📍 4905 Paredes Line Rd, Brownsville, Cameron County, 78521
Vela Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Brownsville, Cameron County. The school has 638 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michelle Garcia. It is part of the Brownsville Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 48.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Vela Middle enrolls 638 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 48.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% White and 1.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 620 | 97% |
| White | 10 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
523 of the school's 638 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 385 qualify for free lunch and 138 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Vela Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 38.
Vela Middle is one of 56 schools in BROWNSVILLE ISD, based in BROWNSVILLE, Texas. The district serves 36,140 students district-wide and employs 2,575 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 638 students, Vela Middle is close to the district average of about 645 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize