Stillman Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Brownsville, Texas

Stillman Middle in Brownsville, Texas enrolled 964 students in 2024-25 with 66.4 full-time teachers, 14.5 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, 58% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 48% 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 fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

1,095 students in 2022-23, 1,047 students in 2023-24, 964 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 69.2 to 66.4.

Students enrolled at Stillman Middle by school year2022-23: 1,095, 2023-24: 1,047, 2024-25: 96405001k1.5k2022-231,0952023-241,0472024-25964
Students enrolled at Stillman Middle by school year2022-23: 1,095, 2023-24: 1,047, 2024-25: 96405001k1.5k2022-231,0952023-241,0472024-25964
Students enrolled at Stillman Middle by school year2022-23: 1,095, 2023-24: 1,047, 2024-25: 96405001k1.5k2022-231,0952023-241,0472024-25964
Students enrolled at Stillman Middle by school year2022-23: 1,095, 2023-24: 1,047, 2024-25: 96405001k1.5k2022-231,0952023-241,0472024-25964
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,09569.215.8
2023-241,04770.314.9
2024-2596466.414.5

14.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 52 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.

Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Stillman Middle 14.5; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherStillman Middle 14.5state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Stillman Middle 14.5; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherStillman Middle 14.5state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Stillman Middle 14.5; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherStillman Middle 14.5state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Stillman Middle 14.5; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherStillman Middle 14.5state median 14.3U.S. 14.6

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 348 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Stillman Middle enrolled 1,115 students and had 3.2 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 60 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.2, one per 348 of the 1,115 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions60
  • Chronically absent26.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

97.9% of students were Hispanic, 1.1% White, 0.6% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic97.9%
  2. White1.1%
  3. Asian0.6%
  4. Black0.2%
  5. Two or more races0.1%

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 Stillman Middle scored proficient or above: 58% in reading in 2021-22 and 48% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTexas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2258%50%52%
Math, 2022-2348%40% (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 Brownsville

10 public middle schools in Brownsville report 2024-25 enrollment; Stillman Middle is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Stillman Middle96414.567.7%
Faulk Middle88514.496.3%
Garcia Middle87014.887.5%
Manzano Middle83714.081.2%
Stell Middle73313.291.7%
Oliveira Middle69912.094.8%
Vela Middle65814.282.7%
Lucio Middle62713.598.9%

All public schools in Brownsville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Stillman Middle

  1. Manzano MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.2 miles away: 837 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Vela MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 3.5 miles away: 658 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
  3. Compare Stillman Middle with Manzano MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Brownsville ISD spends per student$14,041 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,041
  5. The largest public schools in TexasStillman Middle is the number 316 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#316 of 1,691
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher14.5 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.14.5:1
  7. 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 Stillman Middle

  1. How many students attend Stillman Middle?
    964 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,095 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Brownsville, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Stillman Middle?
    14.5 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.
  3. Is Stillman Middle a Title I school?
    Stillman Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Stillman Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Stillman Middle scored proficient or above: 58% in reading in 2021-22 and 48% 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.
  5. What district is Stillman Middle in?
    Brownsville ISD, NCES district ID 4811680. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481168010472 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.

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