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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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
558
-147 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.1:1
% White
2%
was 0%
% Hispanic
98%
was 100%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BESTEIRO MIDDLE
BESTEIRO MIDDLE, a mid-tier middle school in BROWNSVILLE, Texas, overseen by BROWNSVILLE ISD, hosts 558 students, covering grades 6 through 8.
BROWNSVILLE ISD comprises 52 schools with combined enrollment of 37,097 students; BESTEIRO MIDDLE is among them.
In terms of who attends, BESTEIRO MIDDLE lists that 98% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The wider county runs roughly 89% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, BESTEIRO MIDDLE reports 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cameron County (around 84%), the school's rate is north of typical.
With demographic context factored in, BESTEIRO MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.4%, the actual is 45.1%, a residual of +11.8 points.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Cameron County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $52,601 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 21%. BESTEIRO MIDDLE is one of 187 public schools in Cameron County (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students).
AIKEN EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BESTEIRO MIDDLE ranks 6th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 45.1%.
BESTEIRO MIDDLE operates from a metropolitan location.
Trend over the last 7 years. BESTEIRO MIDDLE's enrollment has declined 21% since 2018, when it stood at 705 (now 558).
On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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 H SHigh · 2,216 students
- RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,150 students
- HANNA EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,039 students
- LOPEZ EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,739 students
- PACE EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,621 students
- PORTER EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,543 students
Other schools in BROWNSVILLE
- VETERANS MEMORIAL EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,216 students
- RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,150 students
- HANNA EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,039 students
- LOPEZ EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,739 students
- PACE EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,621 students
- PORTER EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,543 students
Nearby schools
- AIKEN EL0.1 mi · 630
- GARZA AT SOUTHMOST EL1.0 mi · 524
- IDEA FRONTIER COLLEGE PREPARATORY1.0 mi · 781
- IDEA FRONTIER ACADEMY1.0 mi · 675
- LOPEZ EARLY COLLEGE H S1.1 mi · 1,739
- GARZA EL1.1 mi · 262
Frequently asked questions
About BESTEIRO MIDDLEHow large is BESTEIRO MIDDLE?
BESTEIRO MIDDLE enrolls approximately 558 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does BESTEIRO MIDDLE serve?
BESTEIRO MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does BESTEIRO MIDDLE have?
BESTEIRO MIDDLE employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the student diversity at BESTEIRO MIDDLE?
Student demographics at BESTEIRO MIDDLE are roughly 2% White, 98% Hispanic.
Is BESTEIRO MIDDLE public or private?
BESTEIRO MIDDLE 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.