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West Brazos J H

Q: Is West Brazos J H a good school?

West Brazos J H ranks 1360 th of 2359 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend West Brazos J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 651 students attended West Brazos J H.

Q: What is the racial makeup of West Brazos J H?

Students at West Brazos J H are 56% White, 33% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Public Grades 6-8

1360^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,359 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 42% of Texas middle schools

Summary

West Brazos J H in Brazoria, TX, serves 651 students in grades 6-8 within the Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District (Isd), and is a mid-sized school where over 60% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting a high rate of economic disadvantage in the area.

This school stands out for its exceptional Algebra I performance, with proficiency rates of 89% or higher for four consecutive years, including 91% in the most recent data—far exceeding the state average of 54% and outperforming nearby schools like Danbury Middle (77%) and Angleton Junior High School (78%). However, this success contrasts sharply with inconsistent performance in other core subjects; for example, 6th-grade math proficiency is only 15%, well below the state average of 38%, while 7th-grade math (40%) is above average. This suggests a strong advanced math track that doesn't lift overall math scores, and the school's overall state ranking has dropped from the 54th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 42nd percentile recently, earning a 2-star rating.

Compared to Danbury Middle, which consistently ranks in the 75th-82nd percentile with a much lower poverty rate (28%), West Brazos J H faces greater challenges. The school spends about $10,968 per student, less than some nearby schools with similar poverty levels like Van Vleck Junior High School ($13,620). While "At Risk Students" have shown improvement over time, other groups struggle significantly, and the recent downward trend in ranking suggests that strategic resource allocation and targeted support are needed to build on the school's strengths in advanced math.

651

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,027

Per pupil spending ?

62.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

111 Roustabout Dr
Brazoria, TX 77486

(979) 799-1700

District: Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.4%

Hispanic:

33.3%

African American:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (40% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg36%

Texas avg47%

1,360^th of 2,359

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

671^st of 947Columbia-Brazoria 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	41.5	1360 of 2359	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.5	1280 of 2344	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	1281 of 2372	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	1083 of 2330	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	1182 of 2254	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	1409 of 2252	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	1751 of 2193	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1569 of 2080	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.1	1392 of 2027	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.7	1050 of 1987	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.8	952 of 2043	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.5	932 of 1987	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	36.7	1407 of 1973	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.7	1277 of 1951	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.1	969 of 1895	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.4	688 of 1803	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.1	542 of 1763	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.2	327 of 1718	81.0%	★★★★☆
2007	76.9	239 of 1684	85.8%	★★★★☆
2006	76.2	273 of 1585	82.8%	★★★★☆
2005	78.9	198 of 1582	87.5%	★★★★☆
2004	79.3	170 of 1573	89.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	1248 of 1306	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.3	977 of 997	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	1021 of 1280	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	890 of 1273	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	714 of 1251	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	800 of 1213	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1039 of 1193	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	1017 of 1167	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	35.0	1503 of 2182	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	1680 of 2118	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	1948 of 2058	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	1535 of 2008	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	10.7	1396 of 1403	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	30.5	1062 of 1428	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	1165 of 1770	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	816 of 1720	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	807 of 1643	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	636 of 1592	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.9	1291 of 1445	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	1285 of 1376	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	1443 of 2263	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.2	1191 of 1825	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	1374 of 2242	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	949 of 2241	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	1233 of 2221	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	1398 of 2151	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	1612 of 2047	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	1463 of 2008	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.4	1103 of 1510	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	54.0	686 of 1230	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.1	471 of 1481	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	713 of 1488	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	900 of 1501	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	1054 of 1446	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.9	699 of 1430	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	1164 of 2161	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.9	912 of 1731	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	1265 of 2119	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	925 of 2116	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	1161 of 2077	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	1421 of 2043	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1692 of 1935	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1552 of 1895	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	1331 of 2275	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.0	1286 of 1820	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.2	1106 of 2235	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	1136 of 2251	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	1066 of 2220	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.0	1550 of 2172	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	1760 of 2073	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1665 of 2039	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	1165 of 2274	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.9	940 of 1818	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	1200 of 2246	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	1189 of 2245	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	1061 of 2228	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.6	1311 of 2168	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.4	1743 of 2069	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	1689 of 2030	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	512 of 811	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.3	618 of 676	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	582 of 818	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	772 of 817	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	696 of 813	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	575 of 753	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	710 of 720	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	1250 of 1974	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.1	1401 of 1568	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1501 of 1891	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1444 of 1815	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	1367 of 1757	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	1373 of 1712	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	1427 of 1626	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	890 of 1597	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	1302 of 1743	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.2	1074 of 1439	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1336 of 1733	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.3	1064 of 1749	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	1219 of 1723	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	1455 of 1700	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	1500 of 1684	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1447 of 1673	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)49th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)37th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile-6 vs school

