Stell Middle School
Public middle school in Brownsville, Texas · Brownsville ISD · Grades 6–8
Stell Middle School serves 733 students in grades 6–8 in Brownsville (Cameron County). It is one of 48 schools in Brownsville ISD. By enrollment it is the 685th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.2 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 ÷ 55.72 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 | 481168000668 |
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 | 733 | 36,140 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.2 | 15 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.7% | 89.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 30% 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.
Stell Middle School in context
Size
Stell Middle School is the 5th largest of Brownsville ISD's 10 middle schools; its 733 students are 2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 3.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 768; Stell 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 6 with 251 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 240, against an average of 244 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 251 in grade 6 and 242 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 98.8% here and 98.5% across Brownsville ISD.
91.7% of its students are eligible 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
With 55.72 full-time-equivalent teachers for 733 students, Stell Middle School has 13.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 733 students would have about 50.9 teachers, so Stell Middle School has 4.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Stell 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 Oliveira Middle School, 2.3 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 11 other middle schools, 7 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% |
| Black | 0.3% |
49.1% of students are girls and 50.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 251 |
| Grade 7 | 240 |
| Grade 8 | 242 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1105 Los Ebanos Blvd, Brownsville, TX 78520
Phone: (956)548-8560
Website: bisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Stell Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliveira Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 2.3 mi | 699 | 12 | 94.8% |
| Manzano Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 2.5 mi | 837 | 14 | 81.2% |
| Faulk Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 2.6 mi | 885 | 14.4 | 96.3% |
| Vela Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 3.2 mi | 658 | 14.2 | 82.8% |
| Stillman Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 3.5 mi | 964 | 14.5 | 67.7% |
| Perkins Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 3.8 mi | 480 | 12.1 | 98.3% |
| Garcia Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 4.8 mi | 870 | 14.8 | 87.7% |
| Besteiro Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 5.6 mi | 558 | 12.1 | 94.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.