Summary:
The Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity district in Texas operates two elementary schools, Brazos School For Inquiry And Creativity Tidwell and Brazos School For Inquiry And Creativity Bryan/Col. These schools serve a high-need student population, with over 95% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While the district as a whole is ranked 671 out of 968 Texas school districts, the data reveals some notable differences between the two schools.
Brazos School For Inquiry And Creativity Tidwell stands out with a higher percentage of African American students (50.3%) compared to Brazos School For Inquiry And Creativity Bryan/Col (16.31%), which has a majority Hispanic student population (72.34%). Tidwell also has consistently lower statewide rankings, but its 5th and 6th grade students outperform the district and state averages in Mathematics proficiency on the STAAR test.
Despite the challenges faced by these high-poverty charter schools, the data suggests that Brazos School For Inquiry And Creativity Tidwell may be a bright spot within the Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity district. While the higher spending per student at Brazos School For Inquiry And Creativity Bryan/Col does not seem to translate to significantly better academic outcomes, the smaller student-teacher ratio at Bryan/Col may be a contributing factor to its slightly higher statewide ranking.
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