At Risk (2022)31st percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)27th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)25th percentile-17 vs school

African American (2026)4th percentile-38 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)<1st percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I91%+37 vs state

Reading45%-11 vs state

Social Studies40%+8 vs state

Mathematics29%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (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 (2025)	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 Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading 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
West Brazos J H	Public	6-8	111 Roustabout Dr	Brazoria	77486	Brazoria County	Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 799-1700	651	43	15.1	62.5%	367 (56.4%)	33 (5.1%)	217 (33.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.8%)	41.5	1360^th of 2359 public middle schools	42.3%		43.5	1280^th of 2344 public middle schools	45.4%	80			91.1				33.6	49.1	52.0		15.4	40.0	32.8	39.8	$7,027
Sweeny J H	Public	6-8	800 N Elm St	Sweeny	77480	Brazoria County	Sweeny Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 491-8200	453	35	12.8	52.1%	272 (60.0%)	47 (10.4%)	106 (23.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.5%)	40.7	1390^th of 2359 public middle schools	41.1%		37	1491^st of 2344 public middle schools	36.4%	101			100.0				35.4	53.3	43.6		33.6	16.5	55.8	28.8	$10,689
Rasco Middle	Public	5-6	92 Lk Rd	Lake Jackson	77541	Brazoria County	Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 730-7225	735	47	15.8	46.8%	322 (43.8%)	47 (6.4%)	317 (43.1%)	20 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.7%)								(n/a)						58.9	52.3			44.2	44.5				$8,595
Lake Jackson Intermediate	Public	7-8	100 Oyster Creek Dr	Lake Jackson	77541	Brazoria County	Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 730-7250	698	48	14.5	44.1%	328 (47.0%)	42 (6.0%)	289 (41.4%)	15 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.0%)	59.7	766^th of 2359 public middle schools	67.5%		64.8	664^th of 2344 public middle schools	71.7%	102			100.0					54.3	57.3			27.9	71.3	27.4	$9,995
Brazos Harbor	Public	8	401 N Gulf Blvd	Freeport	77541	Brazoria County	Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(979) 730-7340	2	1	2.0		0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$153,898
Clute Intermediate	Public	5-8	421 E Main St	Clute	77541	Brazoria County	Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 730-7230	1,002	66	15.0	57.8%	217 (21.7%)	79 (7.9%)	663 (66.2%)	12 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (2.7%)	43.1	1287^th of 2359 public middle schools	45.4%		40.7	1381^st of 2344 public middle schools	41.1%	94			96.9			46.3	45.3	51.1	55.9	27.2	32.7	13.1	50.2	23.3	$9,375
Heritage J H	Public	6-8	25455 Fm 521	Angleton	77515	Brazoria County	Angleton Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(979) 864-8000	0																		(n/a)			85.3	86.6	92.2		42.1	54.3	37.9		33.6	42.2	37.6	25.6
Brazoria County Alter Educational Center	Public	7-8	1804 C R 171	Angleton	77515	Brazoria County	Angleton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 864-1210	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Angleton Junior High School	Public	6-8	1201 Henderson Rd	Angleton	77515	Brazoria County	Angleton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 864-8002	1,567	100	15.7	68.5%	488 (31.1%)	207 (13.2%)	793 (50.6%)	7 (0.4%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (4.0%)	37.9	1476^th of 2359 public middle schools	37.4%		43.5	1284^th of 2344 public middle schools	45.2%	192			78.0	87.4	85.5		48.1	48.9	31.4		29.9	36.7	21.9	23.6	$8,234
Freeport Intermediate	Public	6-8	1815 W Fourth St	Freeport	77541	Brazoria County	Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 730-7240	565	42	13.3	69.0%	84 (14.9%)	51 (9.0%)	401 (71.0%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.2%)	27	1834^th of 2359 public middle schools	22.3%		25	1889^th of 2344 public middle schools	19.4%	55			81.3				33.8	32.2	37.2		13.1	10.8	43.5	35.0	$12,090

Frequently Asked Questions about West Brazos J H

What district is West Brazos J H in?

Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend West Brazos J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 651 students attended West Brazos J H.

Is West Brazos J H a good school?

West Brazos J H ranks 1360^th of 2359 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of West Brazos J H?

Students at West Brazos J H are 56% White, 33% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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