Brosnahan Elementary

Brosnahan Elementary in Katy, TX, serves 1,035 students from Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd), a mid-tier district surrounded by higher-performing schools in the neighboring Katy Independent School District (Isd).

Brosnahan Elementary has a consistent but modest statewide ranking, placing it in the lower-middle tier of Texas elementary schools. A key differentiator is the school district boundary: Brosnahan is surrounded by higher-performing Katy ISD schools, such as Ursula Stephens Elementary and Morton Ranch Elementary, which rank significantly higher. Even within its own district, Brosnahan is outperformed by its closest neighbor, Robinson Elementary, which achieves higher proficiency in nearly every subject despite serving a similar student population. This suggests that factors like school leadership and teaching quality may be driving the performance gap.

Brosnahan shows notable strengths and weaknesses. It excels in supporting its African American students, ranking in the 76th percentile for this group, and performs relatively well for its low socio-economic status students, ranking in the 64th percentile. However, the school has critical weaknesses in its Special Education and Gifted & Talented programs, ranking in the 12th and 28th percentiles respectively. Additionally, grade-level performance is inconsistent, with 5th graders significantly outperforming 4th graders in reading and 3rd graders in math. The spending gap between CFISD and Katy ISD schools, with Katy ISD spending significantly more per student, is a likely factor in the performance differences between the districts.