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JAMES R BROOKS MIDDLE

2511 FM 1379, MIDLAND, TX 79706 · (432) 683-6461 · Midland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL843 STUDENTS
Enrollment
843
Middle
DISTRICT 843 · STATE 643
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
Grade 6
259
Grade 7
295
Grade 8
289
Student demographics
White
37745%
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
45254%
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54%
Black
40%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 13%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 6%
Two+
71%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
43251%
Female
41149%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
JAMES R BROOKS MIDDLEGREENWOOD H S
Feeds from
GREENWOOD INT0305
Based on grade levels within GREENWOOD ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
50.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +25.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
843
-3 (0%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 19.0:1
% White
45%
was 49%
% Hispanic
54%
was 48%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About JAMES R BROOKS MIDDLE

JAMES R BROOKS MIDDLE operates as a middle-of-the-pack middle-grades school in MIDLAND, Texas, run under GREENWOOD ISD. Current enrollment sits at 843 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so JAMES R BROOKS MIDDLE sits 31% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in GREENWOOD ISD (3,373 students total), JAMES R BROOKS MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, JAMES R BROOKS MIDDLE shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 45% White.

Looking at school resources, JAMES R BROOKS MIDDLE records 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 33% of students at JAMES R BROOKS MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Midland County's rate of about 57%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, JAMES R BROOKS MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.3%; this one delivers 46.4%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Midland County) logs that median household income runs about $92,874, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Midland County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,119 students), of which JAMES R BROOKS MIDDLE is one.

GREENWOOD INT is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, JAMES R BROOKS MIDDLE comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 54.3%.

JAMES R BROOKS MIDDLE operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. JAMES R BROOKS MIDDLE's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 846 (now 843). Hispanic enrollment moved from 48% to 54% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

Midland County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
JAMES R BROOKS MIDDLE
District
GREENWOOD ISD
Address
2511 FM 1379, MIDLAND, TX 79706
Phone
(432) 683-6461
County
Midland County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
843
Teachers (FTE)
50
Student–teacher ratio
16.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
281 (33%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
482175007697
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About JAMES R BROOKS MIDDLE
What is the total enrollment at JAMES R BROOKS MIDDLE?
JAMES R BROOKS MIDDLE enrolls approximately 843 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does JAMES R BROOKS MIDDLE serve?
JAMES R BROOKS MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at JAMES R BROOKS MIDDLE?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at JAMES R BROOKS MIDDLE.
What is the student diversity at JAMES R BROOKS MIDDLE?
Student demographics at JAMES R BROOKS MIDDLE are roughly 45% White, 54% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is JAMES R BROOKS MIDDLE in?
JAMES R BROOKS MIDDLE is part of GREENWOOD ISD.
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