PERKINS MIDDLE

PERKINS MIDDLE is a cozy 6-8 campus in BROWNSVILLE, Texas, part of BROWNSVILLE ISD. The school enrolls 480 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so PERKINS MIDDLE sits 25% leaner than that benchmark.

Within BROWNSVILLE ISD, which oversees 52 schools and 37,097 students, PERKINS MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

On demographics, PERKINS MIDDLE records that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 3% White.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PERKINS MIDDLE has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cameron County (around 84%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PERKINS MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.9%; this one delivers 40.9%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Cameron County shows median household income runs about $52,601, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 21%. In all, Cameron County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students), of which PERKINS MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is CHAMPION EL, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, PERKINS MIDDLE comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 44.3%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. PERKINS MIDDLE's enrollment has ticked down 31% since 2018, when it stood at 694 (now 480).

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.