1
If you could change one rule at PERKINS MIDDLE, what would it be?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
480
Middle
DISTRICT 731 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSVILLE ISD·NCES 481168006369
Perkins Middle School
4750 AUSTIN RD, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521 · (956) 831-8770 · Cameron County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
472 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 | 135 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 162 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 183 | 38% |
Student demographics
6%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
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +48.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +29.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 48 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 31.0% | 21.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 24.0% | 29.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 7.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Perkins Middle School
Perkins Middle School's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perkins Middle School this school | 480 | 98.3% | 36.5% |
| IDEA Palmview College Preparatory MISSION | 446 | 99.6% | 44.4% |
| Guillen Middle School EL PASO | 433 | 97.9% | 15.2% |
| Kennedy Middle School PHARR | 519 | 96.7% | 44.9% |
| Northbrook Middle School HOUSTON | 508 | 96.9% | 31.1% |
| Domingo Trevino Middle School ALTON | 531 | 97.4% | 43.0% |
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 Perkins Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #1,108 of 1,635 | #23 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,092 of 1,670 ▲ 227 | #24 of 30 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #776 of 1,670 ▲ 84 | #16 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #748 of 1,570 | #23 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #1,120 of 1,749 | #21 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #179 of 1,542 | #6 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.4% | #1,429 of 1,543 | #11 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.3% | #29 of 1,648 | #3 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.8% | #128 of 942 | #3 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
480
-248 (-34%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 1,094
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 480 | 39.8 | 12.1:1 | 98% (472) |
| 2023-24 | 494 | 44.5 | 11.1:1 | 97% (477) |
| 2022-23 | 571 | 52 | 11.0:1 | 96% (549) |
| 2020-21 | 728 | 48 | 15.2:1 | 98% (711) |
| 2017-18 | 694 | 53.9 | 12.9:1 | 99% (687) |
| 2015-16 | 823 | 65 | 12.7:1 | 98% (805) |
| 2010-11 | 830 | 60 | 13.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 1,111 | 80 | 13.9:1 | 26% (289) |
| 1990-91 | 1,094 | 57 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perkins Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (694 to 480); teachers down 26% (53.9 to 39.8).
About Perkins Middle School
Perkins Middle School is a middle school in BROWNSVILLE, Texas, reachable at (956) 831-8770. It reported 480 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in Texas have about 643 students on average; enrollment here is 25% lower.
Besides Perkins Middle School, BROWNSVILLE ISD runs 51 other schools. The district enrolls 37,097 students.
Hispanic students account for 97% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 3% White. A diversity index of 6% means there is a 6% chance two randomly chosen students at Perkins Middle School are from different groups.
Perkins Middle School has 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. The school's 12.1:1 compares with an average of 14.4:1 for middle schools in Texas. The school has 98% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 84% average for public schools in Cameron County is 14 points lower.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 31.7% for Perkins Middle School. The school posts 36.5%, 4.8 points above the prediction.
For the population of Cameron County, median household income comes to about $52,601, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 21%. Cameron County counts 187 public schools with about 97,392 students.
Measured in a straight line, Champion Elementary School is about 0.7 miles from Perkins Middle School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Perkins Middle School's average proficiency of 36.5% compares with 44.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Under the NCES locale system, Perkins Middle School is City: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 248 students, from 728 to 480. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.1:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Perkins Middle School. 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 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
Other Perkins Middle schools
One other US public school is named Perkins Middle. Perkins Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Perkins Middle SchoolDE LEON, TX · 133 students
Nearby schools
- Champion Elementary School0.7 mi · 710
- Gonzalez Elementary School0.7 mi · 596
- IDEA Robindale Academy1.3 mi · 699
- IDEA Robindale College Preparatory1.3 mi · 693
- Oliveira Middle School1.5 mi · 699
- Garcia Middle School1.5 mi · 870
Frequently asked questions
About Perkins Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Perkins Middle School?
Perkins Middle School enrolls approximately 480 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Perkins Middle School serve?
Perkins Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Perkins Middle School have?
Perkins Middle School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Perkins Middle School?
Student demographics at Perkins Middle School are roughly 3% White, 97% Hispanic.
What district is Perkins Middle School in?
Perkins Middle School is part of BROWNSVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.