Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Bryan ISD: B

Total students

1,723

Avg. teacher experience

10.1 years

Bryan ISD: 10.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

96 %

Bryan ISD: 91%

Statewide: 90%

James Earl Rudder High School is a high school in Bryan, TX, in the Bryan ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,723 students. 85.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 26.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 96% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.7% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at James Earl Rudder High School was 904 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 18.6.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $54,052, which is $4,835 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

rudderhs.bryanisd.org/

Address

3251 Austin's Colony Pkwy
Bryan, TX 77808

Office phone number

(979) 209-7900

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in James Earl Rudder High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 06. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.9 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 06.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,723

African American

337 (19.6%)

Bryan ISD: 18%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

7 (0.4%)

Bryan ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (0.2%)

Bryan ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

1,056 (61.3%)

Bryan ISD: 59.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Bryan ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

287 (16.7%)

Bryan ISD: 19.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

32 (1.9%)

Bryan ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

19.6%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

0.2%

Hispanic

61.3%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

16.7%

Two or more races

1.9%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

85.6 %

Bryan ISD: 75.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

78.6 %

Bryan ISD: 79.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

26.3 %

Bryan ISD: 28.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

85.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

78.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

26.3%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

26.2 %

Bryan ISD: 30.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

8.6 %

Bryan ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

16 %

Bryan ISD: 14.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

26.2%

Gifted and talented

8.6%

Special education

16.0%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Bryan ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Bryan ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Bryan ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Bryan ISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

96 %

Bryan ISD: 91%

Statewide: 90%

African American

94.7 %

Bryan ISD: 84.7%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Bryan ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Bryan ISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

96.3 %

Bryan ISD: 90.9%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Bryan ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

96.2 %

Bryan ISD: 95.8%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Bryan ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

94.7%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

96.3%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

96.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0.7 %

Bryan ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

1.9 %

Bryan ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Bryan ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Bryan ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.3 %

Bryan ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Bryan ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0.6 %

Bryan ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Bryan ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

28 %

Bryan ISD: 22%

Statewide: 15%

African American

34.1 %

Bryan ISD: 31.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

16.7 %

Bryan ISD: 11.5%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Bryan ISD: 8.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

29 %

Bryan ISD: 21.9%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Bryan ISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

17.9 %

Bryan ISD: 13.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

41.4 %

Bryan ISD: 25.9%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

11.2 %

Bryan ISD: 13.2%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

4.7 %

Bryan ISD: 5.4%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Bryan ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Bryan ISD: 30%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

12.2 %

Bryan ISD: 9.5%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Bryan ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

14.8 %

Bryan ISD: 28.5%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

20 %

Bryan ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

36.6 %

Bryan ISD: 52.1%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

0 %

Bryan ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Bryan ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Bryan ISD: Masked

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

40.4 %

Bryan ISD: 47.4%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Bryan ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

42.9 %

Bryan ISD: 59.9%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Bryan ISD: 60%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

904

Bryan ISD: 959

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

18.6

Bryan ISD: 20.7

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

30.3 %

Bryan ISD: 38.6%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

22.4 %

Bryan ISD: 29.9%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

16.7 %

Bryan ISD: 27.1%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

30.3%

Math

22.4%

Reading + Math

16.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

124.3

African American

17.9 (14.4%)

Bryan ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (0.8%)

Bryan ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1.6 (1.3%)

Bryan ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

19.8 (15.9%)

Bryan ISD: 24.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Bryan ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

84 (67.6%)

Bryan ISD: 65.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Bryan ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

9.5 (7.7%)

Bryan ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

74.3 (59.8%)

Bryan ISD: 72.1%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

39.9 (32.1%)

Bryan ISD: 25.5%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0.6 (0.5%)

Bryan ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

13.9

Bryan ISD: 13.5

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

10.1 years

Bryan ISD: 10.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$54,052

Bryan ISD: $52,849

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$48,255

Bryan ISD: $48,139

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$49,883

Bryan ISD: $49,238

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$52,186

Bryan ISD: $51,233

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$55,491

Bryan ISD: $54,919

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$65,492

Bryan ISD: $61,597

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$82,359

Bryan ISD: $72,564

Statewide: $71,111

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