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Brazosport ISD holds public hearing on 2024 annual performance report; district cites gains and continuing challenges
Summary
At a public hearing on the district’s 2024 annual performance report, staff reported STAAR results above the state on several assessments, a nine‑year low in dropout rate, a 91.1% four‑year graduation rate, and ongoing demographic and special‑education concerns that generated a "needs assistance" designation in special education.
Brazosport ISD held a public hearing on its 2024 Annual Performance Report, featuring the Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) and related district metrics. District staff reported student performance above the state average on several STAAR measures, improvements in graduation rates, and ongoing attention to enrollment trends and special education outcomes.
Ron Reddy (presentation lead) told trustees that in spring 2024 BISD students outperformed state averages on multiple STAAR measures, including third-grade reading and mathematics and eighth-grade science and social studies in the approaches performance level. The district’s four‑year graduation rate for 2023 was cited as 91.1 percent compared with 90.3 percent statewide. Staff reported the district’s dropout rate has returned to — and is the lowest in — nine years after a pandemic-era spike.
The report covered lagging indicators (attendance, dropout, graduation and CCMR), student demographics and staffing. Enrollment declined year over year and the district cited 12,364 students in a historical year sample and noted projected decreases; economically disadvantaged students made up 67.4 percent of the district, 4.3 percentage points above the state average. The percentage of students identified for special education was 17 percent versus 13.9 percent statewide. Staff said special education received a "needs assistance" determination driven by disproportionality in out‑of‑school suspensions and expulsions; the district said it has a perfect score on State Performance Plan indicators but will continue training and interventions to address disproportionality.
The TAPR materials also described the district’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) expansion: a new Brazosport High School CTE center is complete, and the district reported more than $6 million in donations and grant support for CTE facilities and equipment. On school safety, the district reported a 92 percent reduction in felony controlled‑substance arrests compared with the prior year and listed numerous prevention and counseling supports in place districtwide.
Board members asked clarifying questions about special‑education percentages, attendance and teacher turnover (reported at 20.2 percent for the district versus a 19.1 percent state average). Administration said the TAPR materials and supporting documents would be posted to the district website and invited additional clarifying questions from trustees and the public.
No vote was required; the hearing closed after trustees’ questions and staff responses. The district will post the full TAPR documents online and continue campus‑level improvement planning.
