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Sam Houston Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 4

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
4501 Canterbury
Bryan, TX 77802
Phone
(979) 209-1360
District
BRYAN ISD
County
BRAZOS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
479
Classroom Teachers
32

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

9

(10 is best)

Better than 81.1% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Sam Houston Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
57%
45%
61%
48%
53%
42%
57%
45%
61%
48%
53%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
67%
48%
69%
51%
64%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
13
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 42 8.8%
Kindergarten 93 19.4%
Grade 1 92 19.2%
Grade 2 95 19.8%
Grade 3 80 16.7%
Grade 4 77 16.1%
Total 479 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 69.7% 18.6% 26.1%
Black 1.8% 17.8% 13.3%
Hispanic 27.9% 62.9% 54.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 0.4% 5.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 33.2% 77.4% 61.4%
Free lunch eligible 31.5% 73.8% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.7% 3.6% 4.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 104,487 30,503,301
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 257.9 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.6% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.6% 21.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 39.8% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.0% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 13.0% 13.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 40,308 10,747,240
Single Parent Households With Children 9.7% 9.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 83.9% 85.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.4% 33.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.0% 20.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.1% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.5% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.4% 16.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.8% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.6% 10.1%
$15,000 or less 12.6% 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,474 $118,808,000 47.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $756 $12,020,000 4.8%
Staff $924 $14,681,000 5.8%
General Administration $106 $1,678,000 0.7%
School Administration $716 $11,376,000 4.5%
Operation $1,091 $17,348,000 6.9%
Transportation $394 $6,260,000 2.5%
Other $369 $5,861,000 2.3%
Total Support $4,355 $69,224,000 27.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,008 $63,717,000 25.3%
Total Expenditures $15,836 $251,749,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,742 $37,321,105,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $647 $3,582,261,000 4.3%
Staff $652 $3,606,801,000 4.3%
General Administration $164 $908,509,000 1.1%
School Administration $661 $3,660,477,000 4.4%
Operation $1,240 $6,862,923,000 8.3%
Transportation $310 $1,717,569,000 2.1%
Other $587 $3,250,091,000 3.9%
Total Support $4,261 $23,588,631,000 28.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,017 $22,236,113,000 26.7%
Total Expenditures $15,019 $83,145,849,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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