Summary:
In zip code 78226, there is one middle school, Brentwood Middle, serving grades 6 through 8 with 602 students in the Edgewood Independent School District (Isd), an area where over 91% of students face economic disadvantage.
Brentwood Middle presents a striking contrast in academic performance. On one hand, students in the advanced Algebra I track excel, with 73.21% scoring proficient—far exceeding both the district (33.2%) and state (54.03%) averages. On the other hand, the general student body struggles significantly: only 4.71% of 8th graders are proficient in Social Studies, and grade-level math proficiency ranges from just 6.25% in 7th grade to 26.11% in 8th grade. Reading proficiency is also low, hovering between 17.44% and 24.75% across grades, well below state averages of 53-58%. The school’s state ranking has remained in the bottom 6% for three consecutive years, and its 2.0% dropout rate, while better than the district’s 5.9%, is notable for a middle school.
The data reveals a "two-school" dynamic at Brentwood Middle: a small, high-performing cohort in advanced math contrasts with a majority of students who are critically behind in core subjects. The school outperforms its district in 8th-grade Science (23.56% vs. 14.63%) and Algebra I, but lags in 6th and 7th-grade Reading and Math. The 4.71% proficiency in 8th-grade Social Studies is an extreme outlier requiring urgent intervention. With a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1 and spending of $12,643 per student, resources are available, but stagnant or declining year-over-year scores suggest persistent challenges in foundational instruction for most students.
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