Brazos Success Academy
Public high school in Lake Jackson, Texas · Brazosport ISD · Grades 9–12
Brazos Success Academy serves 134 students in grades 9–12 in Lake Jackson (Brazoria County). It is one of 17 schools in Brazosport ISD. By enrollment it is the 1502nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 12.2 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 11 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Brazosport ISD |
| County | Brazoria County |
| Area type | Suburb, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481119008711 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Brazosport ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 134 | 11,169 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12.2 | 14.2 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 80.6% | 56.5% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 35% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Brazos Success Academy in context
Size
Brazos Success Academy is the smallest of Brazosport ISD's 3 high schools; its 134 students are 1.2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 10.2 miles away and have a median of 719 students, so Brazos Success Academy is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 11 with 55 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 19, against an average of 34 per grade. This year grade 12 has 58% more students than grade 9 (30 against 19). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 60.4% of enrollment, a higher share than across Brazosport ISD (56.8%). White students are next, at 27.6%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
80.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 56.5% across Brazosport ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Brazos Success Academy has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 134 students would have about 9.6 teachers, so Brazos Success Academy has 1.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, small, which means it is in an urbanized area of fewer than 100,000 people, outside its principal city. The nearest other high school is Brazoswood High School, 2.1 miles away in the same district. There is 1 high school within 5 miles and 4 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 60.4% |
| White | 27.6% |
| Black | 9.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |
41% of students are girls and 59% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 19 |
| Grade 10 | 30 |
| Grade 11 | 55 |
| Grade 12 | 30 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
500 Cir Way, Lake Jackson, TX 77566
Phone: (979)730-7090
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Brazos Success Academy. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazoswood High School | Brazosport ISD | 2.1 mi | 2,436 | 15.5 | 44.4% |
| Brazosport High School | Brazosport ISD | 7.2 mi | 841 | 11.6 | 63.6% |
| Student Alternative Center | Angleton ISD | 8.1 mi | 41 | 3.5 | 80.5% |
| Brazoria County Juvenile Detention | Angleton ISD | 9.4 mi | 33 | 4.4 | – |
| Angleton High School | Angleton ISD | 11.0 mi | 2,225 | 17.7 | 61.4% |
| Danbury High School | Danbury ISD | 13.8 mi | 220 | 11 | 23.2% |
| Columbia High School | Columbia-Brazoria ISD | 14.1 mi | 885 | 15.6 | 55.4% |
| Sweeny High School | Sweeny ISD | 15.8 mi | 597 | 12 | 45.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Brazosport ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| A P Beutel Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 572 |
| Bess Brannen Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 747 |
| Brazosport High School | High | 9–12 | 841 |
| Brazoswood High School | High | 9–12 | 2,436 |
| Clute Intermediate School | Middle | 5–8 | 1,002 |
| Freeport Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 616 |
| Freeport Intermediate School | Middle | 6–8 | 565 |
| Gladys Polk Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 396 |
| Griffith Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 493 |
| Lake Jackson Intermediate School | Middle | 7–8 | 698 |
| Lighthouse Learning Center - DAEP | Other | 1–12 | 88 |
| O M Roberts Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 674 |
| O'Hara Lanier Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 456 |
| Rasco Middle School | Middle | 5–6 | 735 |
| S F Austin Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 189 |
| T W Ogg Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 525 |