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Schools in Orchard

Orchard’s public schools

Brazos Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Orchard. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Texas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Texas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▲ 7% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.8
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
866 students on the public path
In brief

Orchard’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Orchard’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Brazos Middle places highest (better than 82%); Brazos El lowest (63%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Orchard, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Brazos ElBrazos Independent School DistrictB
6–8Brazos Middlein WallisA−
9–12Brazos H Sin WallisB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Brazos Independent School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Brazos Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 866 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$13,702TX $12,815 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 51.1% · 441 students tested
Math51%
State average 40.9% · 434 students tested

Orchard vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Orchard’s borders.

Schools next door
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Orchard—Brazos Independent

Every school in Orchard

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Orchardby address
Brazos El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
346 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Orchardin other towns
Brazos Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wallis
A−
203 students12:1Rate it →
Brazos H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Wallis
B+
317 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Orchard’s schools

Are Orchard’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Orchard. Brazos Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Orchard. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Orchard in?

Brazos Independent School District.

Where do Orchard kids go to high school?

Brazos H S.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.