Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Brownwood ISD: B

Total students

1,002

Avg. teacher experience

14 years

Brownwood ISD: 12.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

94.9 %

Brownwood ISD: 95.3%

Statewide: 90%

Brownwood High School is a high school in Brownwood, TX, in the Brownwood ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,002 students. 55.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 3.2% 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, 94.9% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.9% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Brownwood High School was 979 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 24.0.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $52,834, which is $6,053 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 14 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

2100 Slayden
Brownwood, TX 76801

Office phone number

(325) 646-9549

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Brownwood High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 15. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.2 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 15.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,002

African American

47 (4.7%)

Brownwood ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

6 (0.6%)

Brownwood ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

7 (0.7%)

Brownwood ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

433 (43.2%)

Brownwood ISD: 43.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Brownwood ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

473 (47.2%)

Brownwood ISD: 47%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

36 (3.6%)

Brownwood ISD: 4.1%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

4.7%

American Indian

0.6%

Asian

0.7%

Hispanic

43.2%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

47.2%

Two or more races

3.6%

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

55.5 %

Brownwood ISD: 49.5%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

53.5 %

Brownwood ISD: 64.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

3.2 %

Brownwood ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

55.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

53.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

3.2%

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

3.2 %

Brownwood ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

7 %

Brownwood ISD: 7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.8 %

Brownwood ISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

3.2%

Gifted and talented

7.0%

Special education

10.8%

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

Brownwood ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Brownwood ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Brownwood ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Brownwood 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

94.9 %

Brownwood ISD: 95.3%

Statewide: 90%

African American

92.3 %

Brownwood ISD: 92.3%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Brownwood ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Brownwood ISD: Masked

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

94.9 %

Brownwood ISD: 95.2%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Brownwood ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

95 %

Brownwood ISD: 95.5%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Brownwood ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

92.3%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

94.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

95.0%

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

0.9 %

Brownwood ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

6 %

Brownwood ISD: 6%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Brownwood ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Brownwood ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.2 %

Brownwood ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Brownwood ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

1 %

Brownwood ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Brownwood ISD: 0%

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

24.4 %

Brownwood ISD: 20.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

30.6 %

Brownwood ISD: 32.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

0 %

Brownwood ISD: 27.3%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Brownwood ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

26.1 %

Brownwood ISD: 21.8%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Brownwood ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

22.4 %

Brownwood ISD: 18.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

33.3 %

Brownwood ISD: 23.1%

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

14 %

Brownwood ISD: 13.3%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Brownwood ISD: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Brownwood ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Brownwood ISD: Masked

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

13.3 %

Brownwood ISD: 12.8%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Brownwood ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

15.7 %

Brownwood ISD: 14.6%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

18.2 %

Brownwood ISD: 18.2%

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

11.5 %

Brownwood ISD: 11.5%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Brownwood ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Brownwood ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Brownwood ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

0 %

Brownwood ISD: 0%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Brownwood ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

19.4 %

Brownwood ISD: 19.4%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Brownwood 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

979

Brownwood ISD: 979

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

24.0

Brownwood ISD: 24.0

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

54.7 %

Brownwood ISD: 51.7%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

31.1 %

Brownwood ISD: 28.2%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

30 %

Brownwood ISD: 27.3%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

54.7%

Math

31.1%

Reading + Math

30.0%

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

70.9

African American

0 (0%)

Brownwood ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Brownwood ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Brownwood ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

5.3 (7.5%)

Brownwood ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Brownwood ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

65.6 (92.5%)

Brownwood ISD: 91.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Brownwood 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

2 (2.8%)

Brownwood ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

49.5 (69.8%)

Brownwood ISD: 79.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

18.4 (25.9%)

Brownwood ISD: 18.9%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (1.4%)

Brownwood ISD: 0.4%

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

14.1

Brownwood ISD: 13.7

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

14 years

Brownwood ISD: 12.6 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

$52,834

Brownwood ISD: $50,258

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$41,784

Brownwood ISD: $40,434

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$41,569

Brownwood ISD: $41,442

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$45,225

Brownwood ISD: $45,240

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$57,330

Brownwood ISD: $54,542

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$62,614

Brownwood ISD: $61,389

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$64,730

Brownwood ISD: $61,745

Statewide: $71,111

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