Perkins Middle

Summary:

Perkins Middle is a public middle school in Brownsville, Texas, serving 571 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 and has a 3-star rating.

Perkins Middle faces significant academic challenges. The school has consistently underperformed compared to the Brownsville ISD and the state of Texas on STAAR tests, with proficiency rates in reading, math, science, and social studies all lower than district and state averages. Perkins Middle has a low statewide ranking, placing it in the bottom half of Texas middle schools. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners, Hispanic students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, Perkins Middle has had relatively high dropout rates in recent years.

Interestingly, Perkins Middle's academic performance is significantly lower than the other middle schools in the Brownsville ISD, such as Manzano Middle, Stillman Middle, and Besteiro Middle, which consistently outperform Perkins Middle on STAAR tests and have higher statewide rankings. This suggests that Perkins Middle may need to implement significant interventions to improve student outcomes and close the achievement gap with its higher-performing peers in the district.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 4750 Austin Rd
       Brownsville, TX  78521-5455


(956) 831-8770

District: Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1620th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,967 Help


Students who attend Perkins Middle usually attend:

High:    Brownsville Early College High School
    Rivera Early College High School

Feeder schools for Perkins Middle:

Elementary:    Champion Elementary
    Gonzalez Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  11.0 Help
Number of students:  494

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
98.0%
White:
1.8%
African American:
0.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  96.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Perkins Middle ranks worse than 68.6% of middle schools in Texas. It also ranks 8th 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 33.51. (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 Perkins Middle has the smallest middle school student body size in the Brownsville Independent School District (Isd). Racial makeup is: Hispanic (98%), White (1.8%), African American (0.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 96.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Brownsville Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Perkins Middle is 11, which is the lowest among 10 middle schools in the Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Perkins Middle is $10,967. 6 middle schools in the Brownsville Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Perkins Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Perkins Middle 1620th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Perkins Middle in the ranking list.)

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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 Perkins Middle

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Rank History for all students at Perkins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 33.87 1200th 1573 23.7%
2005 34.30 1185th 1582 25.1%
2006 24.86 1321st 1585 16.7%
2007 31.95 1325th 1684 21.3%
2008 41.50 1209th 1718 29.6%
2009 47.92 1084th 1763 38.5%
2010 55.27 904th 1803 49.9%
2011 52.67 1053rd 1895 44.4%
2012 31.71 1463rd 1951 25.0%
2013 19.43 1736th 1973 12.0%
2014 14.72 1821st 1987 8.4%
2015 25.99 1674th 2043 18.1%
2016 35.14 1435th 1987 27.8%
2017 30.73 1462nd 2027 27.9%
2018 31.18 1490th 2080 28.4%
2019 34.60 1464th 2193 33.2%
2021 11.19 2142nd 2252 4.9%
2022 25.13 1794th 2254 20.4%
2023 35.08 1565th 2330 32.8%
2024 33.51 1620th 2361 31.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Perkins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.51 861st 1376 37.4%
2019 42.49 761st 1445 47.3%
2021 18.00 1555th 1592 2.3%
2022 33.37 1159th 1643 29.5%
2023 39.31 1024th 1720 40.5%
2024 31.78 1277th 1760 27.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Perkins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.64 752nd 1597 52.9%
2019 41.02 860th 1626 47.1%
2021 27.24 1430th 1712 16.5%
2022 43.89 841st 1757 52.1%
2023 56.93 493rd 1815 72.8%
2024 32.44 1378th 1881 26.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Perkins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.42 1124th 2039 44.9%
2019 47.25 1042nd 2073 49.7%
2021 14.82 2062nd 2172 5.1%
2022 34.54 1556th 2220 29.9%
2023 45.29 1192nd 2251 47.0%
2024 41.66 1260th 2224 43.3%
See the entire list of Best Texas Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Migrant students at Perkins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.43 85th 125 32.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Perkins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.18 1423rd 2008 29.1%
2019 37.62 1311th 2047 36.0%
2021 13.93 2001st 2151 7.0%
2022 21.92 1888th 2221 15.0%
2023 35.22 1515th 2241 32.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Perkins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.35 1309th 1430 8.5%
2019 28.04 1221st 1446 15.6%
2021 3.07 1482nd 1501 1.3%
2022 25.34 1275th 1488 14.3%
2023 45.28 1021st 1481 31.1%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Perkins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.09 1138th 2008 43.3%
2019 51.88 786th 2058 61.8%
2021 16.45 2059th 2118 2.8%
2022 48.38 937th 2182 57.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Perkins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.77 1549th 2030 23.7%
2019 30.15 1524th 2069 26.3%
2021 10.36 2102nd 2168 3.0%
2022 28.53 1689th 2228 24.2%
2023 35.32 1478th 2245 34.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Perkins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.06 1201st 1895 36.6%
2019 41.97 1096th 1935 43.4%
2021 14.13 1944th 2043 4.8%
2022 30.35 1570th 2077 24.4%
2023 42.11 1214th 2116 42.6%
2024 39.10 1286th 2108 39.0%
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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 Perkins Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 15 1 0 919 2 n/a n/a 0 937
1990 15 0 0 939 0 n/a n/a 0 954
1991 25 0 0 1067 2 n/a n/a 0 1094
1992 12 0 0 1050 0 n/a n/a 0 1062
1993 20 1 0 1460 1 n/a n/a 0 1482
1994 40 1 0 1680 0 n/a n/a 0 1721
1995 35 0 3 1565 0 n/a n/a 0 1603
1996 35 0 3 1565 0 n/a n/a 0 1603
1997 22 0 2 1566 0 n/a n/a 0 1590
1998 21 0 2 1078 0 n/a n/a 0 1101
1999 11 0 3 1055 0 n/a n/a 0 1069
2000 13 0 4 1053 0 n/a n/a 0 1070
2001 8 0 3 1099 1 n/a n/a 0 1111
2002 11 1 1 891 0 n/a n/a 0 904
2003 11 1 1 891 0 n/a n/a 0 904
2004 7 1 2 907 0 n/a n/a 0 917
2005 9 1 3 901 0 n/a n/a 0 914
2006 9 0 2 890 0 n/a n/a 0 901
2007 11 2 0 928 0 n/a n/a 0 941
2008 9 3 1 945 0 n/a n/a 0 958
2009 3 2 1 911 0 n/a n/a 0 917
2010 4 1 0 843 0 n/a n/a 0 848
2011 5 0 0 825 0 0 0 0 830
2012 3 1 1 863 0 0 0 0 868
2013 6 1 1 1046 1 0 0 0 1055
2014 4 2 0 1066 0 0 2 0 1074
2015 5 2 0 1021 0 0 0 0 1028
2016 7 1 0 815 0 0 0 0 823
2017 6 2 0 779 0 0 0 0 787
2018 3 2 0 689 0 0 0 0 694
2019 5 0 0 705 0 0 0 0 710
2020 9 0 0 684 0 1 0 0 694
2021 5 0 0 722 0 1 0 0 728
2022 3 1 0 661 0 1 0 0 666
2023 8 1 0 562 0 0 0 0 571
2024 9 1 0 484 0 0 0 0 494

