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Middle school · Brownsville ISD

Perkins Middle

Perkins Middle serves grades 6–8 for 494 students in Brownsville ISD.

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It is the smallest of the 10 Brownsville ISD middle schools in Brownsville. Its 11.2 students per teacher compares with a median of 13.2 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 694 in 2019–20 to 494 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 8, with 184 students. 97% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (456 free, 21 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Portway Acres Park (0.2 mi).

At a glance

Perkins Middle by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

Grades6–8
Students494
Teachers44
Students per teacher11.2
Free or reduced-price lunch97%
School typeRegular School
DistrictBrownsville ISD
Title ISchoolwide program (2021–22)
Enrollment

Students at Perkins Middle

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • 6154
  • 7156
  • 8184
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20694
  • 2020–21728
  • 2021–22666
  • 2022–23571
  • 2023–24494
Nearby

Parks near Perkins Middle

All parks
Park · 0.2 miPortway Acres ParkPlaygroundPark · 0.6 miCharles Martin Cabler ParkPlaygroundPark · 0.9 miCentral Avenue Park
Contact

Address, phone and official links

4750 AUSTIN RD, Brownsville 78521

(956) 831-8770

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

State school ID 031901046 (search it on TXschools.gov) · NCES ID 481168006369

Brownsville ISD

Other middle schools in the district

All schools
6–8Oliveira Middle739 students6–8Garcia Middle847 students6–8Lucio Middle653 students6–8Faulk Middle882 students6–8Besteiro Middle549 students6–8Stell Middle732 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

Elementary school · 0.7 miChampion ElGrades Pre-K–5Elementary school · 0.7 miGonzalez ElGrades Pre-K–5Elementary school · 1.3 miIdea Robindale AcademyGrades K–5Elementary school · 1.6 miEgly ElGrades Pre-K–5Elementary school · 1.8 miMorningside ElGrades Pre-K–5Elementary school · 1.8 miPena 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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