The top reported proficiency rate is 40% in Science. The lowest is 29% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Anson Jones El
Anson Jones Elementary serves pre-kindergarten through fourth grade in Bryan, a growing county-seat city in the Brazos Valley. The school enrolls about a mid-sized population of students in its grade band, the vast majority of whom qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a student body with significant economic need. The racial composition is predominantly Hispanic, with Black students as the next largest group and smaller populations of other backgrounds.
The school's academic performance in state testing shows mixed results across subjects and grades. In third-grade math, proficiency was below the midpoint for the county's districts. Fourth-grade math showed modestly better performance, roughly at the midpoint. In English language arts, third-grade results were quite low, while fourth-grade ELA performance was somewhat closer to grade-level expectations. The school's overall proficiency index places it below the midpoint compared to other districts in Brazos County, suggesting that student achievement on state assessments lags the broader peer group.
Breaking these results into finer detail: about a quarter of third graders tested in math met the proficiency standard, while about half of the smaller cohort of fourth graders taking the Spanish-language math assessment did so. In ELA, third graders had the lowest showing at roughly one in eight; fourth graders did better at closer to half. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school reports that about seven in ten students approached grade-level proficiency and about four in ten met it, with only a small fraction demonstrating mastery. In reading specifically, a somewhat higher portion approached standards, but the "meets" level remained modest.
The school operates in the context of Bryan's residential and institutional landscape. Bryan is the county seat and a regional commercial hub, with a historic downtown arts district, retail corridors, and industrial parks spread across the city. Bryan ISD itself is organized as a multi-campus district spread throughout the city rather than clustered downtown. The community is growing, with new residential developments and corporate campuses being built. Housing costs and rents in the area are moderate relative to state and national benchmarks, and the local economy is anchored by Texas A&M University, health systems, manufacturing, and technology employers.
For families considering Anson Jones, the key point is that this is a high-poverty elementary serving a predominantly Hispanic student community in a growing city. The state test results show the school is working below the performance levels of other district schools in the county. Parents may want to look into this further with the school: what literacy and math supports are available, how the school approaches English-language instruction given the student composition, and whether there are programs designed to address the achievement gap reflected in these numbers. The school's grade band does not sit for science testing at the level of upper elementary, so broader curriculum strength in that area cannot be assessed from state data alone.
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