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T W Browne Middle

Public Grades 6-8

1871^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 20% of Texas middle schools

Summary

T W Browne Middle in Dallas, TX, is a public school serving 491 students in grades 6-8 within the Dallas Independent School District (Isd), where over 97% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school is a study in contrasts, showing remarkable strengths in specific areas alongside significant challenges. Its most standout achievement is in advanced mathematics: an extraordinary 94.74% of students taking Algebra I were proficient, far exceeding the district and state averages. This success, however, is not reflected in the school's overall math scores, where only 13% of 6th graders were proficient, suggesting a highly effective program for a select group of advanced students but a struggle to build strong math foundations for the majority.

The school also demonstrates a notable ability to support its African American students, who ranked in the 67th percentile statewide in 2025-2026, a strong performance that outpaces the school's overall ranking. However, this success is not consistent across all groups. The Gifted and Talented program is critically underperforming, ranking in the 2nd percentile, and support for Special Education students has been volatile, dropping from a 97th percentile ranking to the 26th percentile in just two years. After reaching a high point in 2022-2023, the school has experienced a sharp three-year decline, dropping to the 20th percentile overall, a trend that warrants attention.

When compared to nearby schools, T W Browne's situation is not unique, as peers like L V Stockard Middle and Zan Wesley Holmes Junior Middle face similar struggles. Yet, W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy, just 3.5 miles away, ranks in the 72nd percentile despite serving a similarly high-poverty population, proving that strong outcomes are possible. Notably, T W Browne spends more per student ($13,478) than Greiner ($9,783), raising questions about resource allocation. The school has the potential to improve, as shown by its past peak and the success of a nearby peer, but it must address its systemic inconsistencies to provide a strong education for all students.

491

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,537

Per pupil spending ?

97.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3333 Sprague Dr
Dallas, TX 75233-3123

(972) 502-2500

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend T W Browne Middle usually attend:

High:

Justin F Kimball High School

Feeder schools for T W Browne Middle:

Elementary:	Daniel Webster Elementary
	John W Carpenter Elementary
	Leslie A Stemmons Elementary
	Thomas Tolbert Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.0%

African American:

30.5%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 41st percentile in 2023 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (32% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 41st-percentile peak (2023) to 20th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg46%

Texas avg48%

1,871^st of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 39Middle Schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

441^st of 951Dallas 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	25.6	1871 of 2335	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.9	1774 of 2344	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	1785 of 2372	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.0	1364 of 2330	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.9	2020 of 2254	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	2015 of 2252	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	1929 of 2193	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	1659 of 2080	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.2	1639 of 2027	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	5.3	1938 of 1987	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.1	1956 of 2043	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.7	1949 of 1987	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.9	1902 of 1973	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.3	1835 of 1951	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	25.4	1688 of 1895	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.5	1579 of 1803	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.3	1627 of 1763	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	29.2	1444 of 1718	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.6	1526 of 1684	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.9	1468 of 1585	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	15.6	1433 of 1582	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	34.0	1199 of 1573	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	423 of 1295	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.4	235 of 997	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	277 of 1280	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	58.1	428 of 1273	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.8	1017 of 1251	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	947 of 1213	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	920 of 1193	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	733 of 1167	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	29.0	1731 of 2182	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	1456 of 2118	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	1218 of 2058	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	836 of 2008	58.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	573 of 1390	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.8	840 of 1428	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	984 of 1770	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.8	451 of 1720	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	37.9	1001 of 1643	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.5	597 of 1592	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	474 of 1445	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.2	193 of 1376	86.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	1638 of 2240	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.0	1146 of 1825	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	1494 of 2242	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	998 of 2241	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	16.7	2007 of 2221	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	1858 of 2151	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	1869 of 2047	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1678 of 2008	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.6	1467 of 1497	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.4	1222 of 1230	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1298 of 1481	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	1438 of 1488	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	1424 of 1501	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	1400 of 1446	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	1414 of 1430	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	1855 of 2141	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.1	1151 of 1731	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	1274 of 2119	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	978 of 2116	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.2	1830 of 2077	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	1814 of 2043	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	1609 of 1935	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	1330 of 1895	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	1502 of 2253	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.0	866 of 1820	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	853 of 2235	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	874 of 2251	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.2	1918 of 2220	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	1869 of 2172	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1736 of 2073	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.6	1297 of 2039	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	1963 of 2253	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.2	1181 of 1818	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	1172 of 2246	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	1636 of 2245	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	2022 of 2228	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	2013 of 2168	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1808 of 2069	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1601 of 2030	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	1457 of 1956	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	62.2	382 of 1568	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	90.5	52 of 1891	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	34 of 1815	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	54.1	546 of 1757	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	533 of 1712	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	212 of 1626	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	250 of 1597	84.3%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2026)67th percentile+47 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)59th percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)26th percentile+6 vs school

