Brownsville ISD

Brownsville, TX

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Total students

37,032

Avg. teacher experience

15.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

95 %

Statewide: 90.3%

Brownsville ISD is a school district in Brownsville, TX. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 37,032 students. 73.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 40.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

In the Class of 2023, 95% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.5% during the 2022-2023 school year.

The average SAT score at Brownsville ISD was 937 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 18.7.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $63,507, which is $1,033 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 15.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.bisd.us

Superintendent

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Brownsville ISD are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher ed outcomes in Region 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

37,032

African American

35 (0.1%)

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

5 (0%)

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

80 (0.2%)

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

36,455 (98.4%)

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

5 (0%)

Statewide: 0.2%

White

442 (1.2%)

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

10 (0%)

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

0.1%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.2%

Hispanic

98.4%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.2%

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

73.9 %

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

89.5 %

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

41.1 %

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

73.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

89.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

41.1%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

40.5 %

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

10.2 %

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

17.1 %

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

40.5%

Gifted and talented

10.2%

Special education

17.1%

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 have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. 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 (2023-2024)

N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

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 2024 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

95 %

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

Masked

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

100 %

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

94.9 %

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

94.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

100.0%

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 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

0.5 %

Statewide: 2%

African American

0 %

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

Masked

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

0 %

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.5 %

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0.8 %

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

0 %

Statewide: 1.7%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

30.3 %

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

25 %

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

16.7 %

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

4.2 %

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

30.4 %

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

66.7 %

Statewide: 23.7%

White

28 %

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

28.6 %

Statewide: 18.7%

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 2022-2023 school year.

All students

21.2 %

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

40 %

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

N/A

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

70 %

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

21.1 %

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Statewide: 19.5%

White

23.1 %

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Statewide: 26.9%

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 2022-2023 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

29.1 %

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

Masked

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

71.4 %

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

28.8 %

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Statewide: 47.4%

White

40 %

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

N/A

Statewide: 66%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, 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

937

Statewide: 978

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

18.7

Statewide: 19.2

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 2022-2023.

Reading

49.3 %

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

45.7 %

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

36.5 %

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

49.3%

Math

45.7%

Reading + Math

36.5%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

2,514.7

African American

3.9 (0.2%)

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

2 (0.1%)

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0%)

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

2,296.7 (91.3%)

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

4.8 (0.2%)

Statewide: 0.1%

White

206.4 (8.2%)

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

39.4 (1.6%)

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

2,006 (79.8%)

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

455.8 (18.1%)

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

13.5 (0.5%)

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

14.7

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 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

15.7 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

$63,507

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$57,202

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$57,314

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$58,272

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$62,624

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$68,871

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$74,925

Statewide: $74,014

All campuses

Elementary schools

Middle school or junior high schools

High schools

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