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Brenham J H

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Brenham J H ranks 1686 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1686^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 28% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Brenham J H is a middle school in Brenham, TX, serving 756 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Brenham Independent School District (Isd), located in a small city environment where about 58% of students are economically disadvantaged.

Brenham J H presents a striking "two-schools-in-one" dynamic. On one hand, its advanced math program is exceptional: 8th graders taking Algebra I achieve near-perfect proficiency rates (96.77% in 2024-2025), far exceeding the state average and outperforming nearby Bellville J H (75.58%) and Hempstead Middle (94.44%). On the other hand, the general student population struggles significantly, especially in 7th-grade math, where proficiency has plummeted to just 5.71%—24 points below the state average and the lowest among comparable schools. This stark contrast suggests the school excels at supporting its top-tier students but is failing to meet the needs of the broader student body.

The school's overall ranking has declined sharply, from the 65th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 28th percentile in 2025-2026, a trend not shared by its peers. Bellville J H, just 17.5 miles away, has remained stable in the 62nd percentile, while Hempstead Middle has improved from the 7th to the 47th percentile, now outperforming Brenham J H. Subgroup data reveals systemic challenges, with performance for several student groups falling into the bottom 20th percentile. However, a positive constant is the school's consistently low dropout rate (0.0% in 2023-2024), indicating it keeps students engaged. For parents, Brenham J H offers a proven path for advanced math students but requires urgent attention to core instruction for the general population.

756

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,493

Per pupil spending ?

58.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 Carlee Dr
Brenham, TX 77833-5099

(979) 277-3830

District: Brenham Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Brenham J H usually attend:

High:

Brenham High School

Feeder schools for Brenham J H:

Elementary:	Alton Elementary
	Brenham Elementary
	Krause Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.8%

White:

36.5%

African American:

19.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg39%

Texas avg47%

1,686^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

536^th of 951Brenham Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	1686 of 2335	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.6	1383 of 2344	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	1110 of 2372	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	1073 of 2330	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	797 of 2254	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.7	577 of 2252	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	55.3	828 of 2193	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	773 of 2080	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.6	953 of 2027	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.2	1223 of 1987	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.7	1212 of 2043	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.8	925 of 1987	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.4	906 of 1973	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.5	747 of 1951	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.1	1003 of 1895	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.8	717 of 1803	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	81.7	112 of 1763	93.6%	★★★★★
2008	77.2	222 of 1718	87.1%	★★★★☆
2007	82.3	122 of 1684	92.8%	★★★★★
2006	84.0	101 of 1585	93.6%	★★★★★
2005	66.9	487 of 1582	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.0	620 of 1573	60.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	1224 of 1295	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	858 of 997	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	1135 of 1280	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	933 of 1273	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	828 of 1251	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	570 of 1213	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.1	749 of 1193	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	782 of 1167	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	8.4	611 of 642	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	81.5	46 of 505	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	70.8	155 of 617	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	48.9	360 of 616	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	383 of 606	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	85.3	45 of 589	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	32.4	455 of 594	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	564 of 587	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	31.2	1639 of 2182	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.3	761 of 2118	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.3	1390 of 2058	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	1036 of 2008	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	1111 of 1390	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	1355 of 1428	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1528 of 1770	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	1388 of 1720	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.2	848 of 1643	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	751 of 1592	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.5	931 of 1445	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	621 of 1376	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	1604 of 2240	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.4	1236 of 1825	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	1208 of 2242	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.9	820 of 2241	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	747 of 2221	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.7	495 of 2151	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	52.6	875 of 2047	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	642 of 2008	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	996 of 1497	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.2	509 of 1230	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	619 of 1481	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	665 of 1488	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.0	548 of 1501	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	521 of 1446	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.0	387 of 1430	72.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	2006 of 2141	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	28.0	1370 of 1731	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	1375 of 2119	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	1327 of 2116	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.7	674 of 2077	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.5	614 of 2043	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	43.2	1052 of 1935	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	956 of 1895	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	1813 of 2253	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	1572 of 1820	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1727 of 2235	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	1626 of 2251	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.4	1107 of 2220	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.2	826 of 2172	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.5	1339 of 2073	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	1376 of 2039	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	1687 of 2253	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.5	1106 of 1818	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	1093 of 2246	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	1265 of 2245	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.4	870 of 2228	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.8	670 of 2168	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	715 of 2069	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	899 of 2030	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	563 of 806	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.0	446 of 676	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	489 of 818	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	545 of 817	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	391 of 813	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.3	173 of 743	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	14.6	711 of 753	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	533 of 720	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	1548 of 1956	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.7	1385 of 1568	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	1593 of 1891	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	1599 of 1815	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	1692 of 1757	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	1120 of 1712	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	1236 of 1626	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.0	509 of 1597	68.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	700 of 1731	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.6	740 of 1439	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.6	634 of 1733	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	524 of 1749	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	511 of 1723	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	340 of 1700	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	408 of 1684	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.4	458 of 1673	72.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2026)60th percentile+32 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)30th percentile~ school

