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Stell Middle

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Stell Middle ranks 1579 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1579^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 32% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Stell Middle in Brownsville, TX, serves 733 students in grades 6-8 within the Brownsville Independent School District (Isd), and is located in a high-poverty area where over 91% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Stell Middle is a school of stark contrasts, often described as operating like "two schools in one." On one hand, its advanced-track students achieve exceptional results on high school-level End-of-Course (EOC) exams, with 2025-2026 proficiency rates of 87.88% in Algebra I, 95.56% in Biology, and 98.51% in English I Reading—far exceeding district and state averages and rivaling top performers like Stillman Middle and Vela Middle. On the other hand, the general student body struggles significantly, particularly in 7th-grade math, where only 1.64% of students were proficient in 2025-2026—the lowest among nearby schools and a dramatic drop from previous years. This "bimodal" performance means the school's overall rank (32nd percentile) is fragile, driven largely by its elite advanced program.

Despite these challenges, there are bright spots. Stell Middle has shown remarkable improvement for its Special Education students, jumping to the 59th percentile in 2025-2026—a standout achievement not seen at other area schools. The school's per-student spending ($11,035) is mid-range for the district, suggesting that targeted interventions, like those used for advanced courses and special education, could be applied to address the 7th-grade math crisis. While Stillman Middle (74th percentile) achieves broad-based success with lower poverty rates, Stell's challenge is to replicate that model, ensuring more students can access its powerful Algebra I gateway for upward mobility.

733

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,108

Per pupil spending ?

91.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1105 Los Ebanos Blvd
Brownsville, TX 78520-8729

(956) 548-8560

District: Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Stell Middle usually attend:

High:	Brownsville Early College High School
	Pace Early College High School

Feeder schools for Stell Middle:

Elementary:	Garden Park Elementary
	Russell Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.8%

White:

1.0%

African American:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (42% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the Texas average

!Near the bottom of Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg51%

Texas avg50%

1,579^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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
2025	31.1	1693 of 2344	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	1636 of 2372	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	1703 of 2330	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1756 of 2254	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	1959 of 2252	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	1427 of 2193	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	1466 of 2080	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.6	1543 of 2027	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.7	1449 of 1987	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.4	1729 of 2043	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.1	1581 of 1987	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.0	1464 of 1973	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.0	1554 of 1951	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.6	1308 of 1895	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.0	858 of 1803	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.4	566 of 1763	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.3	738 of 1718	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.8	645 of 1684	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.2	620 of 1585	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.4	635 of 1582	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.9	568 of 1573	63.9%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	47.4	964 of 2182	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.8	1641 of 2118	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.1	917 of 2058	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.9	1415 of 2008	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	1145 of 1428	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	1170 of 1770	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	1281 of 1720	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	1331 of 1643	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	1411 of 1592	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	942 of 1445	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	975 of 1376	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	1446 of 1825	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	1649 of 2242	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1718 of 2241	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1795 of 2221	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	1919 of 2151	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	1319 of 2047	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	1421 of 2008	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	981 of 1230	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1370 of 1481	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	1445 of 1488	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	1418 of 1501	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1298 of 1446	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	1319 of 1430	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	1172 of 1731	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	1307 of 2119	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	1390 of 2116	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	1498 of 2077	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	1756 of 2043	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	1064 of 1935	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	1173 of 1895	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	1211 of 1820	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	1272 of 2235	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	1367 of 2251	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	1480 of 2220	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	1820 of 2172	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.0	1077 of 2073	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	1110 of 2039	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	1268 of 1818	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	1511 of 2246	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	1575 of 2245	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	1676 of 2228	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	1851 of 2168	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	1412 of 2069	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1497 of 2030	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	51.2	47 of 108	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	75 of 125	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	1155 of 1568	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.5	1235 of 1891	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	1121 of 1815	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	1227 of 1757	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	1116 of 1712	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	651 of 1626	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.5	1137 of 1597	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	48.0	934 of 1749	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)56th percentile+22 vs school

At Risk (2022)56th percentile+34 vs school

White (2023)47th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)20th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

English I Reading99%+43 vs state

Biology96%+25 vs state

Algebra I88%+34 vs state

Reading46%-9 vs state

Mathematics29%-10 vs state

Social Studies22%-10 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Stell Middle

Is Stell Middle a good school?

Stell Middle ranks 1579^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Stell Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 733 students attended Stell Middle.

What district is Stell Middle in?

Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

What high school do graduates of Stell Middle attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Stell Middle?

Students at Stell Middle are 99% Hispanic.

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