Bryan Independent School District (Isd)

The Bryan Independent School District (Isd) in Texas oversees 26 schools, including elementary, middle, and high schools, serving a diverse student population with a district-wide ranking in the 35th percentile.

The district's standout is Bryan Collegiate High School, a clear academic powerhouse ranking in the 96th percentile statewide with a 100% graduation rate and the lowest per-student spending, making it a highly efficient model. In contrast, Sam Houston Elementary and Johnson Elementary are top-performing elementary schools, with Sam Houston achieving a 4-star rating and the district's lowest free/reduced lunch rate. On the other end, The Mary Catherine Harris School-School Of Choice and the Disciplinary Alternative Educational Progam (Daep) struggle significantly, with the DAEP spending an astronomical $79,617 per student yet showing critically low test scores. Among the comprehensive high schools, James Earl Rudder High School has a higher graduation rate (98%) than Travis B Bryan High School (88%), though Bryan has slightly better test scores.

A key finding is the "Middle School Algebra I" anomaly: Stephen F Austin and Arthur L Davila Middle have the district's highest Algebra I proficiency rates (around 89%), even as their general 8th-grade math scores are low, indicating a strong acceleration program for select students. Overall, higher spending does not guarantee success, as the most expensive schools have the worst outcomes, while efficient schools like Bryan Collegiate excel. The district's average free/reduced lunch rate is about 75%, highlighting economic challenges that correlate with performance, but schools like Sam Houston show that lower disadvantage can lead to higher achievement.