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Ryss Academy at Brownsville

Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success · Brownsville · 598 students

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Current score
92/1002025-26
Change
−7 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+11.8 ptsvs 80.2 average · 324 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
46 of 324tied with 7 others
A92

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving down; under the rules in force back then it scored 93 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 80.2 average for 324 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

STAAR result

Math above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
76%vs 35% avg · +41 pts
Masters
41%vs 13.2% avg · +27.8 pts

Among 322 charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

  • Tied for 3rd of 322 charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure; 2 charter campuses share that value.
  • 2nd of 322 charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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STAAR result

All Subjects above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
72%vs 40.4% avg · +31.6 pts
Masters
40%vs 15.4% avg · +24.6 pts

Among 324 charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

  • 3rd of 324 charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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STAAR result

Reading above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
71%vs 44.2% avg · +26.8 pts
Masters
40%vs 16.4% avg · +23.6 pts

Among 324 charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

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Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

Ryss Academy at Brownsville is rated A by TEA, scoring 92 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 80.2 average for 324 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context. It is down 7 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 46th of 324 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context (tied with 7 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. Who this school serves
  6. Student counts behind the percentages
  7. Enrollment over time
  8. Discipline and removal from class
  9. Spending per student
  10. Teachers and actual class size
  11. Where this school ranks best
  12. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas charter averageRyss Academy at Brownsville 9993939392 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated A with 93 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas charter average
2025-26A9280.2 324 reporting81.7 829 reporting
2024-25A9378.6 318 reporting81.3 797 reporting
2023-24A9376.5 310 reporting79.5 776 reporting
2022-23A9375.9 300 reporting79.6 749 reporting
2021-22A9983.6 283 reporting84.5 700 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement92 A+17.9 vs similar economic context · 324 reporting
  • School Progress93 A+11.8 vs similar economic context · 324 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps90 A+13.1 vs similar economic context · 319 reporting
  • Academic Growth79 C+5.9 vs similar economic context · 310 reporting
  • Relative Performance93 A+13.7 vs similar economic context · 320 reporting
  • Ryss Academy at Brownsville
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (324 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement92A—
School Progress93A—
Closing the Gaps90A—
Academic Growth79C1
Relative Performance93A—

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (93), so Student Achievement (92) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 93.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level89%+21 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 324 reporting
  • Meets grade level72%+32 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 324 reporting
  • Masters grade level40%+25 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 324 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level91%+23 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 324 reporting
  • Meets grade level71%+27 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 324 reporting
  • Masters grade level40%+24 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 324 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level89%+23 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 322 reporting
  • Meets grade level76%+41 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 322 reporting
  • Masters grade level41%+28 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 322 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level89%+18 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 302 reporting
  • Meets grade level72%+33 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 302 reporting
  • Masters grade level42%+27 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 302 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level76%+8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 206 reporting
  • Meets grade level47%+10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 206 reporting
  • Masters grade level25%+9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 206 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (324 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only charter campuses for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
598
Economically disadvantaged
94.8%+3.0 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
68.4%+23.4 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
8.9%−3.7 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
93.6%+0.9 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
23.2%−0.7 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Ryss Academy at Brownsville

Hispanic: 99.2%White: 0.3%Two or More Races: 0.5%
  • Hispanic 99.2%
  • White 0.3%
  • Two or More Races 0.5%

Selected comparison average For charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 324 reporting for every category shown · 324 in full cohort

African American: 18.6%Hispanic: 75.1%White: 3.1%American Indian: 0.2%Asian: 1.6%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 1.3%
  • African American 18.6%
  • Hispanic 75.1%
  • White 3.1%
  • American Indian 0.2%
  • Asian 1.6%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 1.3%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
598
Economically disadvantaged students
567
Emergent bilingual students
409
Special education students
53

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
45
Students in TEA mobility denominator
424
TEA-published mobility rate
10.6%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 598 students in 2025–26, an increase of 43 (7.7%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
598

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
+43

Increase · +7.7%

Change since 2021–22
+120

Increase · +25.1%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
598
Selected comparison
513.9