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 Perkins Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 937 n/a n/a n/a
1990 954 67.0 14.2 n/a
1991 1094 57.7 18.9 n/a
1992 1062 77.4 13.7 82
1993 1482 96.0 15.4 86.9
1994 1721 103.6 16.6 82.3
1995 1603 122.6 13.1 43
1996 1603 122.6 13.1 43
1997 1590 117.0 13.6 39
1998 1101 90.3 12.2 36.7
1999 1069 86.5 12.4 37.8
2000 1070 77.8 13.8 34.6
2001 1111 80.7 13.8 26
2002 904 66.7 13.6 1.1
2003 904 66.7 13.6 1.1
2004 917 67.3 13.6 0.9
2005 914 59.5 15.4 0.7
2006 901 59.9 15.0 0
2007 941 58.1 16.2 0
2008 958 61.8 15.5 0
2009 917 67.2 13.6 0
2010 848 60.3 14.0 0
2011 830 60.1 13.8 0
2012 868 55.7 15.5 0
2013 1055 58.2 18.1 99.3
2014 1074 63.2 16.9 98.5
2015 1028 70.0 14.6 98.1
2016 823 65.0 12.6 97.8
2017 787 55.4 14.1 98.6
2018 694 53.8 12.8 99
2019 710 52.9 13.4 98.2
2020 694 49.7 13.9 97.4
2021 728 48.4 15.0 97.7
2022 666 51.0 13.0 96.8
2023 571 51.9 10.9 96.1
2024 494 44.5 11.0 96.6

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 Perkins Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 937 n/a n/a n/a
1990 954 67.0 14.2 n/a
1991 1094 57.7 18.9 n/a
1992 1062 77.4 13.7 82
1993 1482 96.0 15.4 86.9
1994 1721 103.6 16.6 82.3
1995 1603 122.6 13.1 43
1996 1603 122.6 13.1 43
1997 1590 117.0 13.6 39
1998 1101 90.3 12.2 36.7
1999 1069 86.5 12.4 37.8
2000 1070 77.8 13.8 34.6
2001 1111 80.7 13.8 26
2002 904 66.7 13.6 1.1
2003 904 66.7 13.6 1.1
2004 917 67.3 13.6 0.9
2005 914 59.5 15.4 0.7
2006 901 59.9 15.0 0
2007 941 58.1 16.2 0
2008 958 61.8 15.5 0
2009 917 67.2 13.6 0
2010 848 60.3 14.0 0
2011 830 60.1 13.8 0
2012 868 55.7 15.5 0
2013 1055 58.2 18.1 99.3
2014 1074 63.2 16.9 98.5
2015 1028 70.0 14.6 98.1
2016 823 65.0 12.6 97.8
2017 787 55.4 14.1 98.6
2018 694 53.8 12.8 99
2019 710 52.9 13.4 98.2
2020 694 49.7 13.9 97.4
2021 728 48.4 15.0 97.7
2022 666 51.0 13.0 96.8
2023 571 51.9 10.9 96.1
2024 494 44.5 11.0 96.6

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 Perkins Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,062 (10.0%) $9,575 (90.0%) $10,637
2020 $1,410 (12.4%) $9,954 (87.6%) $11,363
2021 $1,565 (14.3%) $9,403 (85.7%) $10,967

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Perkins Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1464th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1565th of 2330 Middle schools
 0.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Perkins Middle)2448
 24%
   6th Grade Reading (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))2952
 23%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Perkins Middle)4334
 9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))4232
 10%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Perkins Middle)3652
 16%
   7th Grade Reading (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))4358
 15%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Perkins Middle)268
 18%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))3816
 22%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Perkins Middle)4749
 2%
   8th Grade Reading (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))4951
 2%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Perkins Middle)5340
 13%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))4646
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Perkins Middle)3020
 10%
   8th Grade Science (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))4130
 11%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Perkins Middle)2016
 4%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Brownsville Independent School District (Isd))3223
 9%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Perkins Middle)100100
   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 Students710571
 19.6%
African American01
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic705562
 20.3%
Pacific Islander00
White58
 60%
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients98.2%96.1%
 2%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 494 students attended Perkins Middle.

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

Perkins Middle ranks 1620th of 2361 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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