MANZANO MIDDLE

Set in BROWNSVILLE, Texas, MANZANO MIDDLE is a middle-of-the-pack junior high, operated by BROWNSVILLE ISD. It enrolls 837 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 30% bigger than typical.

BROWNSVILLE ISD comprises 52 schools with combined enrollment of 37,097 students; MANZANO MIDDLE is among them.

On demographics, MANZANO MIDDLE reports that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, MANZANO MIDDLE sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 38.4%; actual is 57.6%, +19.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Cameron County indicate median household earnings sit near $52,601, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cameron County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students), of which MANZANO MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: KELLER EL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MANZANO MIDDLE. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MANZANO MIDDLE ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 56.8%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MANZANO MIDDLE has shrank 11%, going from 938 students in 2018 to 837 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

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