BRADY MIDDLE

BRADY MIDDLE, a tiny intermediate school in BRADY, Texas, run under BRADY ISD, caters to 206 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 68% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

BRADY MIDDLE is one of 3 schools operated by BRADY ISD, a district that caters to 935 students overall.

Demographically, BRADY MIDDLE lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 43% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, McCulloch County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting BRADY MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BRADY MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.2%.

In the surrounding community, census data for McCulloch County shows median household earnings sit near $54,043, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, McCulloch County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,218 students), of which BRADY MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is BRADY H S, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BRADY MIDDLE comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 52.5%.

BRADY MIDDLE operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. BRADY MIDDLE's enrollment has contracted 16% since 2018, when it stood at 245 (now 206). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 48% to 43%. Class-load math has widened: from 9.4:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the BRADY MIDDLE community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.