Brownwood Middle, Brownwood TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Brownwood Middle

Brownwood Middle is a regular public middle school serving grades seven and eight in Brownwood, a mid-sized West Central Texas city anchored by manufacturing, healthcare, and education. The school enrolls a student body that is roughly split between Hispanic and white students, with a substantial majority of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school sits within Brownwood Independent School District, which has recently undergone a significant property tax reduction and is in the midst of a major facilities expansion funded by a voter-approved bond that includes athletic upgrades and a new multipurpose activity center.

The school's academic performance shows a mixed profile. Across all tested subjects and proficiency levels, about half of students are meeting or exceeding proficiency standards. In seventh-grade math, student performance is somewhat stronger, with about half the cohort reaching proficiency. Eighth-grade math performance declines noticeably, with less than half reaching proficiency. In English language arts, performance is relatively stable across both grades, with roughly half of seventh and eighth graders meeting or exceeding proficiency. Science shows solid performance, with about half of eighth graders meeting or exceeding the standard. Social studies is a soft spot; eighth-grade performance in this subject is substantially lower, with only about one in four students reaching proficiency. This marks the widest gap between Brownwood Middle's performance and the rest of the county. The school's overall proficiency profile places it above the midpoint among the seven school districts in Brown County.

The school serves a community with real economic challenges. About two in three students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a figure that reflects significant economic need. Housing in the 76801 ZIP code where the school operates is moderately priced relative to national benchmarks and affordable relative to incomes in the area, though home values have declined slightly in recent years. The city itself is experiencing steady growth, with new apartment construction and mixed-use development projects underway.

Enrollment is typical for a middle school of its grade band, with roughly equal numbers of seventh and eighth graders. A parent may want to look into the school's social studies instruction further with the school, given the notably lower performance in that subject on state assessments. Beyond the test data, the district's recent bond-funded facilities improvements should enhance the learning environment and athletic offerings available to all students, including those at the middle level.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 756%

School 56% · District 56%

▲ 29 pts above state median

Grade 842%

School 42% · District 42%

even with state median

English language arts

Grade 750%

School 50% · District 50%

▲ 1 pts above state median

Grade 851%

School 51% · District 51%

▼ 4 pts below state median

Science

Grade 854%

School 54% · District 54%

▲ 12 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 823%

School 23% · District 23%

▼ 1 pts below state median

This schoolBROWNWOOD ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 7Lower-income39%Higher-income63%24 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income44%Higher-income61%17 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income46%Higher-income67%21 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income36%Higher-income52%16 pp gap