📍 8909 Fm 1488, Magnolia, Montgomery County, 77354
Bear Branch el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Magnolia, Montgomery County. The school has 579 pupils enrolled. The Principal is John Owens. It is part of the Magnolia Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 46.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Bear Branch el enrolls 579 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 46.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 410 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 111 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 14 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
165 of the school's 579 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 147 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
Bear Branch el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-80, state senate district 4, state house district 3.
Bear Branch el is one of 17 schools in MAGNOLIA ISD, based in MAGNOLIA, Texas. The district serves 14,916 students district-wide and employs 947 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 579 students, Bear Branch el is smaller than the district average of about 877 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large