Brenham H S

Brenham Isd · Washington County · High school

Brenham H S enrolled 1,526 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 95.4% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 42% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~9 Black students in a recent year here. One student can move a rate several points. Read the shaded 95% bands, not single-year jumps.

At a glance vs. Texas

Brenham H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24top 50% in TX+4.2 vs TX
Brenham H S 94.0%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24bottom 21% in TX-16.4 vs TX
Brenham H S 58.7%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22bottom 29% in TX-6.0 vs TX
Brenham H S 38.6%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24bottom 19% in TX-24.0 vs TX
Brenham H S 57.1%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24bottom 24% in TX-8.9 vs TX
Brenham H S 5.6%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25top 22% in TX+20.3 vs TX
Brenham H S 46.3%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 24% in TX-10.5 vs TX
Brenham H S 44.6%Texas 55.1%

Outcomes

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

80859095100201220152018202120249490

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

20406080201720192021202320247559

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

3040506020162018202020224539

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

20406080201220152018202120248157

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

01020304020122015201820212024156

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Avg SAT math

Average SAT math score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 530 is the college-ready benchmark.

45050020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark437

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg SAT reading/writing

Average SAT reading and writing score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 480 is the college-ready benchmark.

40050060070080090020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark457

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

1616.51717.5182013201620192022202416

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

1515.51616.517201320162019202220241615

Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

16171819201320162019202220241917

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

102030405060201720192022202420254626

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

20304050201720192022202420254931

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

20304050201720192022202420254426

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

20406080201420172020202320245545

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

010203040502015201720192021202320243525

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

05101520122015201820212024176

Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

20406080201220152018202120244436

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336287

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202495.4%94%93.3%98.6%93.6%
College/career/military ready202468.6%58.7%61.2%78.6%56.5%
Algebra I proficiency202552.2%46.3%45.9%71.2%45.2%
Biology proficiency202559.2%30.9%47.2%84.5%43%
English II proficiency202550.5%25.9%45.4%72%38.4%
Advanced course completion202460%44.6%53.4%70.2%49.5%
Took an AP/IB course202446.4%25.4%40.5%58.2%33.8%
Took an AP/IB exam202420.5%5.5%19.9%24.7%16.4%
Passed an AP/IB exam202456.3%48%63.4%54.7%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).