Vela Middle Middle School
4905 Paredes Line Rd Brownsville TX, 78521, Cameron County Phone: 956-548-7770 Ranking: (2,513 out of 6,018, top 42%)* Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Brownsville Independent School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 69 | 68 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 76 | 75 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,046 | 1,097 | 1,156 | 1,092 | 1,135 | 1,060 | 1,082 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 323 | 30.9% | 333 | 30.4% | 405 | 35.0% | 362 | 33.2% | 397 | 35.0% | 327 | 30.8% | 386 | 35.7% |
Grade 7: | 349 | 33.4% | 389 | 35.5% | 383 | 33.1% | 372 | 34.1% | 355 | 31.3% | 380 | 35.8% | 357 | 33.0% |
Grade 8: | 374 | 35.8% | 375 | 34.2% | 368 | 31.8% | 358 | 32.8% | 383 | 33.7% | 353 | 33.3% | 339 | 31.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 543 | 51.9% | 554 | 50.5% | 582 | 50.3% | 537 | 49.2% | 589 | 51.9% | 559 | 52.7% | 566 | 52.3% |
Female: | 503 | 48.1% | 543 | 49.5% | 574 | 49.7% | 555 | 50.8% | 538 | 47.4% | 493 | 46.5% | 512 | 47.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 14 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.1% | 14 | 1.2% | 17 | 1.6% | 18 | 1.6% | 19 | 1.8% | 17 | 1.6% |
Hispanic: | 1,020 | 97.5% | 1,067 | 97.3% | 1,122 | 97.1% | 1,060 | 97.1% | 1,088 | 95.9% | 1,011 | 95.4% | 1,031 | 95.3% |
Black: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.4% |
White: | 11 | 1.1% | 16 | 1.5% | 19 | 1.6% | 14 | 1.3% | 25 | 2.2% | 26 | 2.5% | 30 | 2.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 912 | 87.2% | 925 | 84.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.21 | 16.06 | 15.86 | 14.37 | 15.27 | 13.90 | 14.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 69% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 66% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 62% | 75% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 57% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 63% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 65% | 71% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 64% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 67% | 77% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 64% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 65% | 70% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 67% | 76% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 68% | 77% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 69% | 80% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 75% | 84% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 59% | 70% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 68% | 75% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 47% | 59% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 53% | 63% |
STAAR EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 74% | 83% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 69% | 78% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 68% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 62% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 72% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 74% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 76% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 79% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 82% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 80% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 79% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 79% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 85% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 86% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 83% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 60% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 57% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 64% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 69% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 73% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 80% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 81% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 79% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 74% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 72% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 78% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 79% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 79% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 80% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 96% | 91% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 88% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 97% | 90% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 98% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 96% | 93% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 54% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 54% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 63% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 72% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 81% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 91% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 85% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 84% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 78% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 77% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96% | 88% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 97% | 92% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96% | 93% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 97% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 90% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 61% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 64% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 65% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 72% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 78% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 77% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 85% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 83% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 87% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 97% | 94% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 77.6% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 22.4% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 13.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 86.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $47,439.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $39,896.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,610.0 |
* Vela Middle Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.