Brazosport Independent School District
Brazosport Independent School District is a school district based in Clute, Texas in Greater Houston. The district, within Brazoria County, includes 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.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.
Finances
As of the 2010-2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $6,406,446,000. The maintenance tax rate was $0.104 and the bond tax rate was $0.020 per $100 of appraised valuation.Academic achievement
In 2011, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. Forty-nine percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating. No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012. A school district in Texas can receive one of four possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: Exemplary, Recognized, Academically Acceptable, and Academically Unacceptable.Historical district TEA accountability ratings
- 2011: Academically Acceptable
- 2010: Recognized
- 2009: Academically Acceptable
- 2008: Academically Acceptable
- 2007: Academically Acceptable
- 2006: Academically Acceptable
- 2005: Academically Acceptable
- 2004: Academically Acceptable
Schools
; High schools; 5-8 schools
- Clute Intermediate School
- Freeport Intermediate School
- *2001-02 National Blue Ribbon School
- Lake Jackson Intermediate School
- R. O'Hara Lanier Middle School
- Grady B. Rasco Middle School
- Stephen F. Austin Elementary
- A. P. Beutel Elementary School - Its current building was scheduled to open in 2017.
- *2007 National Blue Ribbon School
- Bess Brannen Elementary School
- Freeport Elementary School - The $19.2 million facility opened in 2018. VLK Architects designed the building. The student capacity is 750.
- Madge Griffith Elementary School
- Elisabeth Ney Elementary School
- T. W. Ogg Elementary
- *1996-97 National Blue Ribbon School
- Gladys Polk Elementary
- O. M. Roberts Elementary
- Velasco Elementary School - It was a Kindergarten through grade 4 school until 2017, when it became a grade 2-4 school for all of Freeport. Grades K-1 were moved to O. A. Fleming Elementary, which was scheduled to close in 2018 and be replaced by Freeport Elementary.
- Lighthouse Learning Center
- Brazos Success Academy
Former schools
- O. A. Fleming Elementary School - Fleming was scheduled to close when the new Freeport Elementary School opened in 2018.
- Jane Long Elementary School - It opened in 1952 and closed in August 2017.
Headquarters
The headquarters are physically in Clute, while the district uses a separate Freeport mailing address.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.