Lucio Middle School
Public middle school in Brownsville, Texas · Brownsville ISD · Grades 6–8
Lucio Middle School serves 627 students in grades 6–8 in Brownsville (Cameron County). It is one of 48 schools in Brownsville ISD. By enrollment it is the 882nd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.5 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 ÷ 46.55 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 | 481168007542 |
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 | 627 | 36,140 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 15 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 99.7% | 89.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 35% 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.
Lucio Middle School in context
Size
Of the 10 middle schools in Brownsville ISD, Lucio Middle School is the 8th largest, with 1.7% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.6 miles away and have a median of 716 students, so Lucio 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 215 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 202, against an average of 209 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 210 in grade 6 and 215 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 99% of enrollment, about the same share as across Brownsville ISD (98.5%).
99.7% 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
Lucio Middle School has 46.55 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 627 students would have about 43.5 teachers, so Lucio Middle School has 3 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 Perkins Middle School, 1.9 miles away in the same district. There are 5 middle schools within 5 miles and 10 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99% |
| White | 0.8% |
| Black | 0.2% |
50.2% of students are girls and 49.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 210 |
| Grade 7 | 202 |
| Grade 8 | 215 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
300 N Vermillion Rd, Brownsville, TX 78521
Phone: (956)831-4550
Website: bisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lucio Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perkins Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 1.9 mi | 480 | 12.1 | 98.3% |
| Garcia Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 2.0 mi | 870 | 14.8 | 87.7% |
| Besteiro Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 3.1 mi | 558 | 12.1 | 94.4% |
| Oliveira Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 3.3 mi | 699 | 12 | 94.8% |
| Faulk Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 3.8 mi | 885 | 14.4 | 96.3% |
| Stell Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 5.6 mi | 733 | 13.2 | 91.7% |
| Vela Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 5.8 mi | 658 | 14.2 | 82.8% |
| Manzano Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 7.8 mi | 837 | 14 | 81.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.