Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Beaumont ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

Total students

98

Avg. teacher experience

18.9 years

Beaumont ISD: 10.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

48.8 %

Beaumont ISD: 85.4%

Statewide: 90%

Paul A Brown Alternative Center is a high school in Beaumont, TX, in the Beaumont ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 98 students. 98% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 11.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 48.8% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 27.9% during the 2020-2021 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $48,778, which is $10,109 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 18.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

88 Jaguar Dr
Beaumont, TX 77702

Office phone number

(409) 617-5720

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Paul A Brown Alternative Center are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 05. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.2 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 05.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

98

African American

66 (67.3%)

Beaumont ISD: 59.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Beaumont ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Beaumont ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

25 (25.5%)

Beaumont ISD: 26.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Beaumont ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

4 (4.1%)

Beaumont ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

3 (3.1%)

Beaumont ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

67.3%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

25.5%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

4.1%

Two or more races

3.1%

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

98 %

Beaumont ISD: 56.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

91.8 %

Beaumont ISD: 81.6%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

12.2 %

Beaumont ISD: 14%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

98.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

91.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

12.2%

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

11.2 %

Beaumont ISD: 13.7%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

1 %

Beaumont ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

2 %

Beaumont ISD: 9.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

11.2%

Gifted and talented

1.0%

Special education

2.0%

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)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Beaumont ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Beaumont ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

School progress (2021-2022)

Not rated

Beaumont ISD: C

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Beaumont ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

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

48.8 %

Beaumont ISD: 85.4%

Statewide: 90%

African American

48.2 %

Beaumont ISD: 86.3%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Beaumont ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Beaumont ISD: 91.9%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

66.7 %

Beaumont ISD: 84.4%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Beaumont ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

20 %

Beaumont ISD: 85.9%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Beaumont ISD: 64.3%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

48.2%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

66.7%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

20.0%

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

27.9 %

Beaumont ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

28 %

Beaumont ISD: 6%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Beaumont ISD: 20%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Beaumont ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

18.5 %

Beaumont ISD: 8.2%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Beaumont ISD: 20%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

40 %

Beaumont ISD: 5.9%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Beaumont ISD: 2.2%

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

89 %

Beaumont ISD: 34.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

92.2 %

Beaumont ISD: 38.6%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Beaumont ISD: 26.8%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Beaumont ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

75.8 %

Beaumont ISD: 33.7%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Beaumont ISD: 26.7%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

92.3 %

Beaumont ISD: 17.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Beaumont ISD: 35.4%

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

0 %

Beaumont ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Beaumont ISD: 1%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Beaumont ISD: 0%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Beaumont ISD: 18.9%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Beaumont ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Beaumont ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Beaumont ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Beaumont ISD: 2.6%

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

N/A

Beaumont ISD: 32%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Beaumont ISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Beaumont ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Beaumont ISD: 44.4%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Beaumont ISD: 20%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Beaumont ISD: Masked

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Beaumont ISD: 40.7%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Beaumont ISD: Masked

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

Masked

Beaumont ISD: 985

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Beaumont ISD: 20.4

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

7.7 %

Beaumont ISD: 28.7%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

5.8 %

Beaumont ISD: 16.9%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

5.8 %

Beaumont ISD: 16.3%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

7.7%

Math

5.8%

Reading + Math

5.8%

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

8.5

African American

6.5 (76.4%)

Beaumont ISD: 48.7%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Beaumont ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Beaumont ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1 (11.8%)

Beaumont ISD: 6.3%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Beaumont ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

1 (11.8%)

Beaumont ISD: 42.9%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Beaumont ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0.7 (8.8%)

Beaumont ISD: 4%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

5 (59.1%)

Beaumont ISD: 70%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

2.7 (32.1%)

Beaumont ISD: 25.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Beaumont ISD: 0.9%

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

11.6

Beaumont ISD: 16.5

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

18.9 years

Beaumont ISD: 10.4 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

$48,778

Beaumont ISD: $52,697

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$32,676

Beaumont ISD: $41,017

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$49,300

Beaumont ISD: $49,454

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$25,605

Beaumont ISD: $53,028

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$42,640

Beaumont ISD: $55,632

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

N/A

Beaumont ISD: $59,685

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$68,328

Beaumont ISD: $67,555

Statewide: $71,111

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