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Alton El

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

1210 S Market St, Brenham, TX 77833 · (979) 277-3870 · Part of Brenham Independent School District

Brenham’s School Grade B− better than 51% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
460
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about Alton El

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Brenham kids: Brenham J H

On the path

Where Brenham kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–4Alton ElYou are here
7–8Brenham J H756 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency44%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts41%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1210 S Market St, Brenham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten72
Grade 194
Grade 279
Grade 397
Grade 4118
Enrollment over time
486’20
453’21
467’22
461’23
460’24

Down 5.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 42%Hispanic 33%Black 19%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Alton El from Brenham families.

Other schools in Brenham Independent School District

The district →
Krause El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Brenham
C+
655 students16:1
Brenham Early Childhood Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Brenham
242 students22:1
Brenham El
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Brenham
B+
512 students14:1
Brenham Middle
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Brenham
B+
703 students13:1
Brenham J H
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Brenham
A−
756 students14:1
Brenham H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Brenham
B+
1,544 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Brenham’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.