Briesemeister Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Seguin, Texas
Briesemeister Middle in Seguin, Texas enrolled 798 students in 2024-25 with 47.4 full-time teachers, 16.8 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 28-32% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 23% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%
725 students in 2022-23, 735 students in 2023-24, 798 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 54.3 to 47.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 725 | 54.3 | 13.3 |
| 2023-24 | 735 | 46.6 | 15.8 |
| 2024-25 | 798 | 47.4 | 16.8 |
16.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 84 of every 100 Texas middle schools
Among the 1,666 Texas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 721 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Briesemeister Middle enrolled 721 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 43 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 721 of the 721 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions43
- Chronically absent29.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
71.8% of students were Hispanic, 21.3% White, 4.4% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic71.8%
- White21.3%
- Black4.4%
- Two or more races2.4%
- Asian0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Briesemeister Middle scored proficient or above: 28-32% in reading in 2021-22 and 23% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 28‑32% | 39% | 52% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 23% | 26% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Seguin
3 public middle schools in Seguin report 2024-25 enrollment; Briesemeister Middle is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briesemeister Middle | 798 | 16.8 | 75.1% |
| Jim Barnes Middle | 762 | 15.2 | 70.3% |
| Navarro Junior High | 610 | 15.5 | 35.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Briesemeister Middle
- Jim Barnes MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 3.5 miles away: 762 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
- Navarro Junior HighThe next nearest public middle school, 6.2 miles away: 610 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).6.2 mi
- Compare Briesemeister Middle with Jim Barnes MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Seguin ISD spends per student$12,362 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,362
- The largest public schools in TexasBriesemeister Middle is the number 554 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#554 of 1,691
- Texas schools by students per teacher16.8 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.16.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Briesemeister Middle
How many students attend Briesemeister Middle?
798 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 725 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Seguin, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Briesemeister Middle?
16.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for middle schools is 14.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Briesemeister Middle a Title I school?
Briesemeister Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Briesemeister Middle do on state tests?
The students tested at Briesemeister Middle scored proficient or above: 28-32% in reading in 2021-22 and 23% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Briesemeister Middle in?
Seguin ISD, NCES district ID 4839690. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 483969021272 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.