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Schools in Brenham · Brenham Independent School District

Brenham’s public schools beat 71% of Texas districts

The public schools Brenham’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 71% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

Math proficiency
50%
▲ 14 pts vs TX 37%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 2 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2019
Spent per student
$11.9K
▼ 7% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.4
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools
11
4,872 students
The School Grade

How Brenham compares

A− Test scoresC− Graduation
Texas school districts we grade (1,185)Better than 71%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (742)Better than 77%
High confidence. Built on 2,462 tested students and a graduating class of 357; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Texas’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2019.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Texas only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Brenham.

The path, start to finish
K–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Brenham J HBrenham Independent School District
9–12Brenham H SBrenham Independent School District

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math50%
State average 36.5%

Every school in Brenham

11 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.

Elementary
Middle
High
Private & other

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What Brenham families are saying about school.

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Colleges in Brenham

1 college in Brenham, and 1 more within 30 miles.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Brenham. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.

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