Oliveira Middle School
Public middle school in Brownsville, Texas · Brownsville ISD · Grades 6–8
Oliveira Middle School serves 699 students in grades 6–8 in Brownsville (Cameron County). It is one of 48 schools in Brownsville ISD. By enrollment it is the 752nd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12 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 ÷ 58.38 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 | 481168005415 |
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 | 699 | 36,140 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12 | 15 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94.8% | 89.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 16% 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.
Oliveira Middle School in context
Size
Oliveira Middle School is the 6th largest of Brownsville ISD's 10 middle schools; its 699 students are 1.9% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3 miles away and have a median of 696 students, so Oliveira 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 254 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 220, against an average of 233 per grade. This year grade 8 has 15% more students than grade 6 (254 against 220). 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 99.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Brownsville ISD (98.5%).
94.8% 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
Oliveira Middle School has 58.38 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 699 students would have about 48.5 teachers, so Oliveira Middle School has 9.9 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, 1.5 miles away in the same district. There are 8 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 | 99.1% |
| White | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
47.8% of students are girls and 52.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 220 |
| Grade 7 | 225 |
| Grade 8 | 254 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
444 Land O' Lakes, Brownsville, TX 78521
Phone: (956)548-8530
Website: bisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Oliveira Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perkins Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 1.5 mi | 480 | 12.1 | 98.3% |
| Faulk Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 1.6 mi | 885 | 14.4 | 96.3% |
| Stell Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 2.3 mi | 733 | 13.2 | 91.7% |
| Garcia Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 2.8 mi | 870 | 14.8 | 87.7% |
| Lucio Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 3.3 mi | 627 | 13.5 | 99.7% |
| Vela Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 3.5 mi | 658 | 14.2 | 82.8% |
| Besteiro Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 3.8 mi | 558 | 12.1 | 94.4% |
| Manzano Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 4.6 mi | 837 | 14 | 81.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.