Vela Middle School

  • Middle school or junior high school in Brownsville ISD
  • Brownsville, TX
  • 6th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Brownsville ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Total students

639

Avg. teacher experience

17 years

Brownsville ISD: 15.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Brownsville ISD: 94.1%

Statewide: 90%

Vela Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Brownsville, TX, in the Brownsville ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 639 students. 55.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 23.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,405, which is $1,518 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 17 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.bisd.us/vela/

Address

4905 Paredes Line Rd
Brownsville, TX 78521-5837

Office phone number

(956) 548-7770

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Vela Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

639

African American

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

7 (1.1%)

Brownsville ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

627 (98.1%)

Brownsville ISD: 98.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

5 (0.8%)

Brownsville ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

1.1%

Hispanic

98.1%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

0.8%

Two or more races

0%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

55.6 %

Brownsville ISD: 76.1%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

79.3 %

Brownsville ISD: 89.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

23.6 %

Brownsville ISD: 38%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

55.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

79.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

23.6%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

23.6 %

Brownsville ISD: 37.5%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

12.7 %

Brownsville ISD: 10.6%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

18 %

Brownsville ISD: 15%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

23.6%

Gifted and talented

12.7%

Special education

18.0%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Brownsville ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Brownsville ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Brownsville ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Brownsville ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

3.1 %

Brownsville ISD: 9.2%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Brownsville ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Brownsville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Brownsville ISD: 4.7%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

3.2 %

Brownsville ISD: 9.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Brownsville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Brownsville ISD: 10.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Brownsville ISD: 10%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

51.4

African American

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (1.9%)

Brownsville ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

42.4 (82.5%)

Brownsville ISD: 91.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0.8 (1.6%)

Brownsville ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

7.2 (14%)

Brownsville ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

40.5 (78.7%)

Brownsville ISD: 78.9%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

10.9 (21.3%)

Brownsville ISD: 19%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Brownsville ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

12.4

Brownsville ISD: 14.4

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

17 years

Brownsville ISD: 15.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$60,405

Brownsville ISD: $61,814

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$49,528

Brownsville ISD: $56,343

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$52,925

Brownsville ISD: $54,759

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$60,261

Brownsville ISD: $56,671

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$58,466

Brownsville ISD: $61,043

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$64,659

Brownsville ISD: $67,995

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$68,183

Brownsville ISD: $74,873

Statewide: $71,111

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