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Brownfield High School

Public Grades 9-12
1248th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,009 Texas High Schools
Better than 38% of Texas high schools
Summary

Brownfield High School in Brownfield, TX, serves 465 students in grades 9-12 within the Brownfield Independent School District (Isd), a mid-sized school in a predominantly low-income community where nearly 80% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

After years of ranking in the bottom quartile of Texas high schools, Brownfield High School has shown a promising upward trend, jumping to the 38th percentile in the 2025-2026 school year—its highest performance in available history. This improvement is reflected in significant test score gains, such as Algebra I proficiency rising from 27.4% to 43.4% and U.S. History proficiency jumping from 44.3% to 67% over recent years. The school also excels at keeping students on track, with a 100% graduation rate and a very low 0.6% dropout rate. Notably, the school performs exceptionally well with its Special Education students, who ranked in the 55th and 56th percentiles in recent years, earning 3-star ratings. Compared to the nearby Brownfield Education Center, an alternative high school serving 29 students, Brownfield High School is significantly higher-performing in academic proficiency, though both schools share a 100% graduation rate.

Despite these strengths, the school faces a classic "graduation vs. proficiency" challenge: while it effectively retains students and moves them through the system, state test scores remain below the state average in core subjects like Algebra I and English I. The school is well-resourced, with a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1 and per-student spending over $13,000, raising the question of how these resources can be deployed to further boost academic proficiency. Subgroup performance can be volatile from year to year, likely due to small cohort sizes, but the recent upward trajectory suggests that targeted initiatives may be making a positive impact.

465
Students ?
10.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,471
Per pupil spending ?
79.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 702 Cub Dr
       Brownfield, TX  79316-4619

(806) 637-4523

District: Brownfield Independent School District (Isd)


Feeder schools for Brownfield High School:

