Vela Middle
Brownsville, TX
PublicMiddle · Grades 6–8
Accountability rating
Texas Education Agency
B rating for 2025, with a score of 85.
| Measure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | B87 | B87 | B85 |
| Student achievement | C79 | B83 | C78 |
| School progress | A90 | A91 | B89 |
| Academic growth | C79 | C73 | D67 |
| Relative performance | A90 | A91 | B89 |
| Closing the gaps | B80 | C79 | C77 |
The overall score counts the better of student achievement and school progress for 70%, and closing the gaps for 30%. School progress is the better of its two parts.
Distinctions, 2025
- Earned
- ELA/reading, Mathematics, Social studies, Comparative closing the gaps, Postsecondary readiness
- Not earned
- Science, Comparative academic growth
Discipline
U.S. Department of Education
4.8% of students were suspended out of school at least once in 2023–24.
| Measure | 2021–22 | 2023–24 |
|---|---|---|
| Enrolled in the fall | 638 | 603 |
| Suspended out of school | 5.6% · 36 | 4.8% · 29 |
| Suspended in school | 15.8% · 101 | 10.3% · 62 |
| Expelled | 0.0% · 0 | 1.0% · 6 |
School Profile
Location
City, Midsize
Enrollment
601 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
Demographics
Hispanic/Latino96.8%
White1.7%
Black or African American0.3%
Asian1.2%
Two or More Races0.0%
American Indian or Alaska Native0.0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0.0%
Public school directory
NCES ID 481168000426
- District
- Brownsville Isd
- Status
- Open
- School category
- Regular School
- Charter
- No
- Virtual instruction
- Unknown
- Enrollment
- 601 students
- Teachers (FTE)
- 47.9
Sources
- NCES Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2023–24
- Texas A–F Accountability Ratings · Texas Education Agency · 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
- Civil Rights Data Collection · U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights · 2021–22, 2023–24