Overview of Perkins Middle: Perkins Middle is a public School situated in Brownsville, TX, which is in a mid-size city environment. The learner population of Perkins Middle is 710, and the School has 6-8. At Perkins Middle, 40% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 33% scored above or at that level for reading. The School’s minority learner enrollment is 99%. The learner-teacher ratio is 13:1, which is better than that of the district. The learner population is made up of 50% female learners and 50% male learners. The School enrolls 98% low-income learners. There are 53 equivalent full-time teachers and 4 full-time School counselors.

Test Scores at Perkins Middle: At Perkins Middle, 40% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 33% scored above or at that level for reading. Juxtaposed with the district, the School did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Brownsville Independent School District, 45% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 54% tested above or at that level for math. Perkins Middle did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners across the state. In Texas, 44% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 47% tested above or at that level for math.