Besteiro Middle School
Public middle school in Brownsville, Texas · Brownsville ISD · Grades 6–8
Besteiro Middle School serves 558 students in grades 6–8 in Brownsville (Cameron County). It is one of 48 schools in Brownsville ISD. By enrollment it is the 993rd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 45.97 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Brownsville ISD |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481168003325 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Brownsville ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 558 | 36,140 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.1 | 15 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94.4% | 89.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 17% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Besteiro Middle School in context
Size
Besteiro Middle School is the 9th largest of Brownsville ISD's 10 middle schools; its 558 students are 1.5% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 4.3 miles away and have a median of 716 students, so Besteiro Middle School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 7 with 197 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 175, against an average of 186 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 186 in grade 6 and 175 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 98% of enrollment, about the same share as across Brownsville ISD (98.5%).
94.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 89.3% across Brownsville ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Besteiro Middle School has 45.97 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 558 students would have about 38.8 teachers, so Besteiro Middle School has 7.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other middle school is Faulk Middle School, 2.9 miles away in the same district. There are 5 middle schools within 5 miles and 9 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 98% |
| White | 2% |
51.3% of students are girls and 48.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 186 |
| Grade 7 | 197 |
| Grade 8 | 175 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6280 Southmost Rd, Brownsville, TX 78521
Phone: (956)544-3900
Website: bisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Besteiro Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faulk Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 2.9 mi | 885 | 14.4 | 96.3% |
| Lucio Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 3.1 mi | 627 | 13.5 | 99.7% |
| Perkins Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 3.5 mi | 480 | 12.1 | 98.3% |
| Oliveira Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 3.8 mi | 699 | 12 | 94.8% |
| Garcia Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 4.7 mi | 870 | 14.8 | 87.7% |
| Stell Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 5.6 mi | 733 | 13.2 | 91.7% |
| Vela Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 7.3 mi | 658 | 14.2 | 82.8% |
| Manzano Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 8.0 mi | 837 | 14 | 81.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.