James Earl Rudder High School
Public high school in Bryan, Texas · Bryan ISD · Grades 9–12
James Earl Rudder High School serves 1,697 students in grades 9–12 in Bryan (Brazos County). It is one of 25 schools in Bryan ISD. By enrollment it is the 414th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.3 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 127.89 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Bryan ISD |
| County | Brazos County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481179011154 |
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 high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,697 | 16,044 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 14 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 81.7% | 77.5% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 43% 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.
James Earl Rudder High School in context
Size
James Earl Rudder High School is the 2nd largest of Bryan ISD's 6 high schools; its 1,697 students are 10.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3.1 miles away and have a median of 145 students, so James Earl Rudder High 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 9 with 539 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 357, against an average of 424 per grade. This year grade 12 has 34% fewer students than grade 9 (357 against 539). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 65% of enrollment, a higher share than across Bryan ISD (61.4%). Black students are next, at 18.6%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
81.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 77.5% across Bryan ISD 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
James Earl Rudder High School has 127.89 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,697 students would have about 121.2 teachers, so James Earl Rudder High School has 6.7 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, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other high school is Travis B Bryan High School, 2.4 miles away in the same district. There are 5 high schools within 5 miles and 10 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 65% |
| Black | 18.6% |
| White | 14% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
49% of students are girls and 51% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 539 |
| Grade 10 | 404 |
| Grade 11 | 397 |
| Grade 12 | 357 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3251 Austin's Colony Pkwy, Bryan, TX 77808
Phone: (979)209-7900
Website: rudderhs.bryanisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: James Earl Rudder High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis B Bryan High School | Bryan ISD | 2.4 mi | 2,426 | 14.1 | 71.5% |
| Bryan Collegiate High School | Bryan ISD | 2.5 mi | 465 | 24.2 | 74% |
| Disciplinary Alternative Educational Progam (Daep) | Bryan ISD | 2.9 mi | 81 | 6.2 | 87.7% |
| The Mary Catherine Harris School-School of Choice | Bryan ISD | 2.9 mi | 195 | 10.3 | 86.7% |
| Brazos County Juvenile Detention Center | Bryan ISD | 3.3 mi | 23 | 5.8 | 65.2% |
| Cvhs Accelerated Academy | College Station ISD | 5.3 mi | 23 | 10.4 | 39.1% |
| College View High School | College Station ISD | 5.3 mi | 95 | 8.2 | 48.4% |
| Iltexas Aggieland High School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 6.3 mi | 224 | 8.4 | 39.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.