The top reported proficiency rate is 47% in English language arts. The lowest is 39% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Sul Ross El
Sul Ross Elementary sits on Parkway Terrace in Bryan, Texas, serving children from pre-kindergarten through fourth grade within Bryan ISD. Because it stops at fourth grade, there is no graduation rate here and none should be expected. State science testing applies at fifth grade, so the one science result in the data is from a prior period when the school served that grade; the current school does not generate a fifth-grade science result under its present grade band.
The school is a mid-sized elementary campus for its grade band. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing this firmly in the category of a high-need community school. The student body is racially and ethnically diverse, with Hispanic and Black students together making up the majority of enrollment, white students forming a substantial minority, and smaller shares of multiracial and other students rounding out the mix. English learner and special education data were not available in what was provided.
On the most recent STAAR assessments, third-grade reading proficiency landed in the lower range, and third-grade math was lower still. Fourth-grade results were noticeably stronger in both subjects, with reading and math each climbing closer to half or just past half of students reaching the "meets grade level" standard. Across tested grades and subjects combined, the school's overall proficiency index sits in the top quartile relative to the other districts in Brazos County, which is a meaningful position given that context. Still, the share of students reaching the highest "masters" performance level across all subjects remains modest. Texas's STAAR framework distinguishes three tiers, and the gap between "approaches" and "masters" at Sul Ross is wide, meaning many students are crossing the minimum bar but fewer are working well above grade level. Parents who want to understand how their child's specific grade and subgroup are performing should ask the school directly, since subgroup breakdowns were not available in this data.
Multi-year trend data was not available for comparison, so it is not possible to say from this information whether results have been improving, holding steady, or declining. That is worth asking about when visiting.
Bryan itself is a city in active growth, publicly reported as outpacing its neighbor College Station in single-family housing permits in recent years. Home values in the zip code are modestly below the Texas statewide benchmark, which makes Bryan more accessible to buyers than many parts of the state. Rents have been rising at a moderate pace. The broader economy is anchored by the Texas A&M system and a range of manufacturing and biotech employers including FUJIFILM Diosynth, Honeywell, and Sanderson Farms. Downtown Bryan, about a short drive from the school's address, functions as an arts and cultural hub with restaurants, galleries, and the Grand Stafford Theater, though most daily errands outside downtown require a car.
Bryan ISD operates a large network of campuses spread across the city. We searched for recent district-level strategic priorities or changes relevant to parents but did not find confirmed information in time, so that piece is left out rather than guessed at. Parents considering Sul Ross would do well to ask Bryan ISD directly about staffing levels, any instructional model changes, and how the school is supporting students who are close to but not yet at grade level, since that appears from the proficiency data to be a substantial share of the population.
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