Summary:
The Brownwood Independent School District (Isd) is home to two high schools serving grades 9 through 12 in a central Texas community: Brownwood High School, a comprehensive public school with 935 students, and Brownwood Accelerated High School, a much smaller alternative campus with just 17 students.
Brownwood High School is the district's academic anchor, driving its overall 3-star rating. It shows a mixed performance against state averages, excelling in Biology (75.33% proficient vs. 70.51% state) and holding its own in English I and II, but struggling significantly in Algebra I (41.5% vs. 54.03% state) and U.S. History (60.75% vs. 70.17% state). Its graduation rate is a solid 94.2%, with a low dropout rate of 0.6%. In stark contrast, Brownwood Accelerated High School serves a specialized mission for at-risk students, achieving a perfect 100% graduation rate. However, this success comes with a very high dropout rate of 5.1%, and its only available test score in U.S. History (28.57%) is far below the state average, highlighting the challenging student population it serves.
The most critical takeaway is the "alternative school paradox" at Brownwood Accelerated High School, where a perfect graduation rate coexists with a high dropout rate, indicating it is a high-risk, high-reward environment. For Brownwood High School, the clear area for improvement is mathematics, as its Algebra I scores have consistently trailed the state. The district's overall ranking is almost entirely driven by the performance of its main high school, as the accelerated campus has too few students to significantly impact aggregate metrics.
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