Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity, TX

Original Research by School Decision on Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity

Brazos School for Inquiry and Creativity is a public charter district operating two campuses in Bryan and the Houston area, serving students from prekindergarten through seventh grade. The district has recently expanded its grade span; it now enrolls students beyond the sixth grade it historically operated, with state authorization to eventually serve through eighth grade. For families considering continuity, this means more years of schooling at the same place before transition to another school.

The district's overall proficiency rate across tested subjects and grades sits below the midpoint among Brazos County's districts. In math, third grade shows the weakest results, with less than one in five students meeting proficiency. Performance improves as students advance through the grades, reaching around half of fourth and fifth graders meeting proficiency in math, and exactly half of sixth graders. Seventh grade math proficiency dips again. In reading and language arts, the pattern is similar. Third grade results are around one-third meeting proficiency, improving to around half of fourth and fifth graders, then climbing to roughly two-thirds of sixth graders. Seventh graders in language arts perform around the middle of that range. Science proficiency in fifth grade is measured at less than one-third of students. Social studies data from earlier years showed very low proficiency.

The state's refreshed A-F accountability system assigned the district and its Bryan campus a 'C' rating for 2024-2025, released to the public in 2025 after legal delays. That rating offers a current benchmark of how the state evaluates performance.

The enrolled population is small, numbering several hundred students overall. The student body is majority Hispanic and Black, with smaller representation of white, Asian, and multiracial students. Prekindergarten enrollment is notably larger than any single grade above it, reflecting the younger end of the span. Free-and-reduced-price lunch eligibility data and English learner counts were not available in public records.

The district reports a chronic absenteeism rate above the midpoint for its county, a pattern parents may want to understand further when evaluating school fit. Per-pupil spending falls in the middle-to-upper range among the county's three districts. The district operates as tuition-free public charter schools open to families in its service areas, with no property tax or bond measures that apply to traditional public schools.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

292

Grades

PK–06

Schools

Student body

Hispanic 59%

Black 34%

White 4%

Asian 1%

Two+ 2%

Am. Indian / AK Native 1%

By economic status

Percent proficient by grade, as reported

Economically disadvantaged

Not disadvantaged

ELA

Gr 3

35%

—

Gr 4

43%

—

Gr 5

36%

—

Gr 6

64%

—

Gr 7

56%

—

Math

Gr 3

19%

—

Gr 4

39%

—

Gr 5

44%

—

Gr 6

48%

—

Gr 7

22%

—

Science

Gr 5

32%

—

all_subjects_approaches

Gr ALL

48%

—

all_subjects_masters

Gr ALL

—

all_subjects_meets

Gr ALL

10%

—

ela_approaches

Gr ALL

58%

—

ela_masters

Gr ALL

—

ela_meets

Gr ALL

12%

—

math_approaches

Gr ALL

38%

—

math_masters

Gr ALL

—

math_meets

Gr ALL

12%

—

social_studies_approaches

Gr ALL

50%

—

social_studies_masters

Gr ALL

—

social_studies_meets

Gr ALL

—

Schools in this District

2 schools are officially reported under this district.

BRAZOS SCHOOL FOR INQUIRY AND CREATIVITY BRYAN/COL

BRAZOS SCHOOL FOR INQUIRY AND CREATIVITY TIDWELL

Academic Performance

Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.

Mathematics

5 grades reported

19%

Grade 3

42%

Grade 4

44%

Grade 5

50%

Grade 6

22%

Grade 7

English Language Arts

5 grades reported

35%

Grade 3

46%

Grade 4

36%

Grade 5

65%

Grade 6

56%

Grade 7

Science

1 grade reported

32%

Grade 5

Social Studies

1 grade reported

10%

Grade 8

Data Currently Unavailable

Community & Housing Context
Civil Rights Data (CRDC)

This profile is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information available. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on the school’s website, which may include more recent figures, additional programs, or updated enrollment data.