Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Brenham ISD: B

Total students

1,556

Avg. teacher experience

11.9 years

Brenham ISD: 11.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

94.3 %

Brenham ISD: 94.3%

Statewide: 90%

Brenham High School is a high school in Brenham, TX, in the Brenham ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,556 students. 45% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 8.5% 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.

In the Class of 2021, 94.3% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.8% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Brenham High School was 1015 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 23.1.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $54,628, which is $4,259 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

525 A H Ehrig Dr
Brenham, TX 77833-2487

Office phone number

(979) 277-3800

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Brenham High School 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

1,556

African American

298 (19.2%)

Brenham ISD: 19.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Brenham ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

35 (2.2%)

Brenham ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

545 (35%)

Brenham ISD: 37.7%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Brenham ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

646 (41.5%)

Brenham ISD: 38.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

31 (2%)

Brenham ISD: 2.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

19.2%

American Indian

0%

Asian

2.2%

Hispanic

35.0%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

41.5%

Two or more races

2.0%

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

45 %

Brenham ISD: 43.1%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

41.1 %

Brenham ISD: 53.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

8.7 %

Brenham ISD: 13%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

45.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

41.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

8.7%

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

8.5 %

Brenham ISD: 12.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

6.6 %

Brenham ISD: 6.2%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

14.5 %

Brenham ISD: 15%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

8.5%

Gifted and talented

6.6%

Special education

14.5%

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

Brenham ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Brenham ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Brenham ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Brenham ISD: B

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

94.3 %

Brenham ISD: 94.3%

Statewide: 90%

African American

92.6 %

Brenham ISD: 92.6%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Brenham ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

100 %

Brenham ISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

90.5 %

Brenham ISD: 90.5%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Brenham ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

96.9 %

Brenham ISD: 96.9%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

100 %

Brenham ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

92.6%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

90.5%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

96.9%

Two or more races

100.0%

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

1.8 %

Brenham ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

1.3 %

Brenham ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Brenham ISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Brenham ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

3.2 %

Brenham ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Brenham ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0.9 %

Brenham ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

3.2 %

Brenham ISD: 3.2%

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

23.1 %

Brenham ISD: 17.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

28.5 %

Brenham ISD: 23.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Brenham ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

12.8 %

Brenham ISD: 7.9%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

28.6 %

Brenham ISD: 19.3%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Brenham ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

16.1 %

Brenham ISD: 12.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

41.9 %

Brenham ISD: 29.1%

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

15.4 %

Brenham ISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

3.1 %

Brenham ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Brenham ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

41.2 %

Brenham ISD: 41.2%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

9.1 %

Brenham ISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Brenham ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

24.4 %

Brenham ISD: 24.4%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Brenham ISD: 0%

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

40.4 %

Brenham ISD: 40.4%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

Masked

Brenham ISD: Masked

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Brenham ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

57.1 %

Brenham ISD: 57.1%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

47.6 %

Brenham ISD: 47.6%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Brenham ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

35.1 %

Brenham ISD: 35.1%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Brenham ISD: N/A

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

1015

Brenham ISD: 1015

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

23.1

Brenham ISD: 23.1

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

39 %

Brenham ISD: 39%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

30.5 %

Brenham ISD: 30.5%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

26.7 %

Brenham ISD: 26.7%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

39.0%

Math

30.5%

Reading + Math

26.7%

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

117.6

African American

8.9 (7.6%)

Brenham ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Brenham ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Brenham ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

10.6 (9%)

Brenham ISD: 7.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Brenham ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

98.1 (83.4%)

Brenham ISD: 83.3%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Brenham ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

7 (6%)

Brenham ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

82 (69.8%)

Brenham ISD: 79.6%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

27.6 (23.4%)

Brenham ISD: 17.8%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (0.9%)

Brenham ISD: 0.3%

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

13.2

Brenham ISD: 12.9

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

11.9 years

Brenham ISD: 11.3 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

$54,628

Brenham ISD: $53,796

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$41,816

Brenham ISD: $45,742

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$48,691

Brenham ISD: $48,804

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$54,177

Brenham ISD: $52,281

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$56,518

Brenham ISD: $55,961

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$64,963

Brenham ISD: $62,067

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$62,647

Brenham ISD: $66,540

Statewide: $71,111

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