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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 76801


At a glance
9
Schools
3,508
Students
3
Districts
Top rankedEast Elementary482nd of 4,627 Texas elementary schools
Biggest riser
East Elementary up 690 spots statewide this year
Smallest classes
Brownwood Middle 11.9 students per teacher
Newly ranked this year
The Oaks
SchoolDigger ratings
4★
3★
2★
0★
2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

The 76801 zip code in Brownwood, TX, is served by nine schools spanning elementary through high school, primarily within the Brownwood Independent School District (Isd), which holds a 3-star state ranking and serves a diverse socioeconomic population with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 47% to 79%.

The standout school in the area is East Elementary, which ranks in the 90th percentile statewide and achieves proficiency rates of 73% or higher in Reading and 63% or higher in Mathematics across all tested grades, despite 69% of its students being economically disadvantaged. In contrast, Northwest Elementary presents a paradox: it has the highest poverty rate (78.6%) and the highest per-student spending ($11,502) in the district, yet it is the lowest-performing elementary school (37th percentile), with a critically low 5th-grade Science score of 10.91%. Coggin Elementary, the largest elementary school with 708 students, also underperforms at the 39th percentile, with 4th-grade Reading at 30.51% and 3rd-grade Math at 22.58%, despite a similar poverty rate to East Elementary. Woodland Heights Elementary is a consistent achiever, ranking in the 69th percentile and outperforming district and state averages in Reading.

At the secondary level, Brownwood Middle is a math powerhouse, with 97% of its 8th-grade students scoring proficient in Algebra I—nearly double the state average—though it struggles in 7th-grade Reading and 8th-grade Social Studies. Brownwood High School is a solid mid-tier school (49th percentile) with a 94.2% graduation rate and strong Biology scores (75.33%), but it struggles in Algebra I (41.5%). Alternative schools like Brownwood Accelerated High School boast a 100% graduation rate but have a 5.1% dropout rate, while The Oaks and Lone Star H S West (Tjjd) serve specialized populations with very low test scores, highlighting the diverse educational landscape in this zip code.

Ranking:
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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