Brady Elementary School
Public elementary school in Brady, Texas · Brady ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Brady Elementary School serves 458 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Brady (McCulloch County). It is one of 3 schools in Brady ISD. By enrollment it is the 2908th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.4 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than 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 ÷ 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Brady ISD |
| County | McCulloch County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481111000576 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Brady ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 458 | 935 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.4 | 11.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 71.6% | 64.5% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 25% 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.
Brady Elementary School in context
Size
Brady Elementary School is the only elementary school in Brady ISD. Its 458 students are 49% of the district's 935. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 43.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 302; Brady 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 pre-K with 74 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 58, against an average of 65 per grade. This year grade 5 has 13% fewer students than kindergarten (58 against 67). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 74 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 53.1% here and 51.1% across Brady ISD. White students are next, at 43%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
71.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 64.5% across Brady 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
With 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers for 458 students, Brady Elementary School has 13.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 458 students would have about 30.9 teachers, so Brady Elementary School has 3.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Brady Elementary School is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, remote. The nearest other elementary school is Mason Elementary School, 26 miles away in Mason ISD. No other elementary school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 53.1% |
| White | 43% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |
| Black | 0.9% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
50.9% of students are girls and 49.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 74 |
| Kindergarten | 67 |
| Grade 1 | 63 |
| Grade 2 | 66 |
| Grade 3 | 63 |
| Grade 4 | 67 |
| Grade 5 | 58 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
205 W China St, Brady, TX 76825
Phone: (325)597-2590
Website: bradyisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Brady Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Elementary School | Mason ISD | 26.0 mi | 298 | 12.6 | 53% |
| Menard Elementary/Jh | Menard ISD | 29.6 mi | 182 | 14.5 | 61.5% |
| San Saba Elementary School | San Saba ISD | 36.7 mi | 305 | 12 | 73.1% |
| Santa Anna Elementary School | Santa Anna ISD | 43.3 mi | 146 | 12.3 | 75.3% |
| J B Stephens Elementary School | Bangs ISD | 44.6 mi | 366 | 13.2 | 71.9% |
| Woodland Heights Elementary School | Brownwood ISD | 45.1 mi | 494 | 15.3 | 50.8% |
| East Elementary School | Brownwood ISD | 46.1 mi | 281 | 14.3 | 69% |
| Northwest Elementary School | Brownwood ISD | 46.4 mi | 486 | 13.4 | 78.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Brady ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brady High School | High | 9–12 | 271 |
| Brady Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 206 |