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.

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