Brazosport Independent School District

Brazosport Independent School District

Setting the Standard for Educational Excellence!
Location
301 W. Brazoswood Dr.
Clute, Texas[1]
ESC Region 4[2]
USA
Coordinates 29°1′28″N 95°24′56″W / 29.02444°N 95.41556°W / 29.02444; -95.41556
District information
Type Independent School District
Grades Pre-K through 12
Established 1944
Superintendent Danny Massey[2]
Schools 19 (2014-2015)[1]
District ID 4811190[1]
Students and staff
Students 12,300 (2014-2015)[2]
Teachers 800 (2014-15)[1] (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Student-teacher ratio 12.63 (2009-10)[1]
Other information
TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011-12 Academically Acceptable[3]
Website Brazosport ISD

Brazosport Independent School District is a school district based in Clute, Texas (USA) in Greater Houston. The district serves the cities, towns, and villages of Clute, Freeport, Jones Creek, Lake Jackson, Oyster Creek, Quintana, Richwood, and Surfside Beach. In addition it serves the unincorporated area of Turtle Cove.

History

The district opened in 1944.[4]

Prior to 2013 the district had contracts with the police forces of Clute, Freeport, and Lake Jackson to provide police services to the district. In 2013 the district decided to end the contracts and create a district police department. The yearly cost to maintain this department would be $32,000.[5]

Finances

As of the 2010-2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $6,406,446,000.[2] The maintenance tax rate was $0.104 and the bond tax rate was $0.020 per $100 of appraised valuation.[2]

Academic achievement

In 2011, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[3] Forty-nine percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating.[6] No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012.[7] A school district in Texas can receive one of four possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: Exemplary (the highest possible ranking), Recognized, Academically Acceptable, and Academically Unacceptable (the lowest possible ranking).

Historical district TEA accountability ratings[3]

Schools

High schools

Brazosport High School

5-8 schools

Intermediate Schools (7-8)

Middle Schools (5-6)

Elementary Schools

Alternative School

Headquarters

The headquarters are physically in Clute,[10] while the district uses a separate Freeport mailing address.[11]

Athletics

The district was formed in the year 1944 when all the existing school districts merged into one.

Many athletics events for the district take place at Hopper Field in Freeport. Brazosport College serves communities served by the district.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Brazosport ISD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Texas School Directory 2012" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "Texas Accountability System District Ratings for 2004 through 2011". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "About BISD" (Archive) Brazosport Independent School District. Retrieved on March 22, 2014.
  5. ↑ Daughtry, Shannon. "Brazosport ISD to form own police force." Brazosport Facts. February 7, 2013. Retrieved on March 22, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Texas Accountability System Summary of Ratings for 2004 through 2011(as of November 2, 2011) District Ratings by Rating Category (including Charter Operators)". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Accountability Rating System for Texas Public Schools and Districts". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  8. 1 2 Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)
  9. ↑ Microsoft Word - 2007-schools.doc
  10. ↑ Home page (Archive). Brazosport Independent School District. Retrieved on March 22, 2014. "Brazosport ISD 301 West Brazoswood Drive Clute, TX 77531"
  11. ↑ "Home page" (Archive). Brazosport Independent School District. March 1, 2001. Retrieved on March 22, 2014. "Physical Address: 301 W. Brazoswood Drive, Clute, TX 77531 Mailing Address: P.O. Drawer Z, Freeport, TX 77541-1926"

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