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Faulk Middle

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Faulk Middle ranks 1072 nd of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1072^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 54% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Faulk Middle in Brownsville, TX, serves 885 students in grades 6-8 within the Brownsville Independent School District (Isd), and is located in a high-poverty area where over 96% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Faulk Middle has shown a remarkable turnaround in recent years, climbing from the 22nd percentile statewide in 2021-2022 to the 54th percentile in 2025-2026 and earning a 3-star rating. The school is especially strong in advanced coursework, with 95.24% proficiency in Algebra I and 100% in both Biology and English I Reading—scores that far exceed district and state averages. Faulk also excels in 6th-grade math, where 56% of students are proficient, compared to the district average of 40.66%. Notably, the school is highly effective at supporting its low-income students, ranking in the 72nd percentile for this subgroup. When compared to Stillman Middle, a nearby school with a much lower poverty rate, Faulk outperforms it in 6th-grade math, Algebra I, Biology, and 8th-grade social studies, suggesting it adds significant value for its students.

Like all middle schools in the district, Faulk faces a steep drop in 7th-grade math proficiency—only 6.29% of its 7th graders are proficient—but this is a systemic issue across Brownsville ISD, not unique to Faulk. The school has also made impressive gains for special education students (jumping from the 42nd to 69th percentile) and English learners (from the 44th to 66th percentile) in just one year. Additionally, the dropout rate has fallen from 1.9% to just 0.1%, well below the district average. Overall, Faulk Middle is a story of resilience and effective turnaround, offering strong advanced coursework and targeted support for its most vulnerable students.

885

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,839

Per pupil spending ?

96.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2000 Roosevelt St
Brownsville, TX 78521-2997

(956) 548-8500

District: Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Faulk Middle usually attend:

High:	Brownsville Early College High School
	Porter Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.0%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2016 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (54th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg51%

Texas avg50%

1,072^nd of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 10Middle Schools in the Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

355^th of 951Brownsville Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	1072 of 2335	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.6	1471 of 2344	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	1421 of 2372	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	1497 of 2330	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	1768 of 2254	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	1757 of 2252	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.5	1065 of 2193	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.1	1348 of 2080	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.4	1206 of 2027	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.7	1019 of 1987	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.6	1562 of 2043	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.3	1536 of 1987	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.6	1616 of 1973	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.8	1660 of 1951	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.9	1664 of 1895	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.5	1612 of 1803	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.9	1539 of 1763	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.9	1631 of 1718	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.2	1572 of 1684	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.8	1510 of 1585	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	19.1	1389 of 1582	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.3	1391 of 1573	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	44.0	1107 of 2182	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	1354 of 2118	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.7	345 of 2058	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	48.9	833 of 2008	58.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	468 of 1390	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.3	802 of 1428	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	884 of 1770	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	945 of 1720	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1190 of 1643	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	1196 of 1592	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.5	489 of 1445	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.4	812 of 1376	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	1139 of 2240	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.1	1142 of 1825	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	1406 of 2242	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	1559 of 2241	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1848 of 2221	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	1680 of 2151	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.1	1018 of 2047	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.3	1304 of 2008	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	853 of 1497	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.2	819 of 1230	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	1159 of 1481	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	1388 of 1488	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	1332 of 1501	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	1138 of 1446	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	1261 of 1430	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.3	750 of 2141	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.1	807 of 1731	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	915 of 2119	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	1139 of 2116	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1525 of 2077	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	1478 of 2043	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.2	699 of 1935	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	1018 of 1895	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	624 of 2253	72.3%	★★★★☆
2025	53.8	716 of 1820	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	851 of 2235	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	1042 of 2251	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.8	1504 of 2220	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	1480 of 2172	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	592 of 2073	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	49.8	911 of 2039	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	980 of 2253	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.2	1002 of 1818	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	1147 of 2246	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	1321 of 2245	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	1648 of 2228	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	1719 of 2168	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	1014 of 2069	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.2	1368 of 2030	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	67.2	21 of 108	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	43.3	77 of 125	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	604 of 1956	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.6	916 of 1568	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	739 of 1891	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	991 of 1815	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	1019 of 1757	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	1225 of 1712	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	811 of 1626	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	714 of 1597	55.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Migrant (2019)81st percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2026)69th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)66th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)65th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)57th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)49th percentile+28 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)43rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology100%+29 vs state

