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Enrollment
395
Middle
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSBORO ISD·NCES 481164005414
Brownsboro Junior High School
11233 INGRAM ST, BROWNSBORO, TX 75756 · (903) 852-6931 · Henderson County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Texas public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
215 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 193 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 202 | 51% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Brownsboro Junior High School→Brownsboro High School
Based on grade levels within BROWNSBORO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 24.0% | 28.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 33.0% | 22.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 53.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 43.0% | 47.0% |
% 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 Brownsboro Junior High School
Brownsboro Junior High School's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownsboro Junior High School this school | 395 | 54.4% | 51.9% |
| Brownsboro Intermediate School BROWNSBORO | 323 | 55.4% | 49.7% |
| Van Junior High School VAN | 360 | 57.5% | 54.1% |
| Tarkington Middle School CLEVELAND | 411 | 54.0% | 37.3% |
| Hardin Junior High School HARDIN | 297 | 55.2% | 35.5% |
| Mt Vernon Middle School MOUNT VERNON | 456 | 55.9% | 50.9% |
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 Brownsboro Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Henderson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #446 of 1,635 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #569 of 1,670 ▼ 66 | #4 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #881 of 1,670 ▼ 312 | #5 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #1,222 of 1,570 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 395 | #1,267 of 1,749 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #159 of 1,542 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.9% | #1,024 of 1,543 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.4% | #1,058 of 1,648 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #934 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
395
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 288
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 395 | 33 | 12.0:1 | 54% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 33.4 | 11.9:1 | 57% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 405 | 35.4 | 11.4:1 | 60% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 400 | 33 | 12.1:1 | 55% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 30.3 | 13.1:1 | 45% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 29 | 13.4:1 | 56% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 449 | 33 | 13.6:1 | 50% (225) |
| 2000-01 | 415 | 27 | 15.4:1 | 38% (157) |
| 1990-91 | 288 | 17 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brownsboro Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (396 to 395); teachers up 9% (30.3 to 33).
About Brownsboro Junior High School
Brownsboro Junior High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle-grades school in BROWNSBORO, Texas. It enrolled 395 students in grades 7 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, middle schools in Texas average about 643 students each.
BROWNSBORO ISD has 2,560 students in 6 schools, and Brownsboro Junior High School is one of those schools.
White students are the majority at Brownsboro Junior High School, with 72% of enrollment. It is also 17% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 2% multiracial. Brownsboro Junior High School's diversity index is 45%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers at Brownsboro Junior High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 12.0:1. That is lower than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The lunch program counts 54% of students at Brownsboro Junior High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Henderson County average 66%.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Brownsboro Junior High School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 50.4% at Brownsboro Junior High School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.9%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Henderson County, the median household income is $65,179, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 32 public schools in Henderson County, enrolling about 11,150 students in all.
Brownsboro High School is located about 0.2 miles from Brownsboro Junior High School. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Brownsboro Junior High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 400 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 395.
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Henderson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,862
Census ACS
Median income
$65,179
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
11,150 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BROWNSBORO ISD
- Brownsboro High SchoolHigh · 770 students
- Brownsboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 422 students
- Chandler Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Brownsboro Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 323 students
- Chandler Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 254 students
Other schools in BROWNSBORO
- Brownsboro High SchoolHigh · 770 students
- Brownsboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 422 students
- Brownsboro Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 323 students
Nearby schools
- Brownsboro High School0.2 mi · 770
- Brownsboro Intermediate School0.3 mi · 323
- Brownsboro Elementary School1.9 mi · 422
- Murchison Elementary School7.7 mi · 169
- Chandler Intermediate School8.1 mi · 254
- Chandler Elementary School8.1 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Brownsboro Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Brownsboro Junior High School?
Brownsboro Junior High School enrolls approximately 395 students in grades 07-08.
Is Brownsboro Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brownsboro Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brownsboro Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brownsboro Junior High School is approximately 12.0:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brownsboro Junior High School?
At Brownsboro Junior High School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Brownsboro Junior High School public or private?
Brownsboro Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BROWNSBORO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.