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Enrollment
1,179
Middle
DISTRICT 1,040 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIS ISD·NCES 484590010968
Robert P Brabham Middle School
10000 FM 830, WILLIS, TX 77318 · (936) 890-2312 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,179 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
601 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 397 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 398 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 384 | 33% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 28.0% | 27.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 22.0% | 32.0% | 37.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 14.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 17.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Robert P Brabham Middle School
Robert P Brabham Middle School's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert P Brabham Middle School this school | 1,179 | 51.0% | 41.0% |
| McNiel Middle School WICHITA FALLS | 996 | 51.7% | 45.0% |
| Hughes Middle School BURLESON | 965 | 47.2% | 43.9% |
| Tomball Junior High School TOMBALL | 948 | 45.1% | 52.8% |
| Livingston Junior High School LIVINGSTON | 901 | 57.8% | 38.5% |
| Kingwood Middle School KINGWOOD | 973 | 48.5% | 47.7% |
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 Robert P Brabham Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #888 of 1,635 | #21 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,346 of 1,670 ▼ 319 | #26 of 31 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,026 of 1,670 ▼ 174 | #20 of 31 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.0pp | #328 of 1,570 | #6 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,179 | #134 of 1,749 | #12 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #1,466 of 1,542 | #31 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #510 of 1,543 | #15 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.0% | #1,128 of 1,648 | #18 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.6% | #75 of 437 | #5 of 11 |
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
1,179
+169 (+17%) vs 2020
+66% since 2010-11, when it was 710
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 1,179 | 63 | 18.7:1 | 51% (601) |
| 2023-24 | 1,141 | 52.3 | 21.8:1 | 53% (607) |
| 2022-23 | 1,117 | 52.4 | 21.3:1 | 52% (577) |
| 2020-21 | 1,010 | 47 | 21.5:1 | 50% (505) |
| 2017-18 | 889 | 44.9 | 19.8:1 | 47% (418) |
| 2015-16 | 852 | 45 | 18.9:1 | 48% (406) |
| 2010-11 | 710 | 44 | 16.1:1 | 48% (343) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert P Brabham Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 33% (889 to 1,179); teachers up 40% (44.9 to 63).
About Robert P Brabham Middle School
Robert P Brabham Middle School is a middle school located in WILLIS, Texas, in Montgomery County. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 1,179 students enrolled. The average among middle schools in Texas is roughly 643 students; this school is 83% bigger than that.
WILLIS ISD has 9,313 students spread across 12 schools.
Robert P Brabham Middle School's enrollment is 53% White. Next come 33% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 67% White among all Montgomery County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Robert P Brabham Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 60%.
Robert P Brabham Middle School employs 63 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 18.7:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, lower than at this school. Robert P Brabham Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 51%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Robert P Brabham Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.0%; the prediction is 51.9%.
Robert P Brabham Middle School is located in Montgomery County, where median household income is about $97,701, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Robert P Brabham Middle School is one of 160 public schools in Montgomery County, which together enroll about 134,595 students.
The closest other public school is W Lloyd Meador Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Robert P Brabham Middle School is behind the 43.7% nearby average, ranking 5th of 6.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 1,179 was 17% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 1,010. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 18.7:1, from 21.5:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Robert P Brabham Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
684,432
Census ACS
Median income
$97,701
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
134,595 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WILLIS ISD
- Willis High SchoolHigh · 2,809 students
- Lynn Lucas Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
- Eddie Ruth Lagway Elementary SchoolElementary · 779 students
- C C Hardy Elementary SchoolElementary · 756 students
- Edward B Cannan Elementary SchoolElementary · 714 students
- W Lloyd Meador Elementary SchoolElementary · 706 students
Other schools in WILLIS
- Willis High SchoolHigh · 2,809 students
- Lynn Lucas Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
- C C Hardy Elementary SchoolElementary · 756 students
- Edward B Cannan Elementary SchoolElementary · 714 students
- W Lloyd Meador Elementary SchoolElementary · 706 students
- Parmley Elementary SchoolElementary · 631 students
Nearby schools
- W Lloyd Meador Elementary School0.2 mi · 706
- Willis High School1.2 mi · 2,809
- Turner Elementary School1.3 mi · 463
- Stubblefield Academy2.4 mi · 25
- JJAEP2.4 mi · 2
- C C Hardy Elementary School2.6 mi · 756
Frequently asked questions
About Robert P Brabham Middle SchoolHow large is Robert P Brabham Middle School?
Robert P Brabham Middle School enrolls approximately 1,179 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Robert P Brabham Middle School serve?
Robert P Brabham Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Robert P Brabham Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Robert P Brabham Middle School is approximately 18.7:1 (63 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Robert P Brabham Middle School?
Student demographics at Robert P Brabham Middle School are roughly 53% White, 33% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Robert P Brabham Middle School public or private?
Robert P Brabham Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by WILLIS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.