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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the JAMES R BROOKS MIDDLE administration to hear?
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Enrollment
843
Middle
DISTRICT 843 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENWOOD ISD·NCES 482175007697
James R Brooks Middle School
2511 FM 1379, MIDLAND, TX 79706 · (432) 683-6461 · Midland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL843 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
281 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 259 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 295 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 289 | 34% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
James R Brooks Middle School→Greenwood High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GREENWOOD ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 27.0% | 24.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 27.0% | 34.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 15.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 59% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 James R Brooks Middle School
James R Brooks Middle School's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James R Brooks Middle School this school | 843 | 33.3% | 43.1% |
| Bailey Middle School AUSTIN | 785 | 34.1% | 47.0% |
| Deer Park Junior High School DEER PARK | 877 | 38.2% | 62.0% |
| Danville Middle School NEW BRAUNFELS | 921 | 36.7% | 54.5% |
| R C Barton Middle School BUDA | 909 | 29.8% | 62.3% |
| Oakrun Middle School NEW BRAUNFELS | 1,013 | 31.9% | 52.5% |
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 James R Brooks Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #784 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,105 of 1,670 ▼ 347 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #996 of 1,670 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.0pp | #314 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 843 | #484 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,269 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #843 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.3% | #1,415 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #928 of 942 |
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
843
+155 (+23%) vs 2020
+207% since 2000-01, when it was 275
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 843 | 50.3 | 16.8:1 | 33% (281) |
| 2023-24 | 799 | 52.6 | 15.2:1 | 38% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 756 | 48.1 | 15.7:1 | 37% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 688 | 48 | 14.3:1 | 44% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 846 | 44.5 | 19.0:1 | 38% (322) |
| 2015-16 | 555 | 29 | 19.1:1 | 30% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 238 | 17 | 14.0:1 | 26% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 275 | 16 | 17.2:1 | 19% (53) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James R Brooks Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (846 to 843); teachers up 13% (44.5 to 50.3).
About James R Brooks Middle School
Among the schools in MIDLAND, Texas, is James R Brooks Middle School, a mid-sized middle-grades school. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 843 students. By comparison, middle schools in Texas enroll about 643 students on average.
GREENWOOD ISD is responsible for 4 schools, James R Brooks Middle School included, with 3,373 students in all.
More than half of the students at James R Brooks Middle School are Hispanic (54%). Next come 45% White. The diversity index for James R Brooks Middle School is 51%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 50.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 16.8 students per teacher. The gap from the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is 2.4 students per teacher. Roughly 33% of students at James R Brooks Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Midland County is 57%.
After accounting for student poverty, James R Brooks Middle School is in the bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.1% is 16.4 points below the 59.5% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
The school's county is Midland County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $92,874, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 52 public schools in the county, enrolling about 35,119, James R Brooks Middle School among them.
Measured in a straight line, Greenwood Intermediate School is less than a tenth of a mile from James R Brooks Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: 3. The nearest schools with test data average 54.5%, higher than James R Brooks Middle School's 43.1%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 688 to 843, a 23% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.3:1 to 16.8:1.
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Midland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
174,801
Census ACS
Median income
$92,874
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
35,119 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GREENWOOD ISD
- Greenwood High SchoolHigh · 879 students
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 829 students
- Greenwood Intermediate SchoolElementary · 822 students
Other schools in MIDLAND
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,735 students
- Midland High SchoolHigh · 2,718 students
- IDEA Travis AcademyCombined · 1,298 students
- Goddard Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,210 students
- Abell Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,129 students
- General Tommy Franks Elementary SchoolElementary · 950 students
Nearby schools
- Greenwood Intermediate School0.1 mi · 822
- Greenwood High School0.2 mi · 879
- Greenwood Elementary School0.3 mi · 829
- Stanton High School8.9 mi · 328
- Stanton Elementary School9.0 mi · 483
- Stanton Middle School9.0 mi · 251
Frequently asked questions
About James R Brooks Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at James R Brooks Middle School?
James R Brooks Middle School enrolls approximately 843 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does James R Brooks Middle School serve?
James R Brooks Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at James R Brooks Middle School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at James R Brooks Middle School.
What is the student diversity at James R Brooks Middle School?
Student demographics at James R Brooks Middle School are roughly 45% White, 54% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is James R Brooks Middle School in?
James R Brooks Middle School is part of GREENWOOD ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.