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WEST BROOK SR H S
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About WEST BROOK SR H S
Set in BEAUMONT, Texas, WEST BROOK SR H S is a sizable senior high, overseen by BEAUMONT ISD. It teaches 2,213 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 178% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.
BEAUMONT ISD runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 16,336 students. WEST BROOK SR H S is one of those campuses.
On demographics, WEST BROOK SR H S reports that the largest single group is Black at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 25% Hispanic, 14% White, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 133 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting WEST BROOK SR H S higher than the state norm the norm. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, WEST BROOK SR H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.0%.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household earnings sit near $60,026, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. WEST BROOK SR H S is one of 92 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 42,825 students).
AMELIA EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WEST BROOK SR H S ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 34.5%.
WEST BROOK SR H S operates from a countryside location.
Five-year trend. WEST BROOK SR H S's enrollment has fell 9% since 2018, when it stood at 2,435 (now 2,213). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 22% to 14%. Class-load math has fell: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Jefferson County at a glance
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