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Enrollment
935
High
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNWOOD ISD·NCES 481170000672
Brownwood High School
2100 SLAYDEN, BROWNWOOD, TX 76801 · (325) 646-9549 · Brown County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL935 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Texas public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
442 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 225 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 238 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 251 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 221 | 24% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BROWNWOOD ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 9.0% | 44.0% | 18.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 24.0% | 37.0% | 22.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 53.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 15.0% |
| 2021-22 | 23.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | N/A |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Brownwood High School
Brownwood High School's state test result (53.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownwood High School this school | 935 | 47.3% | 53.8% |
| Borger High School BORGER | 691 | 47.6% | 57.9% |
| Pampa High School PAMPA | 1,012 | 51.7% | 44.0% |
| Liberty High School LIBERTY | 768 | 49.6% | 46.8% |
| Seminole High School SEMINOLE | 835 | 47.3% | 59.5% |
| Tivy High School KERRVILLE | 1,363 | 44.5% | 58.7% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Brownwood High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Brown County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #689 of 1,385 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #768 of 1,425 ▼ 39 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #851 of 1,425 ▲ 156 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +25.0pp | #257 of 1,184 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 935 | #614 of 2,107 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #480 of 1,344 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #403 of 1,346 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.3% | #1,062 of 1,522 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #504 of 557 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
935
-27 (-3%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 978
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 935 | 69 | 13.6:1 | 47% (442) |
| 2023-24 | 943 | 70.9 | 13.3:1 | 53% (504) |
| 2022-23 | 971 | 69.4 | 14.0:1 | 54% (524) |
| 2020-21 | 962 | 72 | 13.4:1 | 50% (479) |
| 2017-18 | 951 | 67.6 | 14.1:1 | 57% (541) |
| 2015-16 | 898 | 71 | 12.7:1 | 60% (536) |
| 2010-11 | 910 | 66 | 13.8:1 | 58% (531) |
| 2000-01 | 1,069 | 82 | 13.0:1 | 22% (240) |
| 1990-91 | 978 | 70 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brownwood High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (951 to 935); teachers up 2% (67.6 to 69).
About Brownwood High School
Brownwood High School is a medium-sized high school found in BROWNWOOD, Texas. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 935 students.
Brownwood High School sits within BROWNWOOD ISD, which has 7 schools and 3,393 students.
Enrollment at Brownwood High School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 46%. It is also 45% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Brown County is roughly 75% White. By the diversity index, Brownwood High School comes in at 58%.
The school reports 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.6 students per teacher. The 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 47%. That is 11 points below the 58% average for public schools in Brown County.
Brownwood High School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 46% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Brownwood High School is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 53.8% actual, 53.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
According to the American Community Survey, in Brown County, median household income is about $57,470, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Brownwood High School is one of 23 public schools in Brown County, which together enroll about 6,238 students.
Brownwood Accelerated High School is located about 0.3 miles from Brownwood High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 53.8% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 5 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Brownwood High School as Town: Remote.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Brownwood High School went from 962 students to 935.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Brown County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,347
Census ACS
Median income
$57,470
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,238 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BROWNWOOD ISD
- Coggin Elementary SchoolElementary · 708 students
- Woodland Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- Brownwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 472 students
- East Elementary SchoolElementary · 281 students
- Brownwood Accelerated High SchoolHigh · 17 students
Other schools in BROWNWOOD
- Coggin Elementary SchoolElementary · 708 students
- Woodland Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- Brownwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 472 students
- East Elementary SchoolElementary · 281 students
- Lone Star H S West (tjjd)High · 82 students
Nearby schools
- Brownwood Accelerated High School0.3 mi · 17
- East Elementary School0.9 mi · 281
- Brownwood Middle School1.2 mi · 472
- Woodland Heights Elementary School1.4 mi · 494
- Coggin Elementary School1.5 mi · 708
- Lone Star H S West (tjjd)2.1 mi · 82
Frequently asked questions
About Brownwood High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Brownwood High School?
Brownwood High School enrolls approximately 935 students in grades 09-12.
Is Brownwood High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brownwood High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Brownwood High School have?
Brownwood High School employs 69 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Brownwood High School?
Student demographics at Brownwood High School are roughly 46% White, 45% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Brownwood High School public or private?
Brownwood High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BROWNWOOD ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.