James R Brooks Middle

Summary:

James R Brooks Middle is a public middle school located in Midland, Texas, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 756 and is part of the Greenwood Independent School District.

Despite being part of a lower-ranked school district, James R Brooks Middle has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, indicating strong academic performance. The school has a relatively diverse student population, with 46.3% White and 51.59% Hispanic students, which differs from the nearby Abell J.H. and Goddard J.H. schools, which have higher percentages of Hispanic students. James R Brooks Middle's STAAR test scores are generally on par with or slightly below the state averages, but outperform the nearby Abell J.H. and Goddard J.H. schools in most subject areas.

Additionally, James R Brooks Middle has seen a steady increase in spending per student, from $7,264 in 2018-2019 to $9,818 in 2020-2021, which is higher than the nearby Abell J.H. and Goddard J.H. schools. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.2 to 15.7 over the past three years, lower than the nearby Abell J.H. and Goddard J.H. schools. These factors suggest that James R Brooks Middle has access to more resources and potentially smaller class sizes, which could contribute to its academic performance.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2511 Fm 1379
       Midland, TX  79706-5330


(432) 683-6461

District: Greenwood Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1133rd of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,818 Help


Students who attend James R Brooks Middle usually attend:

High:    Greenwood High School

Feeder schools for James R Brooks Middle:

Elementary:    Greenwood Elementary
    Greenwood Intermediate

Student/teacher ratio:  15.1 Help
Number of students:  799

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
53.2%
White:
45.1%
Two or more races:
0.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  38% Help


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Compare Details James R Brooks Middle ranks better than 52% of middle schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.92. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (53.2%), White (45.1%), two or more races (0.9%). (See more...)
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Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at James R Brooks Middle is 15.1. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at James R Brooks Middle is $9,818.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

James R Brooks Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks James R Brooks Middle 1133rd of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See James R Brooks Middle in the ranking list.)

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Greenwood Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Greenwood Independent School District (Isd) 500th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for James R Brooks Middle

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Rank History for all students at James R Brooks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 83.43 83rd 1573 94.7%
2005 69.20 435th 1582 72.5%
2006 46.54 970th 1585 38.8%
2007 73.70 329th 1684 80.5%
2008 72.07 361st 1718 79.0%
2009 72.69 345th 1763 80.4%
2010 69.86 409th 1803 77.3%
2011 69.26 446th 1895 76.5%
2012 65.74 613th 1951 68.6%
2013 62.58 689th 1973 65.1%
2014 49.22 1079th 1987 45.7%
2015 46.12 1195th 2043 41.5%
2016 36.33 1405th 1987 29.3%
2017 42.00 1121st 2027 44.7%
2018 43.30 1138th 2080 45.3%
2019 41.07 1256th 2193 42.7%
2021 61.46 696th 2252 69.1%
2022 57.07 807th 2254 64.2%
2023 48.25 1109th 2330 52.4%
2024 47.92 1133rd 2361 52.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at James R Brooks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 59.03 249th 743 66.5%
2022 57.36 297th 813 63.5%
2023 30.71 613th 817 25.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at James R Brooks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.17 1321st 1376 4.0%
2019 13.39 1424th 1445 1.5%
2021 26.10 1358th 1592 14.7%
2022 35.02 1115th 1643 32.1%
2023 19.91 1552nd 1720 9.8%
2024 40.11 1006th 1760 42.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at James R Brooks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.69 1175th 1597 26.4%
2019 32.15 1174th 1626 27.8%
2021 43.99 786th 1712 54.1%
2022 51.18 619th 1757 64.8%
2023 38.24 1072nd 1815 40.9%
2024 46.79 922nd 1881 51.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at James R Brooks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.44 1784th 2039 12.5%
2019 26.19 1728th 2073 16.6%
2021 54.77 809th 2172 62.8%
2022 54.88 833rd 2220 62.5%
2023 36.65 1488th 2251 33.9%
2024 34.93 1517th 2224 31.8%
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Rank History for Female students at James R Brooks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.88 1163rd 2008 42.1%
2019 38.94 1265th 2047 38.2%
2021 57.59 781st 2151 63.7%
2022 56.56 820th 2221 63.1%
2023 45.39 1189th 2241 46.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at James R Brooks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.65 517th 1430 63.8%
2019 59.00 702nd 1446 51.5%
2021 70.03 457th 1501 69.6%
2022 62.69 603rd 1488 59.5%
2023 66.59 522nd 1481 64.8%
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Rank History for At Risk students at James R Brooks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.53 1513th 2008 24.7%
2019 37.88 1289th 2058 37.4%
2021 48.40 914th 2118 56.8%
2022 45.53 1047th 2182 52.0%
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Rank History for Male students at James R Brooks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.68 1114th 2030 45.1%
2019 41.91 1156th 2069 44.1%
2021 63.34 623rd 2168 71.3%
2022 55.16 855th 2228 61.6%
2023 50.32 1027th 2245 54.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at James R Brooks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.33 1370th 1895 27.7%
2019 24.61 1633rd 1935 15.6%
2021 54.23 756th 2043 63.0%
2022 49.99 917th 2077 55.8%
2023 40.58 1265th 2116 40.2%
2024 43.70 1140th 2108 45.9%
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Rank History for White students at James R Brooks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.77 1003rd 1673 40.0%
2019 49.67 802nd 1684 52.4%
2021 58.16 627th 1700 63.1%
2022 52.95 768th 1723 55.4%
2023 47.03 953rd 1749 45.5%
2024 42.70 1017th 1724 41.0%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for James R Brooks Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1998 241 0 1 52 1 n/a n/a 0 295
1999 231 0 1 45 0 n/a n/a 0 277
2000 241 0 1 52 0 n/a n/a 0 294
2001 213 0 1 61 0 n/a n/a 0 275
2002 178 0 0 71 0 n/a n/a 0 249
2003 178 0 0 71 0 n/a n/a 0 249
2004 165 0 0 65 1 n/a n/a 0 231
2005 184 0 2 62 0 n/a n/a 0 248
2006 183 0 1 63 2 n/a n/a 0 249
2007 170 2 1 82 2 n/a n/a 0 257
2008 179 0 2 81 0 n/a n/a 0 262
2009 178 0 2 84 0 n/a n/a 0 264
2010 164 0 2 83 1 n/a n/a 0 250
2011 153 1 0 79 1 0 4 0 238
2012 162 1 0 96 0 0 2 0 261
2013 173 2 0 118 0 0 1 0 294
2015 260 5 0 258 0 0 5 0 528
2016 292 4 0 253 0 0 6 0 555
2017 410 6 2 359 2 0 12 0 791
2018 418 4 2 409 2 0 11 0 846
2019 416 5 2 460 1 0 13 0 897
2020 311 4 1 368 3 0 8 0 695
2021 311 2 0 358 3 0 14 0 688
2022 326 1 0 355 4 0 14 0 700
2023 350 3 1 390 3 0 9 0 756
2024 360 4 1 425 1 1 7 0 799

