Summary:
The Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success district is a Texas charter network of 8 schools serving Pre-K through 12th grade, primarily in the Houston and Brownsville areas, with a district-wide 3-star rating and a very high level of economic disadvantage among its students.
The district is defined by a stark geographic performance gap. The standout is Bryss Academy in Brownsville, a PK-8 school with a 4-star rating that consistently exceeds state averages in nearly every subject, such as 86.67% proficiency in 3rd-grade math compared to the state's 44.33%. Its counterpart, Bryss Academy High School, is a small alternative school with only 27 students that achieves exceptional test scores, including a 95.45% proficiency rate in Biology. In contrast, the Houston campuses struggle. Pstem Academy is a major concern, with its state ranking dropping from the 57th to the 28th percentile over three years and 3rd-grade math proficiency at just 28.57%. The district's only traditional high school, Early College T-Stem Academy, is a steady performer with a 98.3% graduation rate and strong results in U.S. History and Biology.
Key takeaways include a strong focus on Algebra I, where schools like Early College Stem Academy (77.59% proficiency) and North East Stem Academy (60.71%) beat the state average of 54.03%. Smaller schools also show promise, with Ryss Stem Academy At First Friends Pasadena achieving 69.23% proficiency in 6th-grade math and reading. However, the district's overall 3-star rating masks this internal variance, with the Brownsville campuses clearly outperforming their Houston counterparts, suggesting that successful strategies are not being replicated across the network.
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