Elementary:    Oak Grove Elementary
Middle:    Brownfield Middle
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
78.1%
White:
16.8%
African American:
3.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026
Strengths
100% graduate within 4 years
Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2016
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (53% vs 62% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!English I Reading scores 18 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school53%
District avg49%
Texas avg62%
1,248th of 2,009
Texas public high schools ?
Bottom 38%▲ up 19 pts since 2016
From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 2High Schools in the Brownfield Independent School District (Isd)
885th of 951Brownfield 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202639.51248 of 200937.9%★★☆☆☆
202526.21491 of 197424.5%★☆☆☆☆
202428.21443 of 199027.5%★☆☆☆☆
202325.11494 of 196123.8%★☆☆☆☆
202227.11397 of 187625.5%★☆☆☆☆
202125.71414 of 186124.0%★☆☆☆☆
201924.21453 of 185721.8%★☆☆☆☆
201823.81415 of 179721.3%★☆☆☆☆
201716.51504 of 177715.4%★☆☆☆☆
201626.31427 of 176219.0%★☆☆☆☆
201524.61428 of 174318.1%★☆☆☆☆
201426.81392 of 173419.7%★☆☆☆☆
201317.81451 of 165212.2%★☆☆☆☆
201230.41263 of 160321.2%★☆☆☆☆
201138.21331 of 167220.4%★☆☆☆☆
201039.31247 of 156820.5%★☆☆☆☆
200930.51289 of 153916.2%★☆☆☆☆
200828.11280 of 151015.2%★☆☆☆☆
200735.71148 of 149723.3%★☆☆☆☆
200647.6934 of 143034.7%★★☆☆☆
200557.9698 of 142951.2%★★★☆☆
200441.21057 of 142725.9%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202523.7655 of 83421.5%★☆☆☆☆
202430.6707 of 106533.6%★★☆☆☆
202367.7235 of 106978.0%★★★★☆
202113.3922 of 10209.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.7931 of 10249.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.7890 of 101312.1%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202246.7778 of 183757.6%★★★☆☆
202117.21643 of 182910.2%★☆☆☆☆
201918.71632 of 18109.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.31583 of 178411.3%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202625.5974 of 119518.5%★☆☆☆☆
202525.9854 of 115325.9%★☆☆☆☆
202418.61234 of 143714.1%★☆☆☆☆
202312.31280 of 13716.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.91156 of 12789.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202119.31073 of 119510.2%★☆☆☆☆
201916.11089 of 11364.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201838.6579 of 111348.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202639.11203 of 193637.9%★★☆☆☆
202527.31113 of 150426.0%★☆☆☆☆
202424.51436 of 188023.6%★☆☆☆☆
202324.61451 of 189123.3%★☆☆☆☆
202231.31284 of 184130.3%★★☆☆☆
202132.21263 of 181530.4%★★☆☆☆
201927.31403 of 179822.0%★☆☆☆☆
201830.11330 of 178125.3%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202660.6603 of 120650.0%★★★☆☆
202316.21076 of 11829.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202157.8673 of 117742.8%★★☆☆☆
201944.3854 of 114525.4%★☆☆☆☆
201848.5788 of 113730.7%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202641.61058 of 186043.1%★★☆☆☆
202527.41095 of 145324.6%★☆☆☆☆
202420.51487 of 180517.6%★☆☆☆☆
202324.81410 of 182022.5%★☆☆☆☆
202225.51354 of 176223.2%★☆☆☆☆
202124.31371 of 174321.3%★☆☆☆☆
201924.91395 of 171418.6%★☆☆☆☆
201828.41287 of 169123.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202643.01059 of 193745.3%★★☆☆☆
202528.51126 of 151325.6%★☆☆☆☆
202419.71584 of 188415.9%★☆☆☆☆
202325.21476 of 189722.2%★☆☆☆☆
202230.71322 of 184728.4%★☆☆☆☆
202126.51433 of 184822.5%★☆☆☆☆
201921.71553 of 181814.6%★☆☆☆☆
201824.41484 of 179417.3%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202635.11275 of 195434.7%★★☆☆☆
202520.01232 of 151518.7%★☆☆☆☆
202419.21548 of 189118.1%★☆☆☆☆
202325.01449 of 191324.3%★☆☆☆☆
202223.91415 of 185323.6%★☆☆☆☆
202119.61511 of 184017.9%★☆☆☆☆
201918.81563 of 182414.3%★☆☆☆☆
201817.81567 of 180313.1%★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202652.033 of 7455.4%★★★☆☆
202542.549 of 8139.5%★★☆☆☆
202432.367 of 9529.5%★★☆☆☆
202332.365 of 9330.1%★★☆☆☆
202230.482 of 11428.1%★☆☆☆☆
202145.352 of 9746.4%★★☆☆☆
201928.190 of 11320.4%★☆☆☆☆
201855.448 of 13163.4%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202168.1139 of 58876.4%★★★★☆
201930.6437 of 60427.6%★☆☆☆☆
201824.2475 of 58218.4%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202645.9718 of 158154.6%★★★☆☆
202547.3569 of 129956.2%★★★☆☆
202432.21110 of 154828.3%★☆☆☆☆
202323.31276 of 147813.7%★☆☆☆☆
202219.31308 of 14187.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202135.2895 of 138235.2%★★☆☆☆
201943.6674 of 135750.3%★★★☆☆
201837.2797 of 134740.8%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202632.81142 of 158427.9%★☆☆☆☆
202514.51140 of 129411.9%★☆☆☆☆
202425.31216 of 155621.9%★☆☆☆☆
202331.91116 of 157629.2%★☆☆☆☆
202232.21110 of 152527.2%★☆☆☆☆
202123.31231 of 151018.5%★☆☆☆☆
201918.21336 of 152612.5%★☆☆☆☆
201815.21366 of 153911.2%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Multi-racial (2021)76th percentile+52 vs school
At Risk (2022)58th percentile+32 vs school
Migrant (2026)55th percentile+18 vs school
Special Education (2026)55th percentile+17 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)50th percentile+12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile+5 vs school
Female (2026)38th percentile~ school
Male (2026)35th percentile-3 vs school
White (2026)28th percentile-10 vs school
African American (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)18th percentile-19 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Biology69%~ state avg
U.S. History67%-3 vs state
English II Reading52%-8 vs state
Algebra I43%-11 vs state
English I Reading37%-18 vs state

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by a student
Monday, October 1, 2012

Open Quote I am a recent graduate of Brownfield High School and unfortunately I did not receive a proper education. There were few teachers who did care about educating students; however, a majority did not. I had male teacher who preferred his athletes over the rest of the class. I would work hard and turn in all my work but still received lower grades than his athletes. When I confronted him about the situation he would make up excuses such as "Oh, well you didn't turn this in." or "You're missing this paper for my class." None of his statements made any sense since we rarely ever did work in his class. All we ever did was watch movies/videos on youtube or just sit there doing nothing while he sat behind his computer doing nonsense. My B in his class (which should have been a A+) affected my ranking in the top ten percent. Also, many of the teachers cannot control their classrooms. They get lost in irrelevant chatter or give the class a narration of their life stories, turning the learning room into a soap opera episode. I took an anatomy and physiology class last year expecting and desiring to learn so much; however, as always, I learned nothing. The teacher was always gone and never left us any work to do; and when she was in class she was just so disorganized. She was a good teacher, but just got very distracted and off track. For those four years I attended BHS, I don't recall learning anything in any class except for my english and physics class. Props to you Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Burris! Besides those two teachers, no one is really worth a crap at BHS. I do not recommend anyone to attend this school as it will affect your child's education. I am currently a college freshman pursuing a degree in biology. It is difficult to learn things in college that I never received the basics for. I am disappointed to say that my high school years were kind of a waste at BHS. DO NOT ATTEND THIS SCHOOL!

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Frequently Asked Questions about Brownfield High School

Students at Brownfield High School are 78% Hispanic, 17% White, 4% African American.

Brownfield High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Oak Grove Elementary
Middle : Brownfield Middle

Brownfield High School ranks 1248th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 465 students attended Brownfield High School.


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