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Middle school · Brownsville ISD

Besteiro Middle

Besteiro Middle serves grades 6–8 for 549 students in Brownsville ISD.

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It is the 9th largest of the 10 Brownsville ISD middle schools in Brownsville. Its 11.7 students per teacher compares with a median of 13.2 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 681 in 2019–20 to 549 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 8, with 192 students. 96% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (492 free, 36 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Morningside Park (1.4 mi).

At a glance

Besteiro Middle by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

Grades6–8
Students549
Teachers47
Students per teacher11.7
Free or reduced-price lunch96%
School typeRegular School
DistrictBrownsville ISD
Title ISchoolwide program (2021–22)
Enrollment

Students at Besteiro Middle

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • 6180
  • 7177
  • 8192
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20681
  • 2020–21634
  • 2021–22585
  • 2022–23575
  • 2023–24549
Nearby

Parks near Besteiro Middle

All parks
Park · 1.4 miMorningside Park
Contact

Address, phone and official links

6280 SOUTHMOST RD, Brownsville 78521

(956) 544-3900

School website ↗Brownsville ISD website ↗TXschools.gov report cards ↗NCES school record ↗Directions ↗

State school ID 031901048 (search it on TXschools.gov) · NCES ID 481168003325

Brownsville ISD

Other middle schools in the district

All schools
6–8Faulk Middle882 students6–8Lucio Middle653 students6–8Perkins Middle494 students6–8Oliveira Middle739 students6–8Garcia Middle847 students6–8Stell Middle732 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

Elementary school · Next doorAiken ElGrades Pre-K–5Elementary school · 1.0 miSouthmost ElGrades Pre-K–5Elementary school · 1.0 miIdea Frontier AcademyGrades K–5High school · 1.0 miIdea Frontier College PreparatoryGrades 6–12High school · 1.1 miLopez Early College H SGrades 9–12Elementary school · 1.1 miGarza ElGrades Pre-K–5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.

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