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Enrollment
568
Middle
DISTRICT 692 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORNEY ISD·NCES 481956010868
Brown Middle School
1050 WINDMILL FARMS BLVD, FORNEY, TX 75126 · (469) 762-4260 · Kaufman County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL568 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
430 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 7 | 270 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 298 | 52% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
35.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +4.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
24.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 4 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 | 15.0% | 20.0% | 32.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 16.0% | 24.0% | 52.0% |
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 | 35.0% | 24.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 (33.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Middle School this school | 568 | 75.7% | 33.0% |
| Bessie Coleman Middle School CEDAR HILL | 488 | 74.2% | 26.3% |
| Vincent Middle School BEAUMONT | 637 | 81.9% | 18.1% |
| Curtistene S McCowan Middle School GLENN HEIGHTS | 643 | 78.5% | 28.8% |
| G W Carver 6th Grade STEM Learning Center LANCASTER | 473 | 84.1% | 38.0% |
| W S Permenter Middle School CEDAR HILL | 456 | 77.9% | 34.1% |
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 Kaufman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,269 of 1,635 | #11 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #1,557 of 1,670 ▼ 129 | #15 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,580 of 1,670 ▼ 110 | #15 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #155 of 1,570 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 568 | #982 of 1,749 | #13 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #750 of 1,542 | #7 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.1% | #919 of 1,543 | #14 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.7% | #598 of 1,648 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.7% | #79 of 942 | N/A |
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
568
-497 (-47%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 590
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 568 | 39 | 14.6:1 | 76% (430) |
| 2023-24 | 656 | 45.6 | 14.4:1 | 63% (413) |
| 2022-23 | 673 | 47.8 | 14.1:1 | 56% (376) |
| 2020-21 | 1,065 | 66 | 16.1:1 | 46% (485) |
| 2017-18 | 884 | 51.3 | 17.2:1 | 29% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 756 | 39 | 19.4:1 | 28% (214) |
| 2010-11 | 590 | 40 | 14.8:1 | 31% (183) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brown Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (884 to 568); teachers down 24% (51.3 to 39).
About Brown Middle School
Brown Middle School is a middle school with a street address in FORNEY, Texas. Its enrollment is 568 students, spread over grades 7 through 8.
The district, FORNEY ISD, operates 24 schools serving 18,565 students.
More than half of the students at Brown Middle School are Black (68%). Next come 18% Hispanic, 7% White, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 19% Black among all Kaufman County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 49%.
There are about 14.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Brown Middle School, which has 39. The average ratio among middle schools in Texas is similar, at 14.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Brown Middle School is about 76%. Public schools in Kaufman County average 59%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Brown Middle School is 8.4 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 33.0% actual, 41.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Kaufman County show that median household income comes to about $89,485, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Kaufman County counts 65 public schools with about 41,319 students.
Blackburn Elementary School is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Brown Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Brown Middle School ranks 8th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 33.0% against a local average of 44.9%.
Brown Middle School falls in the Town: Fringe locale category, used for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
The school counted 1,065 students in 2020-21 and 568 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.6:1, from 16.1:1.
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Kaufman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
172,604
Census ACS
Median income
$89,485
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
41,319 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FORNEY ISD
- North Forney High SchoolHigh · 2,648 students
- Forney High SchoolHigh · 2,582 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
- Ed Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 786 students
- Jones Int ScMiddle · 758 students
- Rhodes IsMiddle · 746 students
Other schools in FORNEY
- North Forney High SchoolHigh · 2,648 students
- Forney High SchoolHigh · 2,582 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
- Ed Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 786 students
- Jones Int ScMiddle · 758 students
- Rhodes IsMiddle · 746 students
Other Brown Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named Brown Middle. Brown Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Brown Middle SchoolEL PASO, TX · 699 students
- Brown Middle SchoolMCALLEN, TX · 580 students
- Brown Middle SchoolRavenna, OH · 508 students
- Brown Middle SchoolHarrison, TN · 296 students
Nearby schools
- Blackburn Elementary School0.6 mi · 662
- Smith Intermediate School0.8 mi · 680
- North Forney High School1.0 mi · 2,648
- Dewberry Elementary School1.3 mi · 692
- Griffin Elementary School1.9 mi · 717
- Crosby Elementary School2.1 mi · 452
Frequently asked questions
About Brown Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Brown Middle School?
Brown Middle School enrolls approximately 568 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Brown Middle School serve?
Brown Middle School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brown Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brown Middle School is approximately 14.6:1 (39 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Brown Middle School?
Brown Middle School reports a student body of 7% White, 18% Hispanic, 68% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Brown Middle School in?
Brown Middle School is part of FORNEY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.