Bonham Elementary School
Public elementary school in Bryan, Texas · Bryan ISD · Grades Pre-K–4
Bonham Elementary School serves 543 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Bryan (Brazos County). It is one of 25 schools in Bryan ISD. By enrollment it is the 2099th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.5 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 37.32 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| District | Bryan ISD |
| County | Brazos County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481179000680 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Bryan ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 543 | 16,044 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.5 | 14 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 82.7% | 77.5% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 44% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Bonham Elementary School in context
Size
Bonham Elementary School is the 3rd largest of Bryan ISD's 14 elementary schools; its 543 students are 3.4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.8 miles away and have a median of 395 students, so Bonham Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 105 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 68, against an average of 91 per grade. This year grade 4 has 28% more students than kindergarten (104 against 81). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 68 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 77.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Bryan ISD (61.4%). White students are next, at 10.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
82.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 77.5% across Bryan ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Bonham Elementary School has 37.32 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 543 students would have about 36.7 teachers, so Bonham Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other elementary school is Navarro Elementary School, 1.3 miles away in the same district. There are 13 elementary schools within 5 miles and 20 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 77.2% |
| White | 10.5% |
| Black | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
41.3% of students are girls and 58.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 68 |
| Kindergarten | 81 |
| Grade 1 | 81 |
| Grade 2 | 104 |
| Grade 3 | 105 |
| Grade 4 | 104 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3100 Wilkes Dr., Bryan, TX 77803
Phone: (979)209-1200
Website: bonham.bryanisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bonham Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navarro Elementary School | Bryan ISD | 1.3 mi | 451 | 14.3 | 86.9% |
| Kemp-Carver Elementary School | Bryan ISD | 1.6 mi | 563 | 12.5 | 90.2% |
| Neal Elementary School | Bryan ISD | 1.8 mi | 323 | 10.9 | 94.4% |
| Fannin Elementary School | Bryan ISD | 2.6 mi | 364 | 12.1 | 92% |
| Anson Jones Elementary School | Bryan ISD | 2.9 mi | 695 | 15.1 | 94.2% |
| Mitchell Elementary School | Bryan ISD | 3.0 mi | 426 | 14.7 | 61% |
| Brazos School for Inquiry and Creativity Bryan/Col | Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity | 3.4 mi | 149 | 12.8 | 100% |
| Arrow Academy - Save Our Streets Center | Arrow Academy | 3.4 mi | 123 | 11.2 | 89.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.