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Manzano Middle

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Manzano Middle ranks 744 th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

744^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 68% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Manzano Middle is a public middle school in Brownsville, Texas, serving around 850 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Brownsville Independent School District, which is ranked 371 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Manzano Middle consistently outperforms the district and state in STAAR test proficiency, particularly for its Hispanic and Special Education student populations. The school maintains very low dropout rates and has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. While Manzano Middle outperforms most other middle schools in the district, it lags behind the higher-performing Stillman Middle, which is located nearby.

Manzano Middle spends around $10,500 per student, which is higher than the state average but lower than some of the other nearby schools in the district. The school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of around 15:1, which is higher than Stillman Middle and some other district schools. One potential area for improvement is the school's mathematics performance, particularly in 7th grade, which is significantly lower than its reading performance and the state averages.

837

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,103

Per pupil spending ?

81.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2580 W Alton Gloor
Brownsville, TX 78521

(956) 548-9800

District: Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Manzano Middle usually attend:

High:	Brownsville Early College High School
	Veterans Memorial Early College High School

Feeder schools for Manzano Middle:

Elementary:	Keller Elementary
	Ortiz Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.3%

White:

0.5%

Asian:

0.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (55% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg45%

Texas avg47%

744^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 10Middle Schools in the Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

371^st of 961Brownsville 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	62.1	744 of 2344	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	717 of 2372	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	833 of 2330	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	1031 of 2254	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	1146 of 2252	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.4	648 of 2193	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	59.7	662 of 2080	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.2	701 of 2027	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.2	710 of 1987	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.1	760 of 2043	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	42.7	1229 of 1987	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.5	984 of 1973	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.1	1205 of 1951	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.4	1290 of 1895	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	54.5	751 of 2182	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.5	1654 of 2118	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.5	668 of 2058	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	766 of 2008	61.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	508 of 1428	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	613 of 1770	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	567 of 1720	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.2	1223 of 1643	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	1363 of 1592	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.9	363 of 1445	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	47.0	562 of 1376	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	491 of 1825	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	632 of 2242	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	54.9	902 of 2241	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	779 of 2221	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.7	1159 of 2151	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.2	778 of 2047	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	741 of 2008	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	826 of 1230	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	1133 of 1481	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	1217 of 1488	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	1205 of 1501	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.2	942 of 1446	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	1049 of 1430	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	304 of 1731	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	365 of 2119	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	489 of 2116	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	58.4	681 of 2077	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.6	746 of 2043	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.5	370 of 1935	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	393 of 1895	79.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	302 of 1820	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	341 of 2235	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	533 of 2251	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	56.3	779 of 2220	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	806 of 2172	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.2	338 of 2073	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	290 of 2039	85.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	564 of 1818	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	683 of 2246	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	765 of 2245	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	1254 of 2228	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.6	1044 of 2168	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	558 of 2069	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.6	622 of 2030	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	58.4	35 of 108	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.2	104 of 125	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	190 of 1568	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	250 of 1891	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	396 of 1815	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	34.4	1190 of 1757	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	1395 of 1712	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.4	475 of 1626	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	60.0	349 of 1597	78.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)88th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

Migrant (2019)68th percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2022)66th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)64th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)33rd percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

English I Reading100%+49 vs state

Biology99%+37 vs state

Algebra I94%+47 vs state

Reading61%+7 vs state

Science50%+4 vs state

Mathematics44%+5 vs state

Social Studies31%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
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%)	62.1	744^th of 2344 public middle schools	68.3%		62.7	717^th of 2372 public middle schools	69.8%	27	94.2	98.6	100.0	68.2	52.7	63.1	44.1	13.0	66.0	50.0	31.0	$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%)	68.7	568^th of 2344 public middle schools	75.8%		66.8	621^st of 2372 public middle schools	73.8%	53	91.6	92.9	100.0	62.2	66.5	62.4	50.2	20.5	68.5	57.1	31.1	$10,345
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%)	31.1	1693^rd of 2344 public middle schools	27.8%		33.1	1636^th of 2372 public middle schools	31.0%	57	88.9	96.9	96.4	42.2	58.1	30.1	26.5	14.0	43.4	17.0	13.5	$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%)	45	1221^st of 2344 public middle schools	47.9%		57	855^th of 2372 public middle schools	64.0%	366	94.4	95.7	100.0	59.6	54.0	47.0	37.0	17.1	38.4	21.8	29.6	$13,183
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%)	41.7	1339^th of 2344 public middle schools	42.9%		31.5	1693^rd of 2372 public middle schools	28.6%	354	87.3	100.0	100.0	53.0	46.9	41.9	31.5	17.9	58.6	34.1	20.7	$12,648
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%)	37.6	1471^st of 2344 public middle schools	37.2%		39.3	1421^st of 2372 public middle schools	40.1%	50	97.7	96.4	100.0	34.4	47.2	41.6	37.9	5.9	44.8	29.3	32.7	$11,839
Resaca Middle	Public	6-8	205 Rancho Alto	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 254-5159	870	51	17.1	71.0%	24 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	840 (96.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	56.4	883^rd of 2344 public middle schools	62.3%		54.7	933^rd of 2372 public middle schools	60.7%	50	98.8			63.7	58.6	58.2	29.8	38.4	35.6	50.0	25.3	$9,438
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%)	22.4	1964^th of 2344 public middle schools	16.2%		33.5	1628^th of 2372 public middle schools	31.4%	336	63.2	90.6	100.0	35.8	44.9	36.1	16.5	2.0	32.8	22.0	15.1	$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%)	36.6	1507^th of 2344 public middle schools	35.7%		38.9	1438^th of 2372 public middle schools	39.4%	69	77.9	97.1	95.7	50.5	52.4	42.1	24.0	4.7	45.8	25.0	23.0	$11,132
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%)	43.1	1297^th of 2344 public middle schools	44.7%		38.4	1458^th of 2372 public middle schools	38.5%	161	96.8	95.7	100.0	50.0	51.0	39.0	27.1	18.2	55.4	30.8	31.3	$12,266

Frequently Asked Questions about Manzano Middle

What district is Manzano Middle in?

Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Manzano Middle?

Students at Manzano Middle are 99% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Manzano Middle attend?

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

How many students attend Manzano Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 837 students attended Manzano Middle.

Is Manzano Middle a good school?

Manzano Middle ranks 744^th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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