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What's something STELL MIDDLE does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
733
Middle
DISTRICT 731 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSVILLE ISD·NCES 481168000668
Stell Middle School
1105 LOS EBANOS BLVD, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520 · (956) 548-8560 · Cameron County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL733 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
672 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 | 251 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 240 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 242 | 33% |
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
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +31.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 26.0% | 19.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 25.0% | 31.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 53.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 6.0% |
% 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Stell Middle School
Stell Middle School's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stell Middle School this school | 733 | 91.7% | 38.0% |
| Riverside Middle School EL PASO | 705 | 91.5% | 36.2% |
| Harris Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 719 | 91.9% | 25.2% |
| Lamar Bruni Vergara Middle School LAREDO | 757 | 92.7% | 45.8% |
| Ysleta Middle School EL PASO | 682 | 91.9% | 42.2% |
| Ricardo Molina Middle School LAREDO | 769 | 90.4% | 49.0% |
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 Stell Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,034 of 1,635 | #19 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,047 of 1,670 ▲ 31 | #21 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #882 of 1,670 ▲ 19 | #18 of 30 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.5pp | #577 of 1,570 | #17 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 733 | #685 of 1,749 | #10 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #379 of 1,542 | #14 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.4% | #1,480 of 1,543 | #21 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.7% | #197 of 1,648 | #8 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.6% | #143 of 942 | #5 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
733
-153 (-17%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 808
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 733 | 55.7 | 13.2:1 | 92% (672) |
| 2023-24 | 732 | 55.7 | 13.1:1 | 96% (706) |
| 2022-23 | 781 | 57 | 13.7:1 | 96% (749) |
| 2020-21 | 886 | 58 | 15.3:1 | 97% (862) |
| 2017-18 | 1,041 | 70.2 | 14.8:1 | 98% (1,022) |
| 2015-16 | 880 | 65 | 13.5:1 | 97% (856) |
| 2010-11 | 1,066 | 75 | 14.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 886 | 65 | 13.6:1 | 47% (416) |
| 1990-91 | 808 | 55 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stell Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (1,041 to 733); teachers down 21% (70.2 to 55.7).
About Stell Middle School
Stell Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in BROWNSVILLE ISD, located in BROWNSVILLE, Texas. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 733 students.
BROWNSVILLE ISD has 52 schools; together they serve 37,097 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Stell Middle School, with 99% of enrollment. Among people living in Cameron County, the Hispanic share is about 89%. The chance that two students picked at random at Stell Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 2%.
Staffing totals 55.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.2:1. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 92%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Stell Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.0%; the prediction is 34.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Cameron County show that median household income is about $52,601, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 187 public schools in Cameron County, with a combined enrollment of about 97,392.
The closest public school, Triumph Public High Schools-Brownsville, is about 0.1 miles from Stell Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Stell Middle School ranks 4th of 5 on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Stell Middle School inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
Enrollment was 886 in 2020-21 and 733 in 2024-25, a decrease of 153 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.3:1 to 13.2:1 over the same years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Stell Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Triumph Public High Schools-Brownsville0.1 mi · 122
- Bryss Academy High School0.3 mi · 27
- Bryss Academy0.3 mi · 555
- Martin Elementary School0.7 mi · 415
- Russell Elementary School0.8 mi · 418
- Harmony Science Academy - Brownsville0.9 mi · 508
Frequently asked questions
About Stell Middle SchoolHow many students attend Stell Middle School?
Stell Middle School enrolls approximately 733 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Stell Middle School serve?
Stell Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stell Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stell Middle School is approximately 13.2:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stell Middle School?
At Stell Middle School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Who oversees Stell Middle School?
Stell Middle School is overseen by BROWNSVILLE ISD in Cameron County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.