Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan

28 of the District IV were accepted, including 10 from Lockhart, 6 from Blackshear, 5 from Whidby, 3 from Codwell, 2 from Peck, and one each from MacGregor and Thompson.

Based on the data, Jeffrey L. Boney of the Houston Forward Times, a black newspaper, argued that residents of the surrounding Third Ward area were being shortchanged.

[7] Of the 250 original 6th graders, after the end of the first year 16 were expelled and sent back their zoned schools due to low academic performance.

This is due to the federal grant for magnet schools used by BCMA at Ryan requiring this kind of admissions process.

[6] Students zoned to Lockhart, Blackshear, and MacGregor elementary schools may attend BCMA at Ryan without going through the lottery.

[9] In 2015 the school had 480 students; 45% were Hispanic and Latino, 30% were black, and Anglo Whites and Asians made up the remainder.

Students are required to wear navy or burgundy shirts with the BCMA logo embroidered with khaki pants, shorts or skirts.