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Enrollment
964
Middle
DISTRICT 731 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSVILLE ISD·NCES 481168010472
Stillman Middle School
2977 W TANDY RD, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521 · (956) 698-1000 · Cameron County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL964 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Texas public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 274 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 309 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 381 | 40% |
Student demographics
4%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
70.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +50.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +42.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 50 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 42 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 41.0% | 29.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 28.0% | 28.0% | 23.0% | 21.0% |
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 | 70.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Stillman Middle School
Stillman Middle School's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stillman Middle School this school | 964 | 67.7% | 56.8% |
| Central Middle School WESLACO | 1,060 | 65.6% | 53.6% |
| Eagle Pass Junior High School EAGLE PASS | 1,040 | 70.3% | 45.0% |
| Resaca Middle School BROWNSVILLE | 870 | 71.0% | 47.4% |
| Col John O Ensor Middle School EL PASO | 1,070 | 68.0% | 59.2% |
| Cathey Middle School MCALLEN | 827 | 70.0% | 55.4% |
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 Stillman Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #311 of 1,635 | #2 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #382 of 1,670 ▼ 78 | #4 of 30 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #278 of 1,670 ▼ 12 | #3 of 30 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +22.0pp | #214 of 1,570 | #2 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 964 | #320 of 1,749 | #1 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #738 of 1,542 | #21 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.1% | #1,457 of 1,543 | #16 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.7% | #769 of 1,648 | #28 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #615 of 942 | #20 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
964
-163 (-14%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 983
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 964 | 66.4 | 14.5:1 | 68% (653) |
| 2023-24 | 1,047 | 70.3 | 14.9:1 | 70% (731) |
| 2022-23 | 1,095 | 69.2 | 15.8:1 | 68% (741) |
| 2020-21 | 1,127 | 64 | 17.6:1 | 66% (743) |
| 2017-18 | 1,077 | 68.3 | 15.8:1 | 87% (941) |
| 2015-16 | 1,044 | 64 | 16.3:1 | 86% (894) |
| 2010-11 | 983 | 65 | 15.1:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stillman Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,077 to 964); teachers down 3% (68.3 to 66.4).
About Stillman Middle School
A mid-sized middle-grades school in BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Stillman Middle School is part of BROWNSVILLE ISD. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 964 students on the rolls. Across middle schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 643.
BROWNSVILLE ISD counts 52 schools and 37,097 students, including Stillman Middle School.
Stillman Middle School is 98% Hispanic by enrollment. That compares with about 89% Hispanic among all Cameron County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 4%.
A staff of 66.4 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.5:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Texas is similar, at 14.4:1. By family income, 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Cameron County is 84%.
Among Texas public middle schools, Stillman Middle School outscored 93%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 44.8%. Stillman Middle School scores 56.8%.
Looking at the county, Cameron County, median household income comes to about $52,601, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 21% of residents are in poverty. The county has 187 public schools and about 97,392 students.
Yturria Elementary School sits about 0.2 miles from Stillman Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 59.5% proficiency; Stillman Middle School posts 56.8%.
Federal data place Stillman Middle School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's student count decreased 14% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio dropped from 17.6:1 to 14.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
People who know Stillman Middle School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Yturria Elementary School0.2 mi · 526
- Pullam Elementary School1.1 mi · 889
- Manzano Middle School1.2 mi · 837
- Keller Elementary School1.4 mi · 537
- Ortiz Elementary School1.6 mi · 564
- Benavides Elementary School1.8 mi · 818
Frequently asked questions
About Stillman Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Stillman Middle School?
Stillman Middle School enrolls approximately 964 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Stillman Middle School serve?
Stillman Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Stillman Middle School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Stillman Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stillman Middle School?
At Stillman Middle School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Stillman Middle School public or private?
Stillman Middle School 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.