📍 7800 Carmel St., Gilroy, Santa Clara County, 95020
Brownell Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Gilroy, Santa Clara County. The school has 747 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Deedy Camarena. It is part of the Gilroy Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
Brownell Middle enrolls 747 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 17% White and 6.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 505 | 68% |
| White | 126 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 45 | 6% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
361 of the school's 747 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Brownell Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Brownell Middle is one of 15 schools in Gilroy Unified, based in Gilroy, California. The district serves 10,181 students district-wide and employs 453 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 747 students, Brownell Middle is close to the district average of about 679 students per school.