Browne Middle School
Public middle school in Corpus Christi, Texas · Corpus Christi ISD · Grades 6–8
Browne Middle School serves 557 students in grades 6–8 in Corpus Christi (Nueces County). It is one of 53 schools in Corpus Christi ISD. By enrollment it is the 996th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.8 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 37.76 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Corpus Christi ISD |
| County | Nueces County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481527001041 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Corpus Christi ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 557 | 33,103 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 16.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.4% | 72.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 56% 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.
Browne Middle School in context
Size
Browne Middle School is the 5th largest of Corpus Christi ISD's 10 middle schools; its 557 students are 1.7% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.7 miles away and have a median of 626 students, so Browne Middle School is close to their typical size.
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 206 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 168, against an average of 186 per grade. This year grade 8 has 23% more students than grade 6 (206 against 168). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 88.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Corpus Christi ISD (82.2%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 72.3% across Corpus Christi 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
Browne Middle School has 37.76 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 557 students would have about 38.7 teachers, so Browne Middle School has about as many as that.
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, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other middle school is Grant Middle School, 1.5 miles away in the same district. There are 8 middle schools within 5 miles and 14 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 88.2% |
| White | 5.7% |
| Black | 3.2% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
45.2% of students are girls and 54.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 168 |
| Grade 7 | 183 |
| Grade 8 | 206 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4301 Schanen Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78413
Phone: (361)878-4270
Website: browne.ccisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Browne Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Middle School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.5 mi | 772 | 18.8 | 63% |
| Cunningham Middle at South Park | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.1 mi | 706 | 14.5 | 94.1% |
| Hamlin Middle School | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.3 mi | 364 | 11.9 | 86.5% |
| Baker Middle School | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.6 mi | 937 | 16.2 | 64.5% |
| Kaffie Middle School | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.9 mi | 1,154 | 20.1 | 39.5% |
| Haas Middle School | Corpus Christi ISD | 3.1 mi | 545 | 13.6 | 86.2% |
| Martin Middle School | Corpus Christi ISD | 4.2 mi | 406 | 13.7 | 96.6% |
| Adkins Middle School | Corpus Christi ISD | 4.5 mi | 518 | 18.4 | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.