High Schools in White Settlement Independent School District (Isd)

The White Settlement Independent School District (Isd) is home to one high school, Brewer High School, which serves grades 9 through 12 and has an enrollment of 2,113 students. The district is ranked 695th out of 951 districts in Texas, placing it in the 27th percentile, and has a 1-star rating. With over half of its students (54.8%) eligible for free or reduced lunch, the school serves a predominantly low-income community, which presents unique challenges that are reflected in its academic performance.

Brewer High School presents a clear paradox: it boasts a strong graduation rate of 93.2% but consistently scores below the Texas state average on all core STAAR exams. The most critical area of concern is Algebra I, where only 23.41% of students were proficient in the 2025-2026 school year, compared to 54.03% statewide—a gap of over 30 percentage points. While this marks a significant improvement from the previous year's 14.66%, it remains alarmingly low. The school's relative strength is in Biology, with 61.85% of students proficient, which is the closest it gets to the state average of 70.51%. Other subjects like English I Reading (49.67%), English II Reading (49.59%), and U.S. History (59.69%) also lag behind state averages.

Despite the low test scores, the school's state ranking has improved from the 40th percentile to the 31st percentile over three years, indicating positive momentum. However, year-over-year improvement is inconsistent, with English reading scores actually declining slightly. A key takeaway is that the school's Algebra I proficiency rate (23.41%) is significantly lower than the district's overall rate (31.21%), suggesting that foundational math skills from lower grades may be contributing to the high school's struggles. This disconnect between high graduation rates and low standardized test performance suggests a potential misalignment between the school's curriculum and the rigor of state exams, making targeted intervention in math a top priority for parents to watch.