Enrollment
206
Middle
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRADY ISD·NCES 481111000575
Brady Middle School
2309 MENARD HWY, BRADY, TX 76825 · (325) 597-8110 · McCulloch County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL206 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
113 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 64 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 82 | 40% |
| Grade 8 | 60 | 29% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Brady Middle School→Brady High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BRADY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 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 18 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 29.0% | 28.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 28.0% | 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 | 54.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 13.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Brady Middle School
Brady Middle School's state test result (41.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Middle School this school | 206 | 54.9% | 41.8% |
| Brazos Middle School WALLIS | 203 | 54.2% | 58.0% |
| Comfort Middle School COMFORT | 231 | 56.3% | 38.9% |
| Anson Middle School ANSON | 163 | 56.4% | 40.3% |
| Childress Junior High School CHILDRESS | 214 | 57.9% | 50.8% |
| Weimar Junior High School WEIMAR | 228 | 50.9% | 50.2% |
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 Brady Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #846 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #739 of 1,670 ▲ 78 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #833 of 1,670 ▲ 145 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +23.5pp | #178 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 206 | #1,538 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #41 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.3% | #739 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.9% | #1,045 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #461 of 942 |
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
206
-30 (-13%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 215
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 206 | 19.4 | 10.6:1 | 55% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 214 | 19 | 11.3:1 | 63% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 180 | 18.9 | 9.5:1 | 58% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 236 | 23 | 10.3:1 | 67% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 245 | 26 | 9.4:1 | 60% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 270 | 24 | 11.3:1 | 63% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 304 | 27 | 11.3:1 | 62% (189) |
| 2000-01 | 347 | 23 | 15.1:1 | 58% (200) |
| 1990-91 | 215 | 15 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brady Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (245 to 206); teachers down 25% (26 to 19.4).
About Brady Middle School
Brady Middle School is a middle-grades school in BRADY, Texas, according to federal school records. The school's 206 students are in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 68% lower than the average for middle schools in Texas, which is about 643.
BRADY ISD is the local district for Brady Middle School. It runs 3 schools with 935 students.
Roughly 52% of students at Brady Middle School are Hispanic. Other groups include 43% White and 3% multiracial. By comparison, McCulloch County residents are about 31% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1 at Brady Middle School, with 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 3.8 below the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 55%.
Brady Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.8% is 8.4 points below the 50.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Federal survey data for McCulloch County show that the median household income is $54,043, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. McCulloch County is home to 5 public schools and about 1,218 public school students.
Brady High School is the public school closest to Brady Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Brady Middle School ranks 8th of 9 on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 30 fewer students in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
McCulloch County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,514
Census ACS
Median income
$54,043
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,218 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BRADY ISD
- Brady Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
- Brady High SchoolHigh · 271 students
Other schools in BRADY
- Brady Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
- Brady High SchoolHigh · 271 students
Nearby schools
- Brady High School0.2 mi · 271
- Brady Elementary School0.4 mi · 458
- Rochelle School11.4 mi · 160
- Lohn School15.7 mi · 123
- Richland Springs School25.6 mi · 120
- Mason High School25.7 mi · 192
Frequently asked questions
About Brady Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Brady Middle School?
Brady Middle School enrolls approximately 206 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Brady Middle School serve?
Brady Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Brady Middle School?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at Brady Middle School.
How diverse is Brady Middle School?
Brady Middle School reports a student body of 43% White, 52% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Brady Middle School public or private?
Brady Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BRADY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.