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Brazos High School

Q: How many students attend Brazos High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 100 students attended Brazos High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Brazos High School?

Students at Brazos High School are 56% Hispanic, 38% African American, 6% White.

Public Grades

Summary

Brazos High School is a small public high school in Waco, Texas, serving grades 9-12 and part of the Waco Independent School District, which is ranked 901 out of 968 districts in the state.

Despite its small size of just 86 students, Brazos High School faces significant challenges. The school consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in Texas, with 0% proficiency on STAAR End-of-Course exams in most subjects. Its four-year graduation rates have been extremely low, ranging from 13.7% to 52% in recent years, and the school has had very high dropout rates, reaching as high as 36.7%. Brazos High School serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 96.51% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

In comparison, other high schools in the Waco ISD, such as University High School and Waco High School, have higher graduation rates, lower dropout rates, and better academic outcomes on STAAR exams. Despite the challenges faced by Brazos High School, the school spends a relatively high amount per student, suggesting that the issues may not be solely due to a lack of funding. Addressing the root causes of the school's underperformance and implementing effective interventions will be crucial to support student success.

100

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

97%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3005 Edna Ave
Waco, TX 76708

(254) 754-9422

District: Waco Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.0%

African American:

38.0%

White:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2014 → <1st in 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (3% vs 56% meeting standards)

!English II Reading scores 60 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school3%

District avg36%

Texas avg56%

Not ranked this year

Brazos High School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

896^th of 961Waco 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
2024	1.6	1989 of 1990	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	1932 of 1961	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.7	1870 of 1876	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.6	1840 of 1861	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	1789 of 1857	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	1738 of 1797	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.6	1671 of 1777	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.5	1751 of 1762	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.5	1735 of 1743	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.0	1693 of 1734	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.7	1643 of 1652	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.6	1602 of 1672	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.4	1439 of 1568	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.8	1471 of 1539	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.4	1482 of 1510	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.7	1440 of 1497	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.0	1362 of 1430	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.2	1403 of 1429	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.7	1407 of 1427	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	4.6	1048 of 1065	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	1046 of 1069	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	1024 of 1031	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	966 of 1020	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	980 of 1024	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	937 of 1013	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	5.5	1825 of 1837	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	1785 of 1829	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	1756 of 1810	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1731 of 1784	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	7.1	1393 of 1437	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1311 of 1371	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	1275 of 1278	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1189 of 1195	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	1064 of 1136	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	989 of 1113	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	2.9	1831 of 1880	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.8	1854 of 1891	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.8	1835 of 1841	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.1	1795 of 1815	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.2	1781 of 1798	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	1737 of 1781	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	0.0	1136 of 1137	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	5.2	1741 of 1805	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	1786 of 1820	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.7	1754 of 1762	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.8	1720 of 1743	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	1652 of 1714	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	1641 of 1691	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	3.4	1856 of 1884	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	1858 of 1897	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	1835 of 1847	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	1819 of 1848	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	1755 of 1818	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	1746 of 1794	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	3.4	1839 of 1891	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	1876 of 1913	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.3	1840 of 1853	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.2	1808 of 1840	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	1739 of 1824	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	1766 of 1803	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	29.4	1037 of 1357	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	0.0	1552 of 1556	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2019)24th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2024)4th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)3rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)3rd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)1st percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)1st percentile~ school

White (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2018)<1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2023-2024) ?

U.S. History11%-58 vs state

Algebra I0%-45 vs state

Biology0%-57 vs state

English I Reading0%-54 vs state

English II Reading0%-60 vs state

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What is the racial makeup of Brazos High School?

Students at Brazos High School are 56% Hispanic, 38% African American, 6% White.

How many students attend Brazos High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 100 students attended Brazos High School.

What district is Brazos High School in?

Waco Independent School District (Isd)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Total
Challenge Academy	Public		2015 Alexander Ave	Waco	76708	McLennan County	China Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(254) 754-0803	3				0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Challenge Academy	Public		1200 Clifton Rd	Waco	76704	McLennan County	Axtell Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(254) 863-5301																			(n/a)
Challenge Academy	Public		1200 Clifton Rd	Waco	76704	McLennan County	Crawford Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(254) 754-0803																			(n/a)
Challenge Academy	Public		1200 Clifton Rd	Waco	76704	McLennan County	Mart Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(254) 876-2523																			(n/a)
Challenge Academy	Public		1200 Clifton St	Waco	76704	McLennan County	McGregor Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(254) 753-2423																			(n/a)
Challenge Academy	Public		1200 Clifton Rd	Waco	76704	McLennan County	Riesel Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(254) 896-5000																			(n/a)
Challenge Academy	Public		3805 S 3rd St	Waco	76706	McLennan County	Bosqueville Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(254) 754-0803																			(n/a)
McLennan County Challenge Academy	Public		3805 S 3rd St	Waco	76706	McLennan County	Hallsburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(254) 875-2331																			(n/a)
Challenge Academy	Public		3805 S 3rd St	Waco	76706	McLennan County	Lorena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 754-0803	2				2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
McLennan County Challenge Academy	Public		3805 S 3rd St	Waco	76706	McLennan County	Moody Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(254) 754-0803																			(n/a)