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Enrollment
827
Middle
DISTRICT 803 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEARLAND ISD·NCES 483444011152
Berry Miller Junior High School
3301 MANVEL RD, PEARLAND, TX 77584 · (281) 997-3900 · Brazoria County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL827 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Texas public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
217 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 403 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 424 | 51% |
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
85.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
73.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 63.0% | 22.0% | 10.0% | 5.0% |
| Mathematics | 44.0% | 29.0% | 15.0% | 12.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 85.0% | 73.0% |
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 84.0% | 78.0% |
| 2021-22 | 71.0% | 60.0% |
| 2020-21 | 65.0% | 64.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
71.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Berry Miller Junior High School
Berry Miller Junior High School's state test result (71.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berry Miller Junior High School this school | 827 | 26.2% | 71.9% |
| Rogers Middle School PEARLAND | 721 | 29.0% | 71.7% |
| Davis Intermediate School WYLIE | 957 | 24.1% | 64.8% |
| W E Pete Ford Middle School ALLEN | 702 | 26.2% | 63.2% |
| Arlington Classics Academy - Middle School ARLINGTON | 509 | 26.1% | 70.3% |
| Arbor Creek Middle School CARROLLTON | 940 | 24.5% | 58.4% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Berry Miller Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Brazoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #78 of 1,635 | #2 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #107 of 1,670 ▲ 26 | #3 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #67 of 1,670 ▲ 9 | #2 of 26 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #186 of 1,570 | #3 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 827 | #520 of 1,749 | #7 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #1,383 of 1,542 | #22 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.3% | #4 of 1,543 | #1 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.2% | #1,493 of 1,648 | #25 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #675 of 942 | #11 of 12 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
827
+11 (+1%) vs 2020
+5% since 2010-11, when it was 791
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 17.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 827 | 47.1 | 17.6:1 | 26% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 824 | 48.2 | 17.1:1 | 26% (218) |
| 2022-23 | 844 | 46.9 | 18.0:1 | 26% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 816 | 48 | 17.0:1 | 20% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 906 | 51.8 | 17.5:1 | 14% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 956 | 53 | 18.0:1 | 13% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 791 | 43 | 18.4:1 | 20% (155) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berry Miller Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (906 to 827); teachers down 9% (51.8 to 47.1).
About Berry Miller Junior High School
Berry Miller Junior High School is a medium-sized middle school found in PEARLAND, Texas. The student body numbers 827 students, from grades 7 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Texas) has about 643 students.
Berry Miller Junior High School is part of PEARLAND ISD, where 24 schools serve 20,862 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Berry Miller Junior High School. The largest is White students, at 26%. Other students are 25% Hispanic, 24% Black, 19% Asian, and 5% multiracial. That is lower than the 48% White share among all Brazoria County residents. The school's diversity index is 77%, meaning two students picked at random have a 77% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 47.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Berry Miller Junior High School and a ratio of 17.6:1. This ratio sits 3.2 above the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 26% of students. That is 24 points below the 50% average for public schools in Brazoria County.
allk12 grades Berry Miller Junior High School an A. The grade compares the school only with Texas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 62.5%. Berry Miller Junior High School scores 71.9%.
In Brazoria County (population about 391,255), the median household income is $97,993, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Berry Miller Junior High School is one of 115 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Berry Miller Junior High School is Rogers Middle School, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Berry Miller Junior High School is 3rd among 9 schools close by.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 816 in 2020-21 and 827 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Brazoria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
391,255
Census ACS
Median income
$97,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
115
75,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PEARLAND ISD
- Pearland High SchoolHigh · 3,412 students
- Glenda Dawson High SchoolHigh · 2,569 students
- Robert Turner College and Career High SchoolHigh · 1,128 students
- Pearland J H WestMiddle · 941 students
- Leon H Sablatura Middle SchoolMiddle · 878 students
- E A Lawhon Elementary SchoolElementary · 816 students
Other schools in PEARLAND
- Pearland High SchoolHigh · 3,412 students
- Shadow Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,599 students
- Glenda Dawson High SchoolHigh · 2,569 students
- Robert Turner College and Career High SchoolHigh · 1,128 students
- Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,034 students
- Pearland J H WestMiddle · 941 students
Nearby schools
- Rogers Middle School0.3 mi · 721
- Massey Ranch Elementary School0.8 mi · 541
- H C Carleston Elementary School1.0 mi · 714
- Magnolia Elementary School1.6 mi · 703
- Sam Jamison Middle School2.0 mi · 728
- Pearland J H South2.3 mi · 764
Frequently asked questions
About Berry Miller Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Berry Miller Junior High School?
Berry Miller Junior High School enrolls approximately 827 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Berry Miller Junior High School serve?
Berry Miller Junior High School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Berry Miller Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Berry Miller Junior High School is approximately 17.6:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Berry Miller Junior High School?
At Berry Miller Junior High School, the student body is approximately 26% White, 25% Hispanic, 24% Black, 19% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Berry Miller Junior High School in?
Berry Miller Junior High School is part of PEARLAND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.