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How has BESTEIRO MIDDLE changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
558
Middle
DISTRICT 731 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSVILLE ISD·NCES 481168003325
Besteiro Middle School
6280 SOUTHMOST RD, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521 · (956) 544-3900 · Cameron County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL558 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
527 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 6 | 186 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 197 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 175 | 31% |
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · 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
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 27.0% | 22.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Besteiro Middle School
Besteiro Middle School's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Besteiro Middle School this school | 558 | 94.4% | 45.1% |
| Ramiro Barrera Middle School RIO GRANDE CITY | 564 | 93.3% | 40.6% |
| Travis Middle School MCALLEN | 505 | 95.4% | 41.8% |
| Valley View Junior High School PHARR | 516 | 93.2% | 47.5% |
| Jackson Intermediate School PASADENA | 527 | 93.0% | 38.3% |
| Grulla Middle School GRULLA | 632 | 94.9% | 35.2% |
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 Besteiro Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #691 of 1,635 | #13 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #741 of 1,670 ▲ 36 | #16 of 30 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #986 of 1,670 ▼ 127 | #22 of 30 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.0pp | #495 of 1,570 | #12 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 558 | #994 of 1,749 | #19 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #192 of 1,542 | #7 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.9% | #1,461 of 1,543 | #17 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.4% | #124 of 1,648 | #7 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.9% | #313 of 942 | #11 of 23 |
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
558
-76 (-12%) vs 2020
-45% since 2000-01, when it was 1,012
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 558 | 46 | 12.1:1 | 94% (527) |
| 2023-24 | 549 | 47.5 | 11.6:1 | 96% (528) |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 45.1 | 12.7:1 | 98% (563) |
| 2020-21 | 634 | 52 | 12.2:1 | 98% (623) |
| 2017-18 | 705 | 53.9 | 13.1:1 | 99% (700) |
| 2015-16 | 755 | 58 | 13.0:1 | 100% (752) |
| 2010-11 | 877 | 60 | 14.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 1,012 | 68 | 14.9:1 | 21% (217) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Besteiro Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (705 to 558); teachers down 15% (53.9 to 46).
About Besteiro Middle School
Besteiro Middle School is a medium-sized middle school with its address in BROWNSVILLE, Texas. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 558 students enrolled.
Besteiro Middle School is one school in a 52-school district, BROWNSVILLE ISD, which enrolls 37,097 students.
The student body at Besteiro Middle School is 98% Hispanic. Cameron County's residents are about 89% Hispanic, 9 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 4%, meaning two students picked at random have a 4% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 46 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.1:1. That is lower than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 94%. The gap from the 84% average for public schools in Cameron County is 10 points.
Besteiro Middle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (45.1%) and its predicted rate (33.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
Besteiro Middle School is located in Cameron County, where the median household income is $52,601, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 21%. Besides Besteiro Middle School, Cameron County has 186 other public schools.
The closest public school, Aiken Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Besteiro Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Besteiro Middle School ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
2024-25 enrollment was 558, a 12% decrease from 634 in 2020-21.
Discussions about Besteiro Middle School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cameron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,120
Census ACS
Median income
$52,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
97,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BROWNSVILLE ISD
- Veterans Memorial Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,216 students
- Rivera Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,150 students
- Hanna Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Lopez Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,739 students
- Pace Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,621 students
- Porter Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,543 students
Other schools in BROWNSVILLE
- Veterans Memorial Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,216 students
- Rivera Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,150 students
- Hanna Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Lopez Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,739 students
- Pace Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,621 students
- Porter Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,543 students
Nearby schools
- Aiken Elementary School0.1 mi · 630
- Garza at Southmost Elementary School1.0 mi · 524
- IDEA Frontier Academy1.0 mi · 675
- IDEA Frontier College Preparatory1.0 mi · 781
- Lopez Early College High School1.1 mi · 1,739
- Garza Elementary School1.1 mi · 262
Frequently asked questions
About Besteiro Middle SchoolHow large is Besteiro Middle School?
Besteiro Middle School enrolls approximately 558 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Besteiro Middle School serve?
Besteiro Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Besteiro Middle School have?
Besteiro Middle School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Besteiro Middle School?
Student demographics at Besteiro Middle School are roughly 2% White, 98% Hispanic.
Is Besteiro Middle School public or private?
Besteiro Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BROWNSVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.