Brownfield ISD
Brownfield ISD improved its latest Texas Education Agency accountability ratings, moving from a “D” in 2025 to a “C” in 2026. The district earned an overall score of 74, which was a five-point increase from the 69 it received the year before.
The district also improved in several major areas the state uses to measure school performance. Brownfield ISD received a 72, or “C,” in Student Achievement and a 76, or “C,” in School Progress. The district earned a 70, or “C,” in Closing the Gaps. Academic Growth came in at 65, or “D,” while Relative Performance was 76, or “C.”
Compared to 2025, Student Achievement increased from 66 to 72, School Progress jumped from 69 to 76, and Relative Performance also rose from 69 to 76. Academic Growth moved up slightly from 64 to 65. Closing the Gaps was the only major area that dropped, slipping from 71 to 70.
Districtwide STAAR results also showed a mix of strengths and areas that still need attention. Across all tested subjects, 62 percent of tests reached Approaches Grade Level or higher. Thirty-four percent reached Meets Grade Level or higher, while 11 percent reached Masters Grade Level.
Science was one of the district’s strongest tested subjects, with 74 percent reaching Approaches or higher, 43 percent reaching Meets or higher, and 19 percent reaching Masters. In social studies, 66 percent reached Approaches, 39 percent reached Meets, and 17 percent reached Masters.
Reading and language arts results showed 61 percent at Approaches or higher, 35 percent at Meets or higher, and 8 percent at Masters. Mathematics remained an area for improvement, with 57 percent at Approaches or higher, 29 percent at Meets or higher, and 10 percent at Masters.
Brownfield ISD also posted strong graduation and college, career and military readiness numbers. The district’s four-year graduation rate for the Class of 2025 was 98 percent. The five-year graduation rate for the Class of 2024 and six-year graduation rate for the Class of 2023 were both 100 percent.
College, Career and Military Readiness, commonly known as CCMR, was another bright spot. Of the 130 graduates included in the calculation, 114 met at least one CCMR requirement, giving the district an 88 percent score. More than 78 percent met Texas Success Initiative standards in both reading and mathematics. Forty-one graduates earned qualifying dual-credit hours, six earned an associate degree, and 32 earned an industry-based certification.
BROWNFIELD EDUCATION CENTER
Brownfield Education Center received the highest overall rating among Brownfield ISD campuses in 2026, earning an “A” with a score of 91. The campus serves high school-age students in an alternative education setting, so some accountability measures are calculated differently than at a traditional campus.
The Education Center received a 91 in Student Achievement and an 88 in Relative Performance, which earned the campus a “B” in that area. Its overall “A” rating made it the highest-rated campus in Brownfield ISD for the 2026 accountability year.
The score reflects strong overall performance for a smaller, specialized campus. Because the Education Center serves students in a different setting than the district’s traditional high school, its accountability results are best viewed in the context of the role the campus plays for students who need an alternative path to graduation and academic success.
BROWNFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
Brownfield High School also posted strong results in the 2026 accountability ratings, finishing just two points below an “A.” The campus earned an overall score of 89, giving it a “B.”
Student Achievement was also 89, while School Progress came in even higher at 91, earning an “A.” The high school received a 69, or “D,” in Academic Growth, but its Relative Performance score was much stronger at 91, or “A.” Because the state uses the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance to calculate School Progress, the 91 helped lift the campus’s overall progress rating.
Brownfield High School also earned an 83, or “B,” in Closing the Gaps. Overall, the campus performed strongly in student achievement and in how it compared with schools serving similar student populations.
The biggest area for improvement at the high school is Academic Growth. That measure looks at how much individual students improve from one year to the next. Even with that lower score, the high school’s overall results remained among the strongest in the district and helped support Brownfield ISD’s improvement at the district level.
BROWNFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL
Brownfield Middle School received an overall score of 67, earning a “D” for the 2026 accountability year. The middle school continues to face academic challenges, but the results also show areas where students are making progress.
The campus received a 62 in Student Achievement and a 67 in Academic Growth. Relative Performance was stronger at 72, which earned a “C” in that category. Closing the Gaps was the campus’s lowest major score at 55, resulting in an “F.”
The Relative Performance score shows that Brownfield Middle School compares more favorably with campuses serving similar numbers of economically disadvantaged students. That gives the campus an area to build on as it works to improve student achievement.
The larger challenge will be raising overall academic performance while also ensuring more student groups meet state goals. Improving Closing the Gaps will be especially important because that measure looks at how different student groups perform and whether achievement gaps are shrinking.
BROWNFIELD OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY
Oak Grove Elementary received the lowest overall accountability rating among Brownfield ISD’s rated campuses in 2026. The campus earned a score of 59, resulting in an “F.”
Oak Grove received a 56 in Student Achievement and a 59 in School Progress. Academic Growth was 58, while Relative Performance was 59. Closing the Gaps was the campus’s strongest major area at 67, which earned a “D.”
The results show that Oak Grove has significant work ahead in both student achievement and academic growth. However, the Closing the Gaps score was eight points higher than the campus’s overall rating, giving the school one area where performance was stronger than the other major categories.
With an overall score of 59, Oak Grove finished just one point below the score needed for a “D.” That means even a modest increase in overall performance could move the campus up a letter grade in the next accountability cycle.
DISTRICT-WIDE LOOK
Taken together, the 2026 ratings show a district that is moving in a better direction overall, but with clear differences from campus to campus. Brownfield Education Center earned an “A,” Brownfield High School earned a “B,” Brownfield Middle School received a “D,” and Oak Grove Elementary received an “F.”
At the district level, Brownfield ISD improved from a “D” to a “C,” while also posting strong graduation and college, career and military readiness numbers. The high school and Education Center stand out as the strongest-rated campuses, while the middle school and Oak Grove show where much of the district’s future improvement will need to take place.
The 2026 accountability results do not tell the entire story of Brownfield ISD, but they do clearly show where progress has been made and where challenges remain. The district’s overall score improved, and several major categories moved upward. The next step is to carry that progress into every campus and every grade level.