Female (2026)28th percentile~ school

Male (2026)25th percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2022)25th percentile-40 vs school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)20th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile-21 vs school

African American (2026)5th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2026)5th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I67%+13 vs state

Reading47%-9 vs state

Social Studies24%-8 vs state

Mathematics22%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Brenham J H	Public	7-8	1200 Carlee Dr	Brenham	77833	Washington County	Brenham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 277-3830	756	55	13.6	58.1%	276 (36.5%)	147 (19.4%)	293 (38.8%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.0%)	31	1686^th of 2335 public middle schools	27.8%		40.6	1383^rd of 2344 public middle schools	41.0%	303	66.7			42.2	52.5			5.7	30.3	23.5	$9,493
Brenham Middle	Public	5-6	1600 S Blue Bell Rd	Brenham	77833	Washington County	Brenham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 277-3845	703	53	13.1	60.9%	254 (36.1%)	142 (20.2%)	272 (38.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.0%)								(n/a)		54.4	46.4			47.0	39.1				$8,298
Somerville Intermediate	Public	5-7	700 8th St	Somerville	77879	Burleson County	Somerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 596-1502	160	9	17.5	76.9%	70 (43.8%)	25 (15.6%)	54 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.9%)	34.1	1596^th of 2335 public middle schools	31.6%		27.1	1834^th of 2344 public middle schools	21.8%	238		37.1	34.6	43.4		42.9	30.9	17.1	94.4		$7,985
Bellville J H	Public	6-8	1305 S Tesch	Bellville	77418	Austin County	Bellville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 865-5966	557	43	12.8	41.7%	324 (58.2%)	43 (7.7%)	165 (29.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	45.7	1185^th of 2335 public middle schools	49.3%		55.7	902^nd of 2344 public middle schools	61.5%	283	83.0		47.7	52.6	62.5		27.7	7.6	50.0	25.5	$8,151
Hempstead Middle	Public	6-8	2532 9th St	Hempstead	77445	Waller County	Hempstead Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 826-2530	300	24	12.5	82.0%	27 (9.0%)	75 (25.0%)	195 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	44.1	1239^th of 2335 public middle schools	46.9%		31.4	1687^th of 2344 public middle schools	28.0%	448	95.0		40.2	50.5	54.1		21.8	20.9	43.4	51.0	$10,196

Frequently Asked Questions about Brenham J H

Is Brenham J H a good school?

Brenham J H ranks 1686^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Brenham J H in?

Brenham Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Brenham J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 756 students attended Brenham J H.

What high school do graduates of Brenham J H attend?

Students who attend Brenham J H usually go on to attend Brenham High School

What is the racial makeup of Brenham J H?

Students at Brenham J H are 39% Hispanic, 37% White, 19% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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