Enrollment
119
Middle
DISTRICT 195 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORT ARANSAS ISD·NCES 483537005798
Brundrett Middle School
100 S STATION ST, PORT ARANSAS, TX 78373 · (361) 749-1209 · Nueces County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL119 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Texas public middle schools
- A-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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
9.6:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
39 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 40 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 43 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 30% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Brundrett Middle School→Port Aransas High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within PORT ARANSAS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -9.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 29.0% | 20.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 24.0% | 31.0% | 26.0% |
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 | 63.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 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
61.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Brundrett Middle School
Brundrett Middle School's state test result (61.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brundrett Middle School this school | 119 | 32.8% | 61.2% |
| Holland Middle School HOLLAND | 147 | 30.6% | 67.3% |
| Danbury Middle School DANBURY | 157 | 28.0% | 53.6% |
| Vega Junior High School VEGA | 113 | 25.7% | 76.7% |
| Tom Bean Middle School TOM BEAN | 170 | 38.2% | 44.6% |
| Eula Junior High School CLYDE | 101 | 40.6% | 53.7% |
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 Brundrett Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Nueces County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #223 of 1,635 | #3 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #825 of 1,670 ▼ 401 | #14 of 22 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #480 of 1,670 ▼ 191 | #9 of 22 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 119 | #1,656 of 1,749 | #22 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.8% | #1,419 of 1,648 | #19 of 21 |
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
119
+5 (+4%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 85
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 119 | 12.4 | 9.6:1 | 33% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 111 | 12.3 | 9.0:1 | 38% (42) |
| 2022-23 | 115 | 10.7 | 10.8:1 | 31% (36) |
| 2020-21 | 114 | 10 | 11.4:1 | 28% (32) |
| 2017-18 | 99 | 11 | 9.0:1 | 80% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 130 | 10 | 13.0:1 | 24% (31) |
| 2010-11 | 121 | 12 | 10.1:1 | 36% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 133 | 9 | 14.8:1 | 26% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 85 | 9 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brundrett Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (99 to 119); teachers up 13% (11 to 12.4).
About Brundrett Middle School
Brundrett Middle School is a small middle school in PORT ARANSAS, Texas, under PORT ARANSAS ISD. The school counts 119 students across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 81% smaller than the 643 average for middle schools in Texas.
The district for Brundrett Middle School is PORT ARANSAS ISD, with 3 schools and 585 students.
By race and ethnicity, Brundrett Middle School is 75% White. The school is also 23% Hispanic. That is higher than the 46% White share among all Nueces County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Brundrett Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 39%.
Brundrett Middle School counts 12.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 9.6 students for each one. Among middle schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 14.4:1. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 67% average for public schools in Nueces County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Brundrett Middle School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Brundrett Middle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (61.2%) and its predicted rate (59.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
Census estimates describe Nueces County this way: median household income is about $66,897, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Federal data list 124 public schools in Nueces County, with a combined enrollment of about 59,619.
The shortest distance from Brundrett Middle School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Olsen Elementary School. The five-mile area around Brundrett Middle School holds 2 other public schools. The school's 61.2% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 7 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Fringe.
Brundrett Middle School had 114 students in 2020-21 and 119 in 2024-25, a 4% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.4:1 to 9.6:1.
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Nueces County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
352,955
Census ACS
Median income
$66,897
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
124
59,619 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PORT ARANSAS ISD
- Olsen Elementary SchoolElementary · 263 students
- Port Aransas High SchoolHigh · 203 students
- Nueces Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
Other schools in PORT ARANSAS
- Olsen Elementary SchoolElementary · 263 students
- Port Aransas High SchoolHigh · 203 students
- Nueces Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
Nearby schools
- Olsen Elementary School0.1 mi · 263
- Port Aransas High School0.1 mi · 203
- H T Faulk Elementary School7.8 mi · 432
- Aransas Pass High School8.6 mi · 431
- A C Blunt Middle School8.8 mi · 382
- Charlie Marshall Elementary School8.9 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Brundrett Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Brundrett Middle School?
Brundrett Middle School enrolls approximately 119 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Brundrett Middle School serve?
Brundrett Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Brundrett Middle School have?
Brundrett Middle School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
How diverse is Brundrett Middle School?
Brundrett Middle School reports a student body of 75% White, 23% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Brundrett Middle School in?
Brundrett Middle School is part of PORT ARANSAS ISD.
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