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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSVILLE ISD·NCES 481168010472

STILLMAN MIDDLE

2977 W TANDY RD, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521 · (956) 698-1000 · Cameron County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL964 STUDENTS
Enrollment
964
Middle
DISTRICT 731 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
653 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
Grade 6
274
Grade 7
309
Grade 8
381
Student demographics
White
111%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
94498%
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 54%
Black
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 13%
Asian
61%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 6%
Two+
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
50152%
Female
46348%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
72.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +52.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +35.0pp since 2020
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.1pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
964
-113 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.8:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
98%
was 98%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About STILLMAN MIDDLE

STILLMAN MIDDLE is one of the mid-sized 6-8 campuss in BROWNSVILLE, Texas, run under BROWNSVILLE ISD, with 964 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 50% bigger than the state mean of about 643.

STILLMAN MIDDLE is one of 52 schools operated by BROWNSVILLE ISD, a district that works with 37,097 students overall.

Demographically, STILLMAN MIDDLE records that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

Looking at school resources, STILLMAN MIDDLE shows 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Cameron County's rate of about 84%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, STILLMAN MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.3%, the actual is 57.4%, a residual of +13.1 points.

Across the wider county, Cameron County reports that the typical household earns roughly $52,601 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 STILLMAN MIDDLE is one.

YTURRIA EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around STILLMAN MIDDLE. On composite proficiency, STILLMAN MIDDLE comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 59.2%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at STILLMAN MIDDLE has ticked down 10%, going from 1,077 students in 2018 to 964 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

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Cameron County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
STILLMAN MIDDLE
District
BROWNSVILLE ISD
Address
2977 W TANDY RD, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521
Phone
(956) 698-1000
County
Cameron County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
964
Teachers (FTE)
66
Student–teacher ratio
14.5:1
Free/Reduced lunch
653 (68%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
481168010472
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About STILLMAN MIDDLE
What is the total enrollment at STILLMAN MIDDLE?
STILLMAN MIDDLE enrolls approximately 964 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does STILLMAN MIDDLE serve?
STILLMAN MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at STILLMAN MIDDLE?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at STILLMAN MIDDLE.
What is the racial breakdown of students at STILLMAN MIDDLE?
At STILLMAN MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is STILLMAN MIDDLE public or private?
STILLMAN MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by BROWNSVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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