Sul Ross Elementary School
Public elementary school in Bryan, Texas · Bryan ISD · Grades Pre-K–4
Sul Ross Elementary School serves 476 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Bryan (Brazos County). It is one of 25 schools in Bryan ISD. By enrollment it is the 2753rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.8 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 ÷ 32.24 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 | 481179000692 |
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 | 476 | 16,044 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 14 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 74.6% | 77.5% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 49% 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.
Sul Ross Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 14 elementary schools in Bryan ISD, Sul Ross Elementary School is the 6th largest, with 3% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 419; Sul Ross Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 1 with 95 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 51, against an average of 79 per grade. This year grade 4 has 44% more students than kindergarten (95 against 66). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 51 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 33.6% here and 61.4% across Bryan ISD. Black students are next, at 33.4%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
74.6% of its students are eligible 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
With 32.24 full-time-equivalent teachers for 476 students, Sul Ross Elementary School has 14.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 476 students would have about 32.2 teachers, so Sul Ross 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
Sul Ross Elementary School is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other elementary school is Crockett Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 27 other elementary schools, 18 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 33.6% |
| Black | 33.4% |
| White | 25% |
| Two or more races | 7.8% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 51 |
| Kindergarten | 66 |
| Grade 1 | 95 |
| Grade 2 | 75 |
| Grade 3 | 94 |
| Grade 4 | 95 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3300 Pkwy Ter, Bryan, TX 77802
Phone: (979)209-1500
Website: ross.bryanisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sul Ross Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crockett Elementary School | Bryan ISD | 0.6 mi | 442 | 12.8 | 89.8% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Bryan | Harmony Public Schools - Houston North | 0.7 mi | 395 | 12.5 | 84.6% |
| Henderson Elementary School | Bryan ISD | 0.8 mi | 533 | 14.1 | 83.5% |
| Johnson Elementary School | Bryan ISD | 1.3 mi | 445 | 14.5 | 53.5% |
| Brazos School for Inquiry and Creativity Bryan/Col | Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity | 1.4 mi | 149 | 12.8 | 100% |
| Fannin Elementary School | Bryan ISD | 1.9 mi | 364 | 12.1 | 92% |
| Arrow Academy - Save Our Streets Center | Arrow Academy | 2.0 mi | 123 | 11.2 | 89.4% |
| College Hills Elementary School | College Station ISD | 2.3 mi | 600 | 15.3 | 73% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.