Bryss Academy
Public elementary school (charter) in Brownsville, Texas · Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success · Grades Pre-K–8
Bryss Academy serves 555 students in grades Pre-K–8 in Brownsville (Cameron County). It is one of 8 schools in Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success. By enrollment it is the 1983rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 18.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 29.43 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| 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 | 480002209256 |
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 elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 555 | 1,991 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 18.9 | 16.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95% | 95.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 94% 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.
Bryss Academy in context
Size
Bryss Academy is the largest of Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success' 4 elementary schools; its 555 students are 27.9% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 425 students, so Bryss Academy is larger 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
Its largest grade is pre-K with 95 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 34, against an average of 56 per grade. This year grade 8 has 30% fewer students than kindergarten (43 against 61). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 95 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 95.7% across Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success 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
Bryss Academy has 29.43 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 555 students would have about 37.5 teachers, so Bryss Academy has 8.1 fewer.
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, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other elementary school is Russell Elementary School, 0.9 miles away in Brownsville ISD. There are 32 elementary schools within 5 miles and 47 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.6% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| White | 0.2% |
48.1% of students are girls and 51.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 95 |
| Kindergarten | 61 |
| Grade 1 | 42 |
| Grade 2 | 64 |
| Grade 3 | 65 |
| Grade 4 | 50 |
| Grade 5 | 48 |
| Grade 6 | 34 |
| Grade 7 | 53 |
| Grade 8 | 43 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2255 N Coria St, Brownsville, TX 78520
Phone: (956)574-7100
Website: ryss.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bryss Academy. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 0.9 mi | 418 | 15.4 | 97.8% |
| Martin Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.0 mi | 415 | 15.4 | 87.2% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Brownsville | Harmony Public Schools - South Texas | 1.0 mi | 508 | 17.1 | 94.1% |
| Jubilee Living Way | Jubilee Academies | 1.3 mi | 363 | 14.6 | 84.3% |
| Sharp Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.4 mi | 432 | 15.9 | 88.4% |
| Garden Park Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.5 mi | 372 | 14.7 | 98.9% |
| Benavides Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.7 mi | 818 | 15.3 | 78.9% |
| Perez Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.7 mi | 615 | 15.9 | 95.4% |
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 High School | High | 9 | 27 |
| 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 |