Bryss Academy High School
Public high school (charter) in Brownsville, Texas · Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success · Grades 9
Bryss Academy High School serves 27 students in grade 9 in Brownsville (Cameron County). It is one of 8 schools in Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success. By enrollment it is the 1816th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 8.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 3.35 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9 |
| District | Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480002223011 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 27 | 1,991 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 8.1 | 16.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 96.3% | 95.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 11% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Bryss Academy High School in context
Size
Bryss Academy High School is the smallest of Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success' 2 high schools; its 27 students are 1.4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 1.5 miles away and have a median of 641 students, so Bryss Academy High School is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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
Bryss Academy High School serves a single grade, grade 9, with 27 students.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
96.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 95.7% across Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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
Bryss Academy High School has 3.35 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 27 students would have about 1.9 teachers, so Bryss Academy High School has 1.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other high school is Triumph Public High Schools-Brownsville, 0.3 miles away in Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley. There are 13 high schools within 5 miles and 17 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 100% |
40.7% of students are girls and 59.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2250 N Coria, Brownsville, TX 78520
Phone: (956)574-7100
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bryss Academy High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triumph Public High Schools-Brownsville | Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley | 0.3 mi | 122 | 22.8 | – |
| Pace Early College High School | Brownsville ISD | 1.0 mi | 1,621 | 15.5 | 94% |
| Premier H S of Brownsville | Premier High Schools | 1.2 mi | 147 | 17.6 | 85.7% |
| Texasworks - Brownsville | Texas Works | 1.2 mi | 16 | 8 | – |
| Hanna Early College High School | Brownsville ISD | 1.8 mi | 2,039 | 14.9 | 91.2% |
| IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 2.7 mi | 783 | 17.2 | 78.7% |
| Porter Early College High School | Brownsville ISD | 2.8 mi | 1,543 | 13.8 | 93.3% |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Brownsville | Harmony Public Schools - South Texas | 2.9 mi | 498 | 14.2 | 90.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryss Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 555 |
| Early College STEM Academy | Middle | 6–8 | 275 |
| Early College T-Stem Academy | High | 9–12 | 303 |
| Leonel Castillo Early Childhood STEM Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 69 |
| North East STEM Academy | Middle | 6–8 | 133 |
| Pstem Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 482 |
| Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 147 |