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How has BROWN MIDDLE changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
699
Middle
DISTRICT 701 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830010638
Brown Middle School
7820 HELEN OF TROY DR, EL PASO, TX 79912 · (915) 236-0900 · El Paso County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL699 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
453 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 232 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 254 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 213 | 30% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
51.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 29.0% | 31.0% | 18.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Brown Middle School
Brown Middle School's state test result (38.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Middle School this school | 699 | 64.8% | 38.2% |
| Crockett Middle School PECOS | 621 | 63.4% | 33.5% |
| Eastlake Middle School EL PASO | 787 | 65.7% | 57.3% |
| Moises Vela Middle School HARLINGEN | 761 | 66.4% | 51.9% |
| Jose J Alderete Middle School CANUTILLO | 570 | 66.5% | 44.9% |
| B L Gray Junior High School MISSION | 775 | 60.8% | 60.4% |
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 Brown Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #1,028 of 1,635 | #27 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #525 of 1,670 ▲ 337 | #15 of 41 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #790 of 1,670 ▼ 6 | #22 of 41 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +26.0pp | #127 of 1,570 | #3 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 699 | #753 of 1,749 | #18 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,210 of 1,542 | #26 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.3% | #1,303 of 1,543 | #11 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.8% | #838 of 1,648 | #36 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.4% | #175 of 942 | #8 of 24 |
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
699
-218 (-24%) vs 2020
-29% since 2010-11, when it was 982
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 699 | 42.6 | 16.4:1 | 65% (453) |
| 2023-24 | 712 | 43.5 | 16.4:1 | 71% (509) |
| 2022-23 | 718 | 40.2 | 17.9:1 | 69% (499) |
| 2020-21 | 917 | 51 | 18.0:1 | 67% (618) |
| 2017-18 | 963 | 52.3 | 18.4:1 | 56% (542) |
| 2015-16 | 812 | 48 | 16.9:1 | 54% (439) |
| 2010-11 | 982 | 58 | 16.9:1 | 47% (459) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brown Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (963 to 699); teachers down 19% (52.3 to 42.6).
About Brown Middle School
Brown Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in EL PASO, Texas. The school enrolls 699 students, from grades 6 through 8.
EL PASO ISD is the local district for Brown Middle School. It runs 76 schools with 48,118 students.
At Brown Middle School, Hispanic students make up 90% of the student body. The school is also 6% White. Brown Middle School has a diversity index of 19%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.4:1. That ratio is over the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Brown Middle School is 65%. The 74% average for public schools in El Paso County is 9 points higher.
After adjusting for student poverty, Brown Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.2%; the prediction is 46.0%.
In the county around the school, El Paso County, median household income is about $59,806, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Brown Middle School is among the 273 public schools in El Paso County.
Nearest public school: Kohlberg Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Brown Middle School ranks 8th of 8 on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 917 in 2020-21 and 699 in 2024-25, a decrease of 218 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.0:1 to 16.4:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
870,779
Census ACS
Median income
$59,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
273
165,404 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EL PASO ISD
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Chapin High SchoolHigh · 1,766 students
- El Paso High SchoolHigh · 1,636 students
- Hornedo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,442 students
- Don Haskins PK-8Elementary · 1,405 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 3,004 students
- Pebble Hills High SchoolHigh · 2,952 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Socorro High SchoolHigh · 2,579 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Montwood High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
Other Brown Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named Brown Middle. Brown Middle School is the largest of the 5.
- Brown Middle SchoolMCALLEN, TX · 580 students
- Brown Middle SchoolFORNEY, TX · 568 students
- Brown Middle SchoolRavenna, OH · 508 students
- Brown Middle SchoolHarrison, TN · 296 students
Nearby schools
- Kohlberg Elementary School0.7 mi · 418
- William C Herrera Elementary School0.9 mi · 496
- Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School1.0 mi · 577
- Davinci School for Science and the Arts1.3 mi · 982
- Franklin High School1.5 mi · 2,835
- Canutillo High School1.5 mi · 1,443
Frequently asked questions
About Brown Middle SchoolHow many students attend Brown Middle School?
Brown Middle School enrolls approximately 699 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Brown Middle School serve?
Brown Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Brown Middle School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Brown Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Brown Middle School?
Student demographics at Brown Middle School are roughly 6% White, 90% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Brown Middle School in?
Brown Middle School is part of EL PASO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.