Brazos School For Inquiry And Creativity TidwellCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: C

Total students

152

Avg. teacher experience

8.8 years

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 8.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: N/A

Statewide: 90%

Brazos School For Inquiry And Creativity Tidwell is an charter elementary school in Houston, TX, in the Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 152 students. 34.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 31.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $47,727, which is $11,160 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.brazosschool.org

Address

1055 W Tidwell Rd
Houston, TX 77091

Office phone number

(713) 681-1960

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Brazos School For Inquiry And Creativity Tidwell 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

152

African American

80 (52.6%)

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 30.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.7%)

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 0%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

70 (46.1%)

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 62.1%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

1 (0.7%)

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 5.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 1.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

52.6%

American Indian

0.7%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

46.1%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

0.7%

Two or more races

0%

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

34.9 %

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 47.9%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

99.3 %

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 99.7%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

31.6 %

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 32.1%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

34.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

99.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

31.6%

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

31.6 %

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 31.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

5.3 %

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 8.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

31.6%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

5.3%

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)

C

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: C

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: Not Rated: SB 1365

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not rated

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 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.

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

23 %

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 18.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

29.3 %

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 24.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: N/A

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: N/A

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

17 %

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 16.3%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

N/A

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 8.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 0%

Statewide: 13.9%

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

11.5

African American

8.5 (73.8%)

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 42.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1 (8.7%)

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 8.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

1 (8.7%)

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 44.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (8.7%)

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 4.5%

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 (0%)

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

8.7 (75.6%)

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 76.1%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

2.8 (24.4%)

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 23.9%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 0%

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

13.3

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 14.7

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

8.8 years

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: 8.9 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

$47,727

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: $47,336

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: $40,487

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$45,498

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: $44,023

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$49,053

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: $47,721

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$49,500

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: $52,255

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

N/A

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: $50,000

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$50,000

Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity: $50,000

Statewide: $71,111

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