Brownsville Independent School District is a school district based in Brownsville, Texas, United States.

BISD serves most of the city of Brownsville and a portion of the town of Rancho Viejo as well as unincorporated areas in Cameron County, including Cameron Park, Reid Hope King, San Pedro, South Point, and Villa Pancho. It is the largest school district in the Rio Grande Valley metropolitan area.

BISD won the 2008 Broad Prize for Urban Education, the largest school district award in the country, based on improving student performance, closing achievement gaps, and strong district-wide policies.^[1]

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.^[2]

Schools

High schools

• Homer Hanna High School Est.1965 UIL Class 6A
• Gladys Porter High School Est.1969 UIL Class 5A
• James Pace High School Est.1975 UIL Class 5A
• Simon Rivera High School Est.1988 UIL Class 6A
• Lopez High School Est.1993 UIL Class 5A
• Brownsville Early College High School Est.2008
• Veterans Memorial High School Est.2010 UIL Class 5A

Alternative schools

• Brownsville Academic Center
• Brownsville Learning Academy
• Lincoln Park School
• Regional School for the Deaf