802 That Way St, Lake Jackson, Brazoria County, 77566
Bess Brannen el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lake Jackson, Brazoria County. The school has 689 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Julie Evans. It is part of the Brazosport Isd school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bess Brannen el enrolls 689 students across grades K–4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 37% Hispanic or Latino and 4.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 364 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 254 | 37% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 3% |
| Asian | 18 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
332 of the school's 689 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 308 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bess Brannen el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). 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 17, state house district 25.
Bess Brannen el is one of 21 schools in BRAZOSPORT ISD, based in CLUTE, Texas. The district serves 11,169 students district-wide and employs 855 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 689 students, Bess Brannen el is larger than the district average of about 532 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small