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Perkins Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

4750 Austin Rd, Brownsville, TX 78521 · (956) 831-8770 · Part of Brownsville Independent School District

Brownsville’s School Grade B better than 55% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
480
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Perkins Middle

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 34.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Brownsville kids: 7 high schools

On the path

Where Brownsville kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–533 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Perkins MiddleYou are here
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency11%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts18%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4750 Austin Rd, Brownsville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6135
Grade 7162
Grade 8183
Enrollment over time
728’20
666’21
571’22
494’23
480’24

Down 34.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 97%White 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Perkins Middle from Brownsville families.

Other schools in Brownsville Independent School District

The district →
Pullam El
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889 students17:1
Cromack - Castaneda El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brownsville
C−
823 students16:1
Benavides El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brownsville
C+
818 students15:1
Paredes El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brownsville
B
798 students16:1
Hudson El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brownsville
B−
751 students17:1
Champion El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brownsville
C−
710 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Brownsville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.