📍 2255 N Coria St, Brownsville, Cameron County, 78520
Bryss Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brownsville, Cameron County. The school has 508 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Maria Jr. It is part of the Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. It operates as a public charter school. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Bryss Academy enrolls 508 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 504 | 99% |
| White | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
487 of the school's 508 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 481 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bryss Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 37.
Bryss Academy is one of 6 schools in RAUL YZAGUIRRE SCHOOLS FOR SUCCESS, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 1,991 students district-wide and employs 107 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 508 students, Bryss Academy is larger than the district average of about 332 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize