Besteiro Middle

Summary:

Besteiro Middle is a public middle school in Brownsville, Texas, serving 575 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Brownsville Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 439 out of 968 districts in the state.

Besteiro Middle faces significant challenges, with an overwhelmingly Hispanic student population (98.96%), lower academic performance than the Brownsville ISD and Texas state averages on STAAR tests, and particularly low outcomes for certain student subgroups like English Language Learners and Special Education students. However, the school has relatively low dropout rates and high spending per student, with a low student-teacher ratio. When compared to other middle schools in the Brownsville ISD, such as Manzano Middle and Stillman Middle, Besteiro Middle generally performs worse academically, with lower STAAR proficiency rates and lower rankings from SchoolDigger.

The school's high percentage of students (over 95%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch indicates a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Additionally, Besteiro Middle's performance for migrant students is particularly low, ranking in the bottom 30% of Texas middle schools in this category. These findings suggest that the school may need to focus additional resources and support on specific student populations to improve overall academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 6280 Southmost Rd
       Brownsville, TX  78521-6537


(956) 544-3900

District: Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1280th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,086 Help


Students who attend Besteiro Middle usually attend:

High:    Brownsville Early College High School
    Lopez Early College High School

Feeder schools for Besteiro Middle:

Elementary:    Aiken Elementary
    Garza Elementary
    Palm Grove Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  11.5 Help
Number of students:  549

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
98.0%
White:
2.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  96.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Besteiro Middle ranks worse than 54.2% of middle schools in Texas. It also ranks 4th among 10 ranked middle schools in the Brownsville Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.72. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (98%), White (2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 96.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Besteiro Middle is 11.5, which is the 2nd best among 10 middle schools in the Brownsville Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Besteiro Middle is $15,086, which is the highest among 10 middle schools in the Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Besteiro Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Besteiro Middle 1280th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Besteiro Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Brownsville Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Brownsville Independent School District (Isd) 439th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Besteiro Middle

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Rank History for all students at Besteiro Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 8.91 1507th 1573 4.2%
2005 18.51 1396th 1582 11.8%
2006 15.70 1441st 1585 9.1%
2007 25.45 1421st 1684 15.6%
2008 40.40 1236th 1718 28.1%
2009 47.65 1088th 1763 38.3%
2010 49.65 1088th 1803 39.7%
2011 40.28 1392nd 1895 26.5%
2012 23.54 1650th 1951 15.4%
2013 28.04 1589th 1973 19.5%
2014 20.19 1728th 1987 13.0%
2015 26.76 1652nd 2043 19.1%
2016 18.78 1763rd 1987 11.3%
2017 15.16 1871st 2027 7.7%
2018 28.72 1560th 2080 25.0%
2019 36.28 1409th 2193 35.8%
2021 23.31 1787th 2252 20.6%
2022 25.30 1790th 2254 20.6%
2023 39.73 1403rd 2330 39.8%
2024 43.72 1280th 2361 45.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Besteiro Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.37 867th 1376 37.0%
2019 42.74 754th 1445 47.8%
2021 33.88 1108th 1592 30.4%
2022 31.74 1205th 1643 26.7%
2023 38.41 1043rd 1720 39.4%
2024 43.70 916th 1760 48.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Besteiro Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.36 1142nd 1597 28.5%
2019 25.34 1412th 1626 13.2%
2021 26.65 1457th 1712 14.9%
2022 27.06 1478th 1757 15.9%
2023 31.77 1340th 1815 26.2%
2024 54.54 670th 1881 64.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Besteiro Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.96 1287th 2039 36.9%
2019 47.32 1038th 2073 49.9%
2021 32.69 1557th 2172 28.3%
2022 33.64 1591st 2220 28.3%
2023 51.87 965th 2251 57.1%
2024 56.85 768th 2224 65.5%
See the entire list of Best Texas Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Migrant students at Besteiro Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.70 84th 125 32.8%
2019 49.00 53rd 108 50.9%
2022 37.35 52nd 70 25.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Besteiro Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.54 1686th 2008 16.0%
2019 34.26 1430th 2047 30.1%
2021 23.10 1741st 2151 19.1%
2022 25.57 1771st 2221 20.3%
2023 40.21 1344th 2241 40.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Besteiro Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.83 1294th 1430 9.5%
2019 24.07 1266th 1446 12.4%
2021 17.55 1333rd 1501 11.2%
2022 18.51 1336th 1488 10.2%
2023 28.01 1248th 1481 15.7%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Besteiro Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.29 824th 2008 59.0%
2019 59.60 562nd 2058 72.7%
2021 29.16 1674th 2118 21.0%
2022 42.88 1161st 2182 46.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Besteiro Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.16 1400th 2030 31.0%
2019 38.18 1281st 2069 38.1%
2021 24.03 1732nd 2168 20.1%
2022 24.98 1789th 2228 19.7%
2023 39.43 1343rd 2245 40.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Besteiro Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.00 1302nd 1895 31.3%
2019 42.88 1065th 1935 45.0%
2021 29.91 1518th 2043 25.7%
2022 31.06 1545th 2077 25.6%
2023 48.11 1019th 2116 51.8%
2024 52.96 848th 2108 59.8%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Besteiro Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1994 6 0 0 431 1 n/a n/a 0 438
1995 3 1 0 912 0 n/a n/a 0 916
1996 3 1 0 912 0 n/a n/a 0 916
1997 9 1 0 1380 0 n/a n/a 0 1390
1998 6 0 0 1072 0 n/a n/a 0 1078
1999 8 0 0 997 0 n/a n/a 0 1005
2000 9 0 0 967 0 n/a n/a 0 976
2001 6 0 0 1005 1 n/a n/a 0 1012
2002 9 0 0 1149 1 n/a n/a 0 1159
2003 9 0 0 1149 1 n/a n/a 0 1159
2004 8 0 0 1176 0 n/a n/a 0 1184
2005 5 0 0 1046 0 n/a n/a 0 1051
2006 5 0 0 1002 1 n/a n/a 0 1008
2007 5 0 0 911 0 n/a n/a 0 916
2008 6 0 0 870 0 n/a n/a 0 876
2009 3 2 0 843 0 n/a n/a 0 848
2010 3 0 0 842 0 n/a n/a 0 845
2011 1 1 0 875 0 0 0 0 877
2012 0 1 0 898 0 0 0 0 899
2013 1 1 0 886 0 0 0 0 888
2014 2 0 0 908 0 0 0 0 910
2015 1 0 0 825 0 0 0 0 826
2016 0 0 0 755 0 0 0 0 755
2017 0 0 0 740 0 0 0 0 740
2018 0 0 0 705 0 0 0 0 705
2019 0 1 0 697 0 0 0 0 698
2020 3 1 0 676 1 0 0 0 681
2021 0 1 0 633 0 0 0 0 634
2022 0 0 0 585 0 0 0 0 585
2023 6 0 0 569 0 0 0 0 575
2024 11 0 0 538 0 0 0 0 549

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Besteiro Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 438 30.5 14.4 86.8
1995 916 63.4 14.4 41.9
1996 916 63.4 14.4 41.9
1997 1390 93.7 14.8 39.1
1998 1078 86.7 12.4 36.3
1999 1005 74.2 13.5 37.4
2000 976 75.9 12.9 33.6
2001 1012 68.9 14.7 21.4
2002 1159 83.5 13.9 0.9
2003 1159 83.5 13.9 0.9
2004 1184 83.3 14.2 0.6
2005 1051 78.8 13.3 0.8
2006 1008 70.2 14.4 0
2007 916 69.8 13.1 0
2008 876 74.7 11.7 0.5
2009 848 76.0 11.2 0.2
2010 845 71.1 11.8 0
2011 877 60.5 14.4 0
2012 899 56.7 15.8 0
2013 888 55.9 15.8 99.4
2014 910 53.1 17.1 99.3
2015 826 57.0 14.4 99.6
2016 755 59.0 12.7 99.6
2017 740 51.7 14.2 99.1
2018 705 53.9 13.0 99.3
2019 698 49.7 14.0 97.4
2020 681 51.7 13.1 96.8
2021 634 52.4 12.0 98.3
2022 585 52.4 11.1 96.6
2023 575 45.1 12.7 97.9
2024 549 47.5 11.5 96.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Besteiro Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 438 30.5 14.4 86.8
1995 916 63.4 14.4 41.9
1996 916 63.4 14.4 41.9
1997 1390 93.7 14.8 39.1
1998 1078 86.7 12.4 36.3
1999 1005 74.2 13.5 37.4
2000 976 75.9 12.9 33.6
2001 1012 68.9 14.7 21.4
2002 1159 83.5 13.9 0.9
2003 1159 83.5 13.9 0.9
2004 1184 83.3 14.2 0.6
2005 1051 78.8 13.3 0.8
2006 1008 70.2 14.4 0
2007 916 69.8 13.1 0
2008 876 74.7 11.7 0.5
2009 848 76.0 11.2 0.2
2010 845 71.1 11.8 0
2011 877 60.5 14.4 0
2012 899 56.7 15.8 0
2013 888 55.9 15.8 99.4
2014 910 53.1 17.1 99.3
2015 826 57.0 14.4 99.6
2016 755 59.0 12.7 99.6
2017 740 51.7 14.2 99.1
2018 705 53.9 13.0 99.3
2019 698 49.7 14.0 97.4
2020 681 51.7 13.1 96.8
2021 634 52.4 12.0 98.3
2022 585 52.4 11.1 96.6
2023 575 45.1 12.7 97.9
2024 549 47.5 11.5 96.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Besteiro Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,007 (8.0%) $11,609 (92.0%) $12,616
2020 $1,317 (9.6%) $12,460 (90.4%) $13,777
2021 $1,871 (12.4%) $13,216 (87.6%) $15,086

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Besteiro Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1409th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1403rd of 2330 Middle schools
 4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Besteiro Middle)1847
 29%
   6th Grade Reading (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))2952
 23%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Besteiro Middle)3024
 6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))4232
 10%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Besteiro Middle)3347
 14%
   7th Grade Reading (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))4358
 15%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Besteiro Middle)2411
 13%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))3816
 22%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Besteiro Middle)3847
 9%
   8th Grade Reading (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))4951
 2%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Besteiro Middle)5049
 1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))4646
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Besteiro Middle)5744
 13%
   8th Grade Science (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))4130
 11%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Besteiro Middle)3522
 13%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))3223
 9%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Besteiro Middle)98100
 2%
   End of Course Algebra I (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))8458
 26%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students698575
 17.6%
African American10
 100%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic697569
 18.4%
Pacific Islander00
White06
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients97.4%97.9%
 0.5%


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Besteiro Middle ranks 1280th of 2361 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 549 students attended Besteiro Middle.

Students at Besteiro Middle are 98% Hispanic, 2% White.


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