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Enrollment
627
Middle
DISTRICT 731 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSVILLE ISD·NCES 481168007542
Lucio Middle School
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 210 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 202 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 215 | 34% |
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
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +41.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +35.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 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 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 41 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 35 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 35.0% | 18.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 58.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Lucio Middle School
Lucio Middle School's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucio Middle School this school | 627 | 99.7% | 44.8% |
| Dr Javier Saenz Middle School PENITAS | 601 | 98.5% | 35.4% |
| Memorial Middle School LAREDO | 679 | 97.6% | 46.0% |
| Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School MISSION | 648 | 97.2% | 40.3% |
| Jaime Escalante Middle School PHARR | 554 | 98.2% | 42.4% |
| Dora M Sauceda Middle School DONNA | 553 | 98.0% | 39.2% |
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 Lucio Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #707 of 1,635 | #14 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #787 of 1,670 ▼ 81 | #18 of 30 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #639 of 1,670 ▲ 23 | #11 of 30 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.5pp | #635 of 1,570 | #18 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 627 | #882 of 1,749 | #18 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #462 of 1,542 | #16 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.9% | #1,488 of 1,543 | #23 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #9 of 1,648 | #1 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.7% | #142 of 942 | #4 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
627
-221 (-26%) vs 2020
-31% since 2000-01, when it was 914
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 627 | 46.6 | 13.5:1 | 100% (625) |
| 2023-24 | 653 | 50.2 | 13.0:1 | 91% (596) |
| 2022-23 | 698 | 55 | 12.7:1 | 96% (667) |
| 2020-21 | 848 | 56 | 15.1:1 | 100% (845) |
| 2017-18 | 892 | 67.7 | 13.2:1 | 98% (871) |
| 2015-16 | 1,024 | 70 | 14.6:1 | 96% (979) |
| 2010-11 | 1,091 | 75 | 14.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 914 | 70 | 13.1:1 | 36% (327) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lucio Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (892 to 627); teachers down 31% (67.7 to 46.6).
About Lucio Middle School
Lucio Middle School operates as a mid-sized middle-grades school in BROWNSVILLE, Texas. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 627 students.
Lucio Middle School is one of 52 schools in BROWNSVILLE ISD, which enrolls 37,097 students in total.
At Lucio Middle School, 99% of students are Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Cameron County is roughly 89% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lucio Middle School scores 2%.
A staff of 46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.5:1. The average for middle schools in Texas, 14.4:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%. Among public schools in Cameron County, the average eligibility rate is 84%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Lucio Middle School is 13.7 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 44.8% actual, 31.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
The county, Cameron County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $52,601, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 21%. The county's public schools total 187, with about 97,392 students.
El Jardin Elementary School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Lucio Middle School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Lucio Middle School is 5th among 9 schools close by.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 627, down from 848 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.1 to 13.5 over 4 years.
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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
- El Jardin Elementary School0.1 mi · 389
- Vermillion Road Elementary School1.4 mi · 654
- Rivera Early College High School1.4 mi · 2,150
- Champion Elementary School1.6 mi · 710
- Brite Elementary School1.8 mi · 584
- Perkins Middle School1.9 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About Lucio Middle SchoolHow many students attend Lucio Middle School?
Lucio Middle School enrolls approximately 627 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Lucio Middle School serve?
Lucio Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Lucio Middle School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Lucio Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Lucio Middle School?
Student demographics at Lucio Middle School are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black.
What district is Lucio Middle School in?
Lucio Middle School is part of BROWNSVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.