Brown Middle School
Public middle school in McAllen, Texas · McAllen ISD · Grades 6–8
Brown Middle School serves 580 students in grades 6–8 in McAllen (Hidalgo County). It is one of 30 schools in McAllen ISD. By enrollment it is the 961st largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 11.5 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 ÷ 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
McAllen ISD calendar 2026–2027
Brown Middle School follows the district calendar. First day Mon, Aug 17. Spring break Mon, Mar 15 – Fri, Mar 19. Last day Wed, Jun 2.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | McAllen ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482967003331 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | McAllen ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 580 | 19,890 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11.5 | 13.9 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.2% | 70% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 12% 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.
Brown Middle School in context
Size
Of the 6 middle schools in McAllen ISD, Brown Middle School is the 5th largest, with 2.9% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 4.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 743; Brown 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 8 with 209 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 182, against an average of 193 per grade. This year grade 8 has 15% more students than grade 6 (209 against 182). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 98.8% here and 93.8% across McAllen ISD.
87.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 70% across McAllen 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
With 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers for 580 students, Brown Middle School has 11.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 580 students would have about 40.3 teachers, so Brown Middle School has 10.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Brown Middle School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other middle school is Travis Middle School, 2.5 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 31 other middle schools, 6 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 98.8% |
| White | 1.2% |
46.7% of students are girls and 53.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 182 |
| Grade 7 | 189 |
| Grade 8 | 209 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2700 S Ware Rd, McAllen, TX 78503
Phone: (956)632-8700
Website: brown.mcallenisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Brown Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Middle School | McAllen ISD | 2.5 mi | 505 | 11.5 | 95.4% |
| B L Gray Junior High School | Sharyland ISD | 3.0 mi | 775 | 16.4 | 60.8% |
| Cathey Middle School | McAllen ISD | 4.0 mi | 827 | 15.4 | 70% |
| Mission Junior High School | Mission CISD | 4.2 mi | 711 | 11.5 | 74.4% |
| De Leon Middle School | McAllen ISD | 4.3 mi | 664 | 11.9 | 87% |
| Kennedy Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 4.6 mi | 519 | 10.5 | 96.7% |
| Sharyland North Junior High School | Sharyland ISD | 5.1 mi | 791 | 16.1 | 69.4% |
| White Junior High School | Mission CISD | 5.3 mi | 831 | 13.6 | 85.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.