Brazos Independent School District


Brazos Independent School District is a public school district based in Wallis, Texas. The district lies in two counties, Austin and Fort Bend. In addition to Wallis, the district also serves the city of Orchard.

History

In the 1970s Orchard ISD and Wallis ISD merged to form Wallis-Orchard ISD. In the late 1990s the District changed its name to Brazos ISD. The former Orchard ISD portion is in Fort Bend County and was formed from 4 Common Schools: Orchard, Randon, Krasna & Tavener.

Finances

As of the 2010-2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $326,473,000. The maintenance tax rate was $1.04 and the bond tax rate was $0.36 per $100 of appraised valuation.

Academic achievement

In 2011, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency. Thirty-five 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
In the 2012-2013 school year, the district had students in four schools.
;Regular instructional
;Alternative instructional

Athletics

Brazos High School participates in the boys sports of baseball, basketball, football, swimming, and wrestling. The school participates in the girls sports of basketball, softball, and volleyball. For the 2012 through 2014 school years, Brazos High School will play football in UIL Class 2A Division II.

Band

The Mighty Brazos Cougar Band is available for all grades to join. Run by Rolando Cantu and Ms. Wallace, the program currently includes a marching contest and concert and site reading contest. There is also a Jazz Band to join which performs for the public.