English I Reading100%+45 vs state

Algebra I95%+41 vs state

Reading48%-7 vs state

Social Studies39%+7 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Faulk Middle	Public	6-8	2000 Roosevelt St	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-8500	885	61	14.4	96.3%	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	876 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.8	1072^nd of 2335 public middle schools	54.1%		37.6	1471^st of 2344 public middle schools	37.2%	399	95.2	100.0	100.0	54.7	47.0	43.6	56.0	6.3	41.8	39.0	$11,839
Oliveira Middle	Public	6-8	444 Land O' Lakes	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-8530	699	58	11.9	94.8%	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	693 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45.3	1200^th of 2335 public middle schools	48.6%		41.7	1339^th of 2344 public middle schools	42.9%	139	76.0	100.0	100.0	53.6	51.9	42.1	35.3	9.5	59.4	21.8	$12,648
Perkins Middle	Public	6-8	4750 Austin Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 831-8770	480	40	12.0	98.3%	16 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	464 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.1	1658^th of 2335 public middle schools	29.0%		22.4	1964^th of 2344 public middle schools	16.2%	306	78.2	100.0	100.0	51.7	41.4	46.7	23.5	1.5	35.4	23.4	$14,111
Stell Middle	Public	6-8	1105 Los Ebanos Blvd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-8560	733	56	13.1	91.7%	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	724 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.6	1579^th of 2335 public middle schools	32.4%		31.1	1693^rd of 2344 public middle schools	27.8%	114	87.9	95.6	98.5	45.0	50.6	40.4	28.3	1.6	42.3	21.9	$12,108
Besteiro Middle	Public	6-8	6280 Southmost Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 544-3900	558	46	12.1	94.4%	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	547 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.9	1466^th of 2335 public middle schools	37.2%		43.7	1273^rd of 2344 public middle schools	45.7%	193	88.7	100.0	98.2	44.2	40.9	44.5	42.9	1.2	45.8	25.5	$14,472
Lucio Middle	Public	6-8	300 N Vermillion Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 831-4550	627	47	13.4	99.7%	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	621 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.7	1382^nd of 2335 public middle schools	40.8%		43.1	1297^th of 2344 public middle schools	44.7%	85	96.9	92.9	100.0	50.0	53.5	45.3	28.5	5.0	56.0	18.5	$12,266
Garcia Middle	Public	6-8	5701 Fm 802	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-6300	870	59	14.8	87.7%	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	867 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.2	1236^th of 2335 public middle schools	47.1%		36.6	1507^th of 2344 public middle schools	35.7%	271	53.1	98.1	100.0	54.8	53.2	47.0	32.3	2.8	48.9	23.8	$11,132
Vela Middle	Public	6-8	4905 Paredes Line Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-7770	658	46	14.2	82.8%	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	647 (98.3%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.8	708^th of 2335 public middle schools	69.7%		45	1221^st of 2344 public middle schools	47.9%	513	92.2	100.0	100.0	63.8	64.9	48.6	52.9	4.3	38.9	46.1	$13,183
Manzano Middle	Public	6-8	2580 W Alton Gloor	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-9800	837	60	14.0	81.2%	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	831 (99.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54.3	910^th of 2335 public middle schools	61.0%		62.1	744^th of 2344 public middle schools	68.3%	166	85.9	100.0	100.0	61.2	64.0	50.5	39.3	0.0	56.8	18.4	$11,103
Stillman Middle	Public	6-8	2977 W Tandy Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 698-1000	964	66	14.5	67.7%	11 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	944 (97.9%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	65.7	597^th of 2335 public middle schools	74.4%		68.7	568^th of 2344 public middle schools	75.8%	29	92.7	98.7	98.8	65.3	63.3	64.0	52.4	14.6	56.5	29.2	$10,345

Frequently Asked Questions about Faulk Middle

What high school do graduates of Faulk Middle attend?

Students who attend Faulk Middle usually go on to attend Brownsville Early College High School

What district is Faulk Middle in?

Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Faulk Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 885 students attended Faulk Middle.

Is Faulk Middle a good school?

Faulk Middle ranks 1072^nd of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Faulk Middle?

Students at Faulk Middle are 99% Hispanic, 1% White.

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