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 James R Brooks Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1998 295 15.6 18.9 14.2
1999 277 18.1 15.3 18.1
2000 294 16.1 18.3 18.4
2001 275 16.2 17.0 19.3
2002 249 15.6 16.0 18.5
2003 249 15.6 16.0 18.5
2004 231 14.8 15.6 20.8
2005 248 14.6 17.0 25
2006 249 17.4 14.3 20.9
2007 257 17.6 14.6 22.2
2008 262 17.7 14.8 20.6
2009 264 15.9 16.6 17.4
2010 250 15.9 15.7 22.8
2011 238 17.5 13.5 25.6
2012 261 16.7 15.5 27.2
2013 294 16.9 17.3 35
2015 528 26.0 20.3 29.7
2016 555 30.0 18.5 30.1
2017 791 41.5 19.0 35.9
2018 846 44.4 19.0 38.1
2019 897 49.8 17.9 40.2
2020 695 42.3 16.4 41.4
2021 688 48.3 14.2 44.3
2022 700 44.4 15.7 33
2023 756 48.0 15.7 36.8
2024 799 52.5 15.1 38

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 James R Brooks Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1998 295 15.6 18.9 14.2
1999 277 18.1 15.3 18.1
2000 294 16.1 18.3 18.4
2001 275 16.2 17.0 19.3
2002 249 15.6 16.0 18.5
2003 249 15.6 16.0 18.5
2004 231 14.8 15.6 20.8
2005 248 14.6 17.0 25
2006 249 17.4 14.3 20.9
2007 257 17.6 14.6 22.2
2008 262 17.7 14.8 20.6
2009 264 15.9 16.6 17.4
2010 250 15.9 15.7 22.8
2011 238 17.5 13.5 25.6
2012 261 16.7 15.5 27.2
2013 294 16.9 17.3 35
2015 528 26.0 20.3 29.7
2016 555 30.0 18.5 30.1
2017 791 41.5 19.0 35.9
2018 846 44.4 19.0 38.1
2019 897 49.8 17.9 40.2
2020 695 42.3 16.4 41.4
2021 688 48.3 14.2 44.3
2022 700 44.4 15.7 33
2023 756 48.0 15.7 36.8
2024 799 52.5 15.1 38

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for James R Brooks Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $468 (6.4%) $6,796 (93.6%) $7,264
2020 $995 (11.5%) $7,629 (88.5%) $8,624
2021 $998 (10.2%) $8,819 (89.8%) $9,818

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

Impact of COVID-19 on James R Brooks Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1256th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1109th of 2330 Middle schools
 9.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (James R Brooks Middle)3441
 7%
   6th Grade Reading (Greenwood Independent School District (Isd))3441
 7%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (James R Brooks Middle)3719
 18%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Greenwood Independent School District (Isd))3719
 18%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (James R Brooks Middle)4058
 18%
   7th Grade Reading (Greenwood Independent School District (Isd))4058
 18%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (James R Brooks Middle)3526
 9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Greenwood Independent School District (Isd))3526
 9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (James R Brooks Middle)4551
 6%
   8th Grade Reading (Greenwood Independent School District (Isd))4551
 6%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (James R Brooks Middle)4960
 11%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Greenwood Independent School District (Isd))4960
 11%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (James R Brooks Middle)3556
 21%
   8th Grade Science (Greenwood Independent School District (Isd))3556
 21%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (James R Brooks Middle)1824
 6%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Greenwood Independent School District (Isd))1824
 6%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (James R Brooks Middle)9585
 10%
   End of Course Algebra I (Greenwood Independent School District (Isd))5257
 5%
   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 Students897756
 15.7%
African American53
 40%
American Indian13
 200%
Asian21
 50%
Hispanic460390
 15.2%
Pacific Islander00
White416350
 15.9%
Two or More Races139
 30.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients40.2%36.8%
 3.5%


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Students at James R Brooks Middle are 53% Hispanic, 45% White.

In the 2023-24 school year, 799 students attended James R Brooks Middle.

Students who attend James R Brooks Middle usually go on to attend Greenwood High School

James R Brooks Middle ranks 1133rd of 2361 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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