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Besteiro Middle

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Besteiro Middle ranks 1466 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1466^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 37% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Besteiro Middle in Brownsville, TX, serves 558 students in grades 6-8 within the Brownsville Independent School District (Isd), and is located in a high-poverty area where 94-98% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Besteiro Middle is a school of stark contrasts. On one hand, it has historically ranked in the bottom half of Texas middle schools, and it faces a critical challenge in 7th-grade math, where only 1.16% of students were proficient in 2025-2026—the lowest rate among all nearby schools like Stillman Middle and Manzano Middle. On the other hand, the school is a powerhouse for advanced academics, achieving near-perfect scores on high school-level End of Course (EOC) exams. For example, 100% of its students were proficient in Biology, and 98.15% in English I Reading, far exceeding the district and state averages. This suggests a highly effective program for accelerating top-tier students, but the challenge is translating that success to the broader student body.

The school invests heavily in its students, spending $15,086 per pupil (much higher than Stillman Middle's $9,510) and maintaining a low student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. Despite these resources, recent data shows a concerning decline for vulnerable groups, with the Special Education subgroup dropping from a 3-star to a 0-star rating. However, the school's overall ranking has steadily climbed from the 8th percentile in 2016-2017 to the 37th percentile in 2025-2026, indicating a long-term upward trajectory. For parents, Besteiro offers exceptional opportunities for high-achieving students but requires careful attention to math support and services for students with special needs.

558

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,472

Per pupil spending ?

94.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6280 Southmost Rd
Brownsville, TX 78521-6537

(956) 544-3900

District: Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Besteiro Middle usually attend:

High:	Brownsville Early College High School
	Lopez Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.0%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Reading scores 12 pts below the Texas average

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg51%

Texas avg50%

1,466^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 26 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	37.9	1466 of 2335	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.7	1273 of 2344	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	1285 of 2372	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	1403 of 2330	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1790 of 2254	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	1787 of 2252	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	1409 of 2193	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1560 of 2080	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.2	1871 of 2027	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.8	1763 of 1987	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.8	1652 of 2043	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.2	1728 of 1987	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.0	1589 of 1973	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.5	1650 of 1951	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.3	1392 of 1895	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.7	1088 of 1803	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.6	1088 of 1763	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.4	1236 of 1718	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.5	1421 of 1684	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.7	1441 of 1585	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	18.5	1396 of 1582	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	8.9	1507 of 1573	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	42.9	1161 of 2182	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	1674 of 2118	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.6	562 of 2058	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	49.3	824 of 2008	59.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	940 of 1390	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.6	791 of 1428	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	921 of 1770	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	1043 of 1720	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	1205 of 1643	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	1108 of 1592	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	754 of 1445	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	867 of 1376	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	1284 of 2240	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.3	970 of 1825	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	1221 of 2242	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	1344 of 2241	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1771 of 2221	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	1741 of 2151	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	1430 of 2047	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.5	1686 of 2008	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	1344 of 1497	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.4	974 of 1230	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	1248 of 1481	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	1336 of 1488	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	1333 of 1501	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1266 of 1446	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	1294 of 1430	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	1083 of 2141	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.0	776 of 1731	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	851 of 2119	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	1019 of 2116	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.1	1545 of 2077	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	1518 of 2043	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	1065 of 1935	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	1302 of 1895	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.5	991 of 2253	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.2	709 of 1820	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	771 of 2235	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	965 of 2251	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.6	1591 of 2220	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	1557 of 2172	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	1038 of 2073	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.0	1287 of 2039	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	1556 of 2253	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.6	1104 of 1818	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	1148 of 2246	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	1343 of 2245	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	1789 of 2228	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	1732 of 2168	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	1281 of 2069	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	1400 of 2030	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	37.4	52 of 70	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	53 of 108	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.7	84 of 125	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	1826 of 1956	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	51.2	625 of 1568	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	672 of 1891	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.8	1340 of 1815	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1478 of 1757	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	1457 of 1712	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	1412 of 1626	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	1142 of 1597	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)49th percentile+12 vs school

At Risk (2022)47th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2026)43rd percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)32nd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile-6 vs school

Migrant (2022)26th percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)10th percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2026)7th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology100%+29 vs state

English I Reading98%+43 vs state

Algebra I89%+35 vs state

Mathematics58%+19 vs state

Reading43%-12 vs state

Social Studies25%-6 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Besteiro Middle

What district is Besteiro Middle in?

Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

Is Besteiro Middle a good school?

Besteiro Middle ranks 1466^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Besteiro Middle attend?

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

How many students attend Besteiro Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 558 students attended Besteiro Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Besteiro Middle?

Students at Besteiro Middle are 98% Hispanic, 2% White.

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