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Enrollment
627
Middle
DISTRICT 731 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSVILLE ISD·NCES 481168007542
LUCIO MIDDLE
300 N VERMILLION RD, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521 · (956) 831-4550 · Cameron County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL627 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
625 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
Student demographics
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
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +35.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 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 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 35 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 30% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 2024-25Enrollment
627
-265 (-30%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.2:1
% White
1%
was 0%
% Hispanic
99%
was 100%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LUCIO MIDDLE
LUCIO MIDDLE, a middle-of-the-pack intermediate school in BROWNSVILLE, Texas, overseen by BROWNSVILLE ISD, educates 627 students, covering grades 6 through 8.
LUCIO MIDDLE is one of 52 schools operated by BROWNSVILLE ISD, a district that teaches 37,097 students overall.
In terms of who attends, LUCIO MIDDLE lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%). The wider county runs roughly 89% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, LUCIO MIDDLE reports 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at LUCIO MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Cameron County's rate of about 84%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, LUCIO MIDDLE sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 30.4%; actual is 46.1%, +15.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Cameron County put median household income runs about $52,601, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 21%. Across Cameron County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students), LUCIO MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.
EL JARDIN EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LUCIO MIDDLE ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 43.1%.
The school occupies an inner-city site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LUCIO MIDDLE has declined 30%, going from 892 students in 2018 to 627 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, members of the LUCIO MIDDLE community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 H SHigh · 2,216 students
- RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,150 students
- HANNA EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,039 students
- LOPEZ EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,739 students
- PACE EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,621 students
- PORTER EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,543 students
Other schools in BROWNSVILLE
- VETERANS MEMORIAL EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,216 students
- RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,150 students
- HANNA EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,039 students
- LOPEZ EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,739 students
- PACE EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,621 students
- PORTER EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,543 students
Nearby schools
- EL JARDIN EL0.1 mi · 389
- VERMILLION ROAD EL1.4 mi · 654
- RIVERA EARLY COLLEGE H S1.4 mi · 2,150
- CHAMPION EL1.6 mi · 710
- BRITE EL1.8 mi · 584
- PERKINS MIDDLE1.9 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About LUCIO MIDDLEHow many students attend LUCIO MIDDLE?
LUCIO MIDDLE enrolls approximately 627 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does LUCIO MIDDLE serve?
LUCIO MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at LUCIO MIDDLE?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at LUCIO MIDDLE.
What is the student diversity at LUCIO MIDDLE?
Student demographics at LUCIO MIDDLE are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black.
What district is LUCIO MIDDLE in?
LUCIO MIDDLE is part of BROWNSVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.