Summary:
In zip code 79316, there is a single middle school, Brownfield Middle, serving grades 6 through 8 in the Brownfield, Texas area, which is part of the Brownfield Independent School District (Isd).
Brownfield Middle has an enrollment of 327 students and a notably low student-teacher ratio of 10.7 to 1, which is a positive feature for individualized attention. However, the school faces significant challenges. A very high percentage of students (90.52%) are economically disadvantaged, as indicated by free and reduced lunch data. Academically, the school consistently performs well below state averages across most subjects and grade levels. For example, only 15.18% of 6th graders were proficient in Math compared to the state average of 38.57%. The school's state ranking has fluctuated, landing in the 12th percentile for the 2025-2026 school year, which places it in the lowest tier of Texas middle schools.
Despite spending over $11,000 per student and having small class sizes, the academic outcomes remain poor, suggesting that the high level of poverty presents deep-rooted barriers to learning that go beyond typical resources. One positive finding is a notable improvement in 8th grade Math, where proficiency jumped to 42.42% in 2024-2025, nearly matching the state average. The school's dropout rate is very low at 0.4%, which is typical for a middle school. Overall, the district's extremely low ranking (7th percentile statewide) indicates that the struggles at Brownfield Middle are part of a broader, district-wide challenge.
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