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 322 rated charter campuses reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Ryss Academy at Brownsville
School yearStudents enrolledRyss Academy at BrownsvilleChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 478 First available year 484.8
2022–23 508 Increase of 30 (6.3%) 499.6
2023–24 542 Increase of 34 (6.7%) 512
2024–25 555 Increase of 13 (2.4%) 513.8
2025–26 598 Increase of 43 (7.7%) 513.9

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting charter campuses in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
Not reported

Rate not available

Disciplinary actions
Not reported

Rate not available

Cumulative year-end enrollment
590

2024–25

TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Ryss Academy at Brownsville
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 415 Not reported — Not reported — — —
2021–22 524 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2022–23 551 Not reported — Not reported — — —
2023–24 579 Not reported — Not reported — — —
2024–25 590 Not reported — Not reported — — —
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Ryss Academy at Brownsville in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline Not reported — Not reported — — —
In-school suspensions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Out-of-school suspensions Not reported — Not reported — — —
DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized charter campuses can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$7k$14k$20k20182020202220242025
  • Ryss Academy at Brownsville
  • Parent district: Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$11,422
Selected comparison
$12,046

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 321 rated charter campuses reporting

−$624 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $11,422 per student for this campus, $17,969 per student for its parent district, Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearRyss Academy at BrownsvilleParent district: Raul Yzaguirre Schools for SuccessTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$10,573$11,735$13,054$8,702 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 190 rated charter campuses reporting
2019$10,238$11,881$13,108$8,654 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 243 rated charter campuses reporting
2020$10,803$12,642$14,058$9,281 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 257 rated charter campuses reporting
2021$11,556$14,761$14,797$9,648 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 278 rated charter campuses reporting
2022$11,709$15,664$15,708$11,604 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 294 rated charter campuses reporting
2023$12,452$16,352$16,792$11,623 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 303 rated charter campuses reporting
2024$11,605$19,296$18,125$11,589 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 311 rated charter campuses reporting
2025$11,422$17,969$18,972$12,046 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 321 rated charter campuses reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$66,460+$2,146 vs similar economic context
Teachers
33+3.3 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
18.3+0.5 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Ryss Academy at Brownsville

Beginning: 3.1%1 to 5 years: 32.2%6 to 10 years: 22.1%11 to 20 years: 34.4%21 to 30 years: 8.3%
  • Beginning 3.1%
  • 1 to 5 years 32.2%
  • 6 to 10 years 22.1%
  • 11 to 20 years 34.4%
  • 21 to 30 years 8.3%

Selected comparison average For charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 324 reporting for every category shown · 324 in full cohort

Beginning: 13.3%1 to 5 years: 47%6 to 10 years: 19.7%11 to 20 years: 14.9%21 to 30 years: 4.3%Over 30 years: 0.8%
  • Beginning 13.3%
  • 1 to 5 years 47%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.7%
  • 11 to 20 years 14.9%
  • 21 to 30 years 4.3%
  • Over 30 years 0.8%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Ryss Academy at Brownsville in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classRyss Academy at Brownsville · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Grade 12621.7
Grade 6923.2
Secondary languages other than English2317.9
Secondary math519.3

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 4 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this school ranks best

Out of 72 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

#2–3 rankings

Second- and third-place results

3 measures

  • 2of 322

    Math — Masters

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 322 that report this measure

  • 3of 324

    All Subjects — Masters

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 324 that report this measure

  • 3of 322

    Math — Meets

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 322 that report this measure · tied with 1

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

6 measures

  • 4of 324

    All Subjects — Meets

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 324 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 4of 324

    Reading — Masters

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 324 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 6of 324

    Reading — Approaches

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 324 that report this measure

  • 7of 324

    Reading — Meets

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 324 that report this measure

  • 8of 324

    All Subjects — Approaches

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 324 that report this measure

  • 9of 302

    Science — Masters

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 302 that report this measure

Other top-5% rankings

High placements in larger reporting groups

2 measures

  • 11of 302

    Science — Meets

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 302 that report this measure · tied with 3

  • 13of 322

    Math — Approaches

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 322 that report this measure · tied with 2

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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