1
What's the state of after-school transportation at CLASSICAL CENTER AT BRANDENBURG MIDDLE?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,056
Middle
DISTRICT 822 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARLAND ISD·NCES 482034002011
Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School
626 NICKENS RD, GARLAND, TX 75043 · (972) 926-2630 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,056 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
16.1:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
666 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 | 377 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 363 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 316 | 30% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
66.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
64.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +37.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 37 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 35.0% | 31.0% | 19.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 40.0% | 23.0% | 13.0% |
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 | 66.0% | 64.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 57.0% | 45.0% |
| 2020-21 | 43.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School
Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School's state test result (50.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School this school | 1,056 | 63.1% | 50.2% |
| E F Green Junior School BAYTOWN | 1,095 | 64.2% | 43.4% |
| Lamar JH ROSENBERG | 1,194 | 65.2% | 40.7% |
| Coyle Middle Technology Center for Math & Science ROWLETT | 956 | 65.4% | 30.9% |
| Tanglewood Middle School HOUSTON | 836 | 65.0% | 40.7% |
| Labay Middle School HOUSTON | 1,067 | 69.6% | 48.6% |
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 Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #501 of 1,635 | #19 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #219 of 1,670 ▲ 216 | #15 of 123 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #370 of 1,670 ▲ 69 | #22 of 123 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.5pp | #586 of 1,570 | #24 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,056 | #228 of 1,749 | #13 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,135 of 1,542 | #95 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.5% | #357 of 1,543 | #21 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.1% | #873 of 1,648 | #104 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #788 of 942 | #74 of 80 |
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
1,056
-105 (-9%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 802
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 1,056 | 65.6 | 16.1:1 | 63% (666) |
| 2023-24 | 1,052 | 64.1 | 16.4:1 | 66% (698) |
| 2022-23 | 1,038 | 70 | 14.8:1 | 66% (680) |
| 2020-21 | 1,161 | 68 | 17.1:1 | 66% (762) |
| 2017-18 | 1,110 | 64.7 | 17.1:1 | 57% (629) |
| 2015-16 | 1,156 | 66 | 17.5:1 | 53% (617) |
| 2010-11 | 1,101 | 63 | 17.5:1 | 49% (535) |
| 2000-01 | 648 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 43% (278) |
| 1990-91 | 802 | 38 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,110 to 1,056); teachers up 1% (64.7 to 65.6).
About Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School
Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School is a high-enrollment middle school in GARLAND, Texas, under GARLAND ISD. Enrollment totals 1,056 students across grades 6 through 8. The school is 64% bigger than the average for middle schools in Texas.
GARLAND ISD has 53,173 students in 76 schools, and Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School, about 53 are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 21% Black, 17% White, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Dallas County, the Hispanic share is about 41%. The diversity index for Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School lists 65.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.1 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1. About 63% of students at Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County is 14 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School lands at A-, ahead of 75% of Texas public middle schools.
The model predicts 46.8% for a school in Texas with Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School posts 50.2%.
Census data for Dallas County show median household income comes to about $76,547, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 771 public schools and about 459,645 students.
Handley Elementary School is the nearest public school to Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 50.2% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The school's enrollment fell 9% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
People who know Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GARLAND ISD
- Sachse High SchoolHigh · 2,935 students
- N Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,929 students
- Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,335 students
- Rowlett High SchoolHigh · 2,156 students
- Lakeview Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- S Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,001 students
Other schools in GARLAND
- N Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,929 students
- Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,335 students
- Lakeview Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- S Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,001 students
- Naaman Forest High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Jackson Technology CenterMiddle · 1,157 students
Nearby schools
- Handley Elementary School0.2 mi · 180
- Handley STEM Elementary School0.2 mi · 563
- S Garland High School0.5 mi · 2,001
- Club Hill Elementary School0.8 mi · 196
- Club Hill STEM Elementary School0.8 mi · 443
- George Washington Carver Elementary School0.9 mi · 640
Frequently asked questions
About Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle SchoolHow large is Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School?
Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School enrolls approximately 1,056 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School serve?
Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School is approximately 16.1:1 (66 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School?
Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School reports a student body of 17% White, 53% Hispanic, 21% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School public or private?
Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by GARLAND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.