At Risk (2022)21st percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)2nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I95%+41 vs state

Reading37%-18 vs state

Social Studies29%-3 vs state

Mathematics26%-17 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
T W Browne Middle	Public	6-8	3333 Sprague Dr	Dallas	75233	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-2500	491	29	16.9	97.8%	9 (1.8%)	150 (30.5%)	319 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	25.6	1871^st of 2335 public middle schools	19.9%		28.9	1774^th of 2344 public middle schools	24.3%	97	94.7			39.9	34.1	37.7	13.4		31.8	28.7	$14,537
Zan Wesley Holmes Junior Middle	Public	6-8	2939 St Rita Dr	Dallas	75233	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 932-7800	570	37	15.4	97.0%	6 (1.1%)	33 (5.8%)	525 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	29.8	1731^st of 2335 public middle schools	25.9%		25.6	1874^th of 2344 public middle schools	20.1%	143	81.1			38.5	44.4	45.8	27.3		38.1	13.2	$13,045
Idea A W Brown College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-8	5701 Red Bird Center Dr	Dallas	75237	Dallas County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 709-4700	151	12	12.5	88.7%	1 (0.7%)	129 (85.4%)	19 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	29.5	1741^st of 2335 public middle schools	25.4%					(n/a)	45.5	59.6	40.0	33.3	37.5	56.5	27.8	19.6		19.6
La Academia De Estrellas Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	4680 W Kiest Blvd	Dallas	75236	Dallas County	La Academia De Estrellas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 946-8908	297	27	11.0	85.5%	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	294 (99.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.4	1744^th of 2335 public middle schools	25.3%		33.2	1611^th of 2344 public middle schools	31.3%	133	66.7			43.6	38.6	58.9	19.8	7.6	43.3	6.7	$13,028
L V Stockard Middle	Public	6-8	2300 S Ravinia Dr	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-5700	728	48	15.1	97.3%	12 (1.6%)	44 (6.0%)	664 (91.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	30.8	1689^th of 2335 public middle schools	27.7%		25.3	1883^rd of 2344 public middle schools	19.7%	194	78.4			36.1	37.6	48.1	31.0		30.6	28.8	$11,570
Judge Louis A Bedford Junior Law Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	1303 Reynoldston Ln	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-6400	509	33	15.2	97.4%	8 (1.6%)	311 (61.1%)	181 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	24.6	1911^th of 2335 public middle schools	18.2%		17.1	2101^st of 2344 public middle schools	10.4%	190	83.0				38.0	44.1			36.5	7.2	$15,729
Barbara M Manns Middle Daep	Public	6-9	3313 S Beckley Ave Bldg E	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 925-7060	100	15	6.6	99.0%	2 (2.0%)	47 (47.0%)	50 (50.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$12,486
W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	501 S Edgefield Ave	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-7100	1,116	68	16.4	90.9%	27 (2.4%)	70 (6.3%)	1,007 (90.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	63.7	665^th of 2335 public middle schools	71.5%		51.9	1020^th of 2344 public middle schools	56.5%	355	97.7			58.7	57.8	73.8	40.6		44.4	43.9	$9,583
Glenn C Hardin Intermediate	Public	5-6	426 E Freeman St	Duncanville	75116	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-3300	508	31	16.4	84.1%	14 (2.8%)	111 (21.9%)	375 (73.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)								(n/a)											$8,692
J Herman Reed Middle	Public	7-8	530 E Freeman St	Duncanville	75116	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-3500	460	37	12.2	83.0%	9 (2.0%)	178 (38.7%)	261 (56.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	20.3	2037^th of 2335 public middle schools	12.8%		18.5	2061^st of 2344 public middle schools	12.1%	24	79.3			30.3	35.0	31.5	15.3	29.3	26.0	10.6	$10,188

Frequently Asked Questions about T W Browne Middle

What district is T W Browne Middle in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend T W Browne Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended T W Browne Middle.

Is T W Browne Middle a good school?

T W Browne Middle ranks in the bottom 19.9% of Texas middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of T W Browne Middle?

Students at T W Browne Middle are 65% Hispanic, 31% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of T W Browne Middle attend?

Students who attend T W Browne Middle usually go on to attend Justin F Kimball High School

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