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Schools in Surfside Beach

Surfside Beach’s public schools

Brazosport Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Surfside Beach. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?10/12schools above Texas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Texas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▲ 5% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
9,754 students on the public path
In brief

Surfside Beach’s schools, in brief

School by school

10 of Surfside Beach’s 12 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Bess Brannen El places highest (better than 87%); Clute Int lowest (39%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Eight elementary schools serve Surfside Beach, graded from B to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Brazoswood H S and Brazosport H S. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Surfside Beach, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–48 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
5–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Brazosport Independent School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Brazosport Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 18 schools · 11,169 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$13,423TX $12,815 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 51.1% · 6256 students tested
Math46%
State average 40.9% · 6021 students tested

Surfside Beach vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Surfside Beach’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Surfside Beach—Brazosport Independent
FreeportB−Brazosport Independent

Every school in Surfside Beach

13 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Surfside Beachin other towns
Bess Brannen El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lake Jackson
A
747 students16:1Rate it →
O M Roberts El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lake Jackson
A
674 students15:1Rate it →
Freeport El
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Freeport
616 students14:1Rate it →
A P Beutel El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lake Jackson
A−
572 students14:1Rate it →
T W Ogg El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Clute
B
525 students14:1Rate it →
Griffith El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Clute
B+
493 students13:1Rate it →
Gladys Polk El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Richwood
B
396 students14:1Rate it →
S F Austin El
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Jones Creek
B
189 students13:1Rate it →
Clute Int
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Clute
C+
1,002 students15:1Rate it →
Freeport Int
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Freeport
B−
565 students13:1Rate it →
Lake Jackson Int
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Lake Jackson
B+
698 students15:1Rate it →
Brazoswood H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Clute
B
2,436 students15:1Rate it →
Brazosport H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Freeport
B−
841 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Surfside Beach’s schools

Are Surfside Beach’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Surfside Beach. Brazosport Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Surfside Beach. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 10 of its 12 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Surfside Beach in?

Brazosport Independent School District.

Where do Surfside Beach kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Brazoswood H S and Brazosport H S.

Parents talk

What Surfside Beach families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.