Porter Early College High School

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Brownsville ISD: N/A

Total students

1,683

Avg. teacher experience

14.2 years

Brownsville ISD: 15.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

93.3 %

Brownsville ISD: 95%

Statewide: 90.3%

Porter Early College High School is a high school in Brownsville, TX, in the Brownsville ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 1,683 students. 87.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 48.5% 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, 93.3% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.4% during the 2022-2023 school year.

The average SAT score at Porter Early College High School was 875 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 16.2.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,017, which is $457 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.bisd.us/porter/

Address

3500 International Blvd
Brownsville, TX 78521-3294

Office phone number

(956) 548-7800

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Porter Early College High School 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 education outcomes in Region 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,683

African American

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.1%)

Brownsville ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

1,670 (99.2%)

Brownsville ISD: 98.4%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

12 (0.7%)

Brownsville ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.1%

Hispanic

99.2%

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

87.8 %

Brownsville ISD: 73.9%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

93.8 %

Brownsville ISD: 89.5%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

48.7 %

Brownsville ISD: 41.1%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

87.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

93.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

48.7%

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

48.5 %

Brownsville ISD: 40.5%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

11.3 %

Brownsville ISD: 10.2%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

14.8 %

Brownsville ISD: 17.1%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

48.5%

Gifted and talented

11.3%

Special education

14.8%

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 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

Brownsville ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Brownsville ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Brownsville ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Brownsville ISD: 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

93.3 %

Brownsville ISD: 95%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

N/A

Brownsville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

Brownsville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

N/A

Brownsville ISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

93.3 %

Brownsville ISD: 94.9%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Brownsville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

Masked

Brownsville ISD: 100%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Brownsville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

93.3%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

Masked

Two or more races

N/A

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

0.4 %

Brownsville ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 2%

African American

N/A

Brownsville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

N/A

Brownsville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

Masked

Brownsville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.4 %

Brownsville ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Brownsville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 1.8%

White

6.3 %

Brownsville ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

N/A

Brownsville ISD: 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

45.6 %

Brownsville ISD: 30.3%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

N/A

Brownsville ISD: 25%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Brownsville ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Brownsville ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

45.6 %

Brownsville ISD: 30.4%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Brownsville ISD: 66.7%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

46.7 %

Brownsville ISD: 28%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

N/A

Brownsville ISD: 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

25.2 %

Brownsville ISD: 21.2%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

N/A

Brownsville ISD: 40%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

N/A

Brownsville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

N/A

Brownsville ISD: 70%

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

25.2 %

Brownsville ISD: 21.1%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Brownsville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 19.5%

White

16.7 %

Brownsville ISD: 23.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Brownsville ISD: 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

22.4 %

Brownsville ISD: 29.1%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

N/A

Brownsville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Brownsville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

N/A

Brownsville ISD: 71.4%

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

22 %

Brownsville ISD: 28.8%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Brownsville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 47.4%

White

Masked

Brownsville ISD: 40%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

N/A

Brownsville ISD: 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

875

Brownsville ISD: 937

Statewide: 978

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

16.2

Brownsville ISD: 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

29.2 %

Brownsville ISD: 49.3%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

21.7 %

Brownsville ISD: 45.7%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

15.6 %

Brownsville ISD: 36.5%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

29.2%

Math

21.7%

Reading + Math

15.6%

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

118.7

African American

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

106.7 (89.9%)

Brownsville ISD: 91.3%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

12 (10.1%)

Brownsville ISD: 8.2%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 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

5.5 (4.6%)

Brownsville ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

92.2 (77.7%)

Brownsville ISD: 79.8%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

21 (17.7%)

Brownsville ISD: 18.1%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 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

14.2

Brownsville ISD: 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

14.2 years

Brownsville ISD: 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

$62,017

Brownsville ISD: $63,507

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

N/A

Brownsville ISD: $57,202

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$56,901

Brownsville ISD: $57,314

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$58,022

Brownsville ISD: $58,272

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$62,709

Brownsville ISD: $62,624

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$67,407

Brownsville ISD: $68,871

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$76,182

Brownsville ISD: $74,925

Statewide: $74,014

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