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Enrollment
885
Middle
DISTRICT 731 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSVILLE ISD·NCES 481168000652
Faulk Middle School
2000 ROOSEVELT ST, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521 · (956) 548-8500 · Cameron County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL885 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
852 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 290 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 278 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 317 | 36% |
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · 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% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +31.0pp 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 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 31.0% | 21.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 27.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% |
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% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Faulk Middle School
Faulk Middle School's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faulk Middle School this school | 885 | 96.3% | 43.6% |
| Veterans Middle School DONNA | 866 | 95.4% | 36.8% |
| Audie Murphy Middle School ALAMO | 790 | 97.2% | 47.6% |
| Alton Memorial Junior High School ALTON | 819 | 93.7% | 34.4% |
| R Yzaguirre Middle School SAN JUAN | 736 | 95.1% | 39.6% |
| Veterans Middle School RIO GRANDE CITY | 734 | 95.1% | 41.6% |
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 Faulk Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #762 of 1,635 | #15 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #636 of 1,670 ▲ 69 | #10 of 30 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #775 of 1,670 ▲ 125 | #15 of 30 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.5pp | #576 of 1,570 | #16 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 885 | #426 of 1,749 | #2 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #717 of 1,542 | #20 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.0% | #1,484 of 1,543 | #22 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.3% | #80 of 1,648 | #4 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.5% | #274 of 942 | #6 of 23 |
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
885
-166 (-16%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 1,006
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 885 | 61.3 | 14.4:1 | 96% (852) |
| 2023-24 | 882 | 65.7 | 13.4:1 | 96% (850) |
| 2022-23 | 976 | 70.1 | 13.9:1 | 99% (968) |
| 2020-21 | 1,051 | 71 | 14.8:1 | 98% (1,027) |
| 2017-18 | 1,142 | 68.9 | 16.6:1 | 99% (1,133) |
| 2015-16 | 865 | 65 | 13.3:1 | 99% (856) |
| 2010-11 | 889 | 68 | 13.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 858 | 65 | 13.2:1 | 28% (237) |
| 1990-91 | 1,006 | 81 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Faulk Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (1,142 to 885); teachers down 11% (68.9 to 61.3).
About Faulk Middle School
Faulk Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school with an address in BROWNSVILLE, Texas. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 885 students. Enrollment is 38% higher than the average for middle schools in Texas, which is about 643.
BROWNSVILLE ISD operates 52 schools. Combined enrollment is 37,097 students.
The student body at Faulk Middle School is 99% Hispanic. County-wide, 89% of Cameron County residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 2% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1 at Faulk Middle School, with 61.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 96% of enrollment. It compares with 84% for public schools in Cameron County.
Faulk Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 43.6% is 11.0 points above the 32.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Across Cameron County, the median household income is $52,601, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 21% of people live in poverty. In all, Cameron County has 187 public schools and roughly 97,392 students.
Of nearby public schools, Canales Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. Faulk Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Faulk Middle School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Faulk Middle School is City: Mid-size.
Faulk Middle School's enrollment dropped from 1,051 in 2020-21 to 885 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Cameron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,120
Census ACS
Median income
$52,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
97,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BROWNSVILLE ISD
- Veterans Memorial Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,216 students
- Rivera Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,150 students
- Hanna Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Lopez Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,739 students
- Pace Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,621 students
- Porter Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,543 students
Other schools in BROWNSVILLE
- Veterans Memorial Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,216 students
- Rivera Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,150 students
- Hanna Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Lopez Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,739 students
- Pace Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,621 students
- Porter Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,543 students
Nearby schools
- Canales Elementary School0.3 mi · 630
- Porter Early College High School0.6 mi · 1,543
- Cromack Elementary School0.8 mi · 455
- Cromack - Castaneda Elementary School0.8 mi · 823
- Del Castillo Elementary School1.3 mi · 240
- Brownsville Early College High School1.3 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About Faulk Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Faulk Middle School?
Faulk Middle School enrolls approximately 885 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Faulk Middle School serve?
Faulk Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Faulk Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Faulk Middle School is approximately 14.4:1 (61 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Faulk Middle School?
Faulk Middle School reports a student body of 1% White, 99% Hispanic.
Who oversees Faulk Middle School?
Faulk Middle School is overseen by BROWNSVILLE ISD in Cameron County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.