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What's the one class at T W BROWNE MIDDLE every student should take?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
491
Middle
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001217
T W Browne Middle School
3333 SPRAGUE DR, DALLAS, TX 75233 · (972) 502-2500 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of Texas public middle schools
- C+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.
- DThree-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
16.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
480 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 141 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 183 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 167 | 34% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
T W Browne Middle School→Justin F Kimball High School
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 27.0% | 25.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 14.0% | 28.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 T W Browne Middle School
T W Browne Middle School's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| T W Browne Middle School this school | 491 | 97.8% | 40.2% |
| Boude Storey Middle School DALLAS | 379 | 97.6% | 29.4% |
| Thomas J Rusk Middle School DALLAS | 373 | 94.1% | 32.2% |
| E B Comstock Middle School DALLAS | 599 | 98.5% | 34.6% |
| West Dallas Junior High School DALLAS | 353 | 97.5% | 23.1% |
| KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls HOUSTON | 368 | 93.2% | 27.3% |
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 T W Browne Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #934 of 1,635 | #37 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,240 of 1,670 ▼ 151 | #81 of 123 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,311 of 1,670 ▲ 180 | #77 of 123 ▲ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #125 of 1,570 | #24 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #1,109 of 1,749 | #86 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #1,290 of 1,542 | #106 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.4% | #948 of 1,543 | #62 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.8% | #45 of 1,648 | #11 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #654 of 942 | #68 of 80 |
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
491
-21 (-4%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 1,033
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 491 | 29 | 16.9:1 | 98% (480) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 36 | 12.4:1 | 95% (424) |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 41 | 11.7:1 | 96% (461) |
| 2020-21 | 512 | 41 | 12.5:1 | 96% (493) |
| 2017-18 | 541 | 41.9 | 12.9:1 | 97% (523) |
| 2015-16 | 864 | 60 | 14.4:1 | 69% (598) |
| 2010-11 | 811 | 53 | 15.3:1 | 88% (714) |
| 2000-01 | 1,152 | 72 | 16.0:1 | 66% (763) |
| 1990-91 | 1,033 | 62 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for T W Browne Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (541 to 491); teachers down 31% (41.9 to 29).
About T W Browne Middle School
Students in DALLAS, Texas, attend T W Browne Middle School, a small middle-grades school. Its 491 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 24% smaller than the 643 average for middle schools in Texas.
Federal data list 240 schools in DALLAS ISD, with 140,630 students enrolled.
T W Browne Middle School is 65% Hispanic by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 31% Black. In Dallas County overall, about 41% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 48% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at T W Browne Middle School total 29 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 98% of enrollment. It compares with 77% for public schools in Dallas County.
allk12 grades T W Browne Middle School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, T W Browne Middle School is 8.3 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 40.2% actual, 31.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Census estimates describe Dallas County this way: the median household income is $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Besides T W Browne Middle School, Dallas County has 770 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Justin F Kimball High School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. T W Browne Middle School is 1st of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
T W Browne Middle School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, T W Browne Middle School's enrollment dropped 4%, to 491. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 12.5:1 to 16.9:1.
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Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DALLAS ISD
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
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- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
- Moises E Molina High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Woodrow Wilson High SchoolHigh · 1,832 students
Other schools in DALLAS
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Lake Highlands High SchoolHigh · 2,972 students
- Oak Cliff Faith Family AcademyCombined · 2,670 students
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- Justin F Kimball High School0.2 mi · 1,175
- Thomas Tolbert Elementary School0.8 mi · 335
- Daniel Webster Elementary School0.9 mi · 395
- Zan Wesley Holmes Jr Middle School1.1 mi · 570
- John W Carpenter Elementary School1.3 mi · 208
- Quest Campus Pre-K Thru 81.3 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About T W Browne Middle SchoolHow many students attend T W Browne Middle School?
T W Browne Middle School enrolls approximately 491 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does T W Browne Middle School serve?
T W Browne Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at T W Browne Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at T W Browne Middle School is approximately 16.9:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at T W Browne Middle School?
Student demographics at T W Browne Middle School are roughly 2% White, 65% Hispanic, 31% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is T W Browne Middle School in?
T W Browne Middle School is part of DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.