile in state ranking and earning only 2 stars. The most alarming data point is the 5th Grade Science score, where only 19.51% of students were proficient, nearly 10 points below the state average. Additionally, while the primary school builds a solid math foundation, the intermediate school sees a dramatic drop in 5th Grade Math proficiency (40.97%), suggesting the curriculum or instruction in 4th and 5th grade is not building on that success.
A key takeaway is the "transition dip" between 3rd and 4th grade, indicating the two campuses may not operate as a cohesive K-5 unit. The intermediate school spends $498 more per student ($10,422 vs. $9,924) yet has worse outcomes, pointing to a need for curriculum alignment or targeted interventions rather than a lack of funding. Notably, the intermediate school has a lower poverty rate (45.86%) than the primary school, reinforcing that its academic challenges are likely instructional or structural, not purely socioeconomic. For parents, this means the early grades at O'Bryant Pri provide a competitive start, but the transition to O'Bryant Intermediate requires careful monitoring, especially in science and math.
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