Summary
Stillman Middle is a public middle school in Brownsville, Texas, serving 1,047 students in grades 6-8. This school consistently outperforms the Brownsville Independent School District and the state of Texas in STAAR test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Stillman Middle had significantly higher proficiency rates in STAAR Reading (62.17% vs. 50.43% for the district and 54.21% for the state), STAAR Mathematics (50.19% vs. 33.75% for the district and 37.68% for the state), and STAAR End-of-Course exams like Algebra I (91.56% vs. 65.64% for the district and 47.01% for the state).
Stillman Middle's Hispanic and Special Education student subgroups also perform particularly well compared to their peers in the district and state. In the 2023-2024 school year, Stillman Middle's Hispanic students ranked 369 out of 2,108 Texas middle schools in STAAR Reading, while their Special Education students ranked 264 out of 1,881 Texas middle schools in the same subject. Additionally, Stillman Middle has maintained relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 0.1% to 0.8% over the past few years, which are lower than the district and state averages.
However, Stillman Middle faces some challenges, such as serving its Gifted and Talented student population, which is an area of concern as it ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas middle schools for this subgroup. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.9 to 16.3 over the past few years, which is higher than the ratios at some of the nearby schools, such as Vela Middle. Additionally, Stillman Middle's spending per student, ranging from $8,687 to $9,529 over the past few years, is lower than the spending at Vela Middle, which spends $13,095 per student.
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