Navarro El, Bryan TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Navarro El

Navarro Elementary is a small to mid-sized elementary school in Bryan serving pre-kindergarten through fourth grade. The student body is roughly split between Hispanic and Black students, with a smaller white population; a substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school sits in Bryan, the county seat of Brazos County, which anchors the Brazos Valley as a regional commercial hub with a historic downtown arts district, scattered industrial parks, and surrounding residential neighborhoods.

The most recent state testing data from spring 2025 shows performance well below proficiency targets. In third-grade mathematics, roughly one quarter of students reached proficiency or above; in fourth-grade mathematics, that share rose to about one third. English language arts results tracked similarly, with third grade at roughly one quarter proficient and fourth grade at roughly one third. These results position the school in the bottom tier among districts in Brazos County on overall proficiency measures. Science testing data for the school is from 2017 and is no longer current, so it does not reflect where students stand now. Notably, the school does not report trend data over multiple years; only the current year's results are available in the data, so it is not possible to say whether performance is improving, declining, or flat.

When examining the full proficiency range rather than only the highest tiers, a broader picture emerges. Across all tested grades and subjects, about two thirds of students reached the "approaches grade level" threshold, meaning they demonstrated foundational understanding. About one third met grade-level expectations, and only a small fraction mastered the content. In math specifically, roughly six in ten students approached proficiency, while three in ten met it and one in ten mastered it. In English language arts, seven in ten approached proficiency, one third met it, and a smaller proportion mastered it. A parent may want to look into the school's reading intervention and math support structures with staff to understand how the school is addressing students working below grade level.

The school offers a career and technical education program in business, an option less common in elementary settings. Beyond that, the data provided does not detail other course offerings, after-school programs, or specialized academic pathways. A parent may want to visit the school website or speak with the principal to understand the full breadth of instruction and support services available.

Bryan itself is growing steadily, with new residential development, retail expansion, and corporate investment, particularly in the southwestern portion of the city. Downtown Bryan maintains a walkable arts and cultural hub identity. The broader Bryan-College Station area is car-dependent outside the downtown core. The housing market shows median home values modestly below the state benchmark and typical monthly rent well below a mortgage payment, making the area relatively accessible from a cost standpoint. The local economy is anchored by Texas A&M University, healthcare systems, manufacturing, and industrial employers in several business parks.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 324%

School 24% · District 39% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 436%

School 36% · District 48% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 329%

School 29% · District 12% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 436%

School 36% · District 68% · ▼ 32 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Science

Grade 530%

School 30% · District 23% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

This schoolBRYAN ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income25%Higher-income50%25 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income31%Higher-income64%33 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income27%Higher-income67%40 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income23%Higher-income25%2 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income32%Higher-income57%25 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income38%Higher-income56%18 pp gap