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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Austin, Texas

40 public middle schools in Austin, Texas appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Hill Country Middle School leads the list at 90.0%, against a median of 46.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Austin, Texas

Top % Proficient (Reading)

90.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

46.5%

BEST IN READING · AUSTIN, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	Hill Country Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	EANES ISD	Middle	946	90.0%	no change
2	West Ridge Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	EANES ISD	Middle	886	88.0%	no change
3	Canyon Vista Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	ROUND ROCK ISD	Middle	1,295	88.0%	no change
4	Kealing Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Middle	1,196	86.0%	▲ 4
5	Gorzycki Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Middle	1,305	86.0%	▼ 1
6	Cedar Valley Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	ROUND ROCK ISD	Middle	1,306	86.0%	▲ 1
7	Canyon Ridge Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	LEANDER ISD	Middle	964	85.0%	▼ 1
8	Bee Cave Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	LAKE TRAVIS ISD	Middle	861	84.0%	▼ 3
9	Sycamore Springs Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD	Middle	1,043	81.0%	no change
10	Lamar Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Middle	1,109	81.0%	no change
11	Noel Grisham Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	ROUND ROCK ISD	Middle	615	77.0%	▲ 3
12	Small Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Middle	1,253	74.0%	no change
13	Hudson Bend Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	LAKE TRAVIS ISD	Middle	806	72.0%	▲ 2
14	Murchison Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Middle	1,209	71.0%	▼ 1
15	O Henry Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Middle	686	69.0%	▲ 1
16	Four Points Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	LEANDER ISD	Middle	581	67.0%	▼ 5
17	Covington Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Middle	632	60.0%	no change
18	Bailey Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Middle	785	59.0%	no change
19	Deerpark Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	ROUND ROCK ISD	Middle	916	52.0%	no change
20	Lively Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Middle	910	48.0%	no change
21	KIPP Austin College Prep	AUSTIN, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	465	45.0%	▲ 4
22	Sadler Means Ywla	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Middle	278	45.0%	▲ 6
23	Dessau Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	PFLUGERVILLE ISD	Middle	596	45.0%	no change
24	KIPP Paseo Preparatory School	AUSTIN, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	436	43.0%	▼ 2
25	General Marshall Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Middle	431	43.0%	▼ 1
26	Westview Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	PFLUGERVILLE ISD	Middle	770	40.0%	▲ 5
27	Garcia Ymla	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Middle	255	39.0%	▲ 3
28	KIPP Austin Beacon Prep	AUSTIN, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	393	36.0%	▲ 6
29	Austin Achieve Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ACHIEVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	669	34.0%	▼ 2
30	John P Ojeda Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	DEL VALLE ISD	Middle	759	34.0%	▼ 1
31	Dailey Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	DEL VALLE ISD	Middle	767	34.0%	▼ 5
32	Bedichek Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Middle	671	32.0%	▲ 3
33	Mendez Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Middle	199	32.0%	▼ 12
34	KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters	AUSTIN, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	388	30.0%	▼ 2
35	Dobie Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Middle	512	30.0%	▲ 3
36	Paredes Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Middle	635	30.0%	▼ 3
37	Burnet Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Middle	821	23.0%	▲ 3
38	Martin Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Middle	247	22.0%	▲ 1
39	Webb Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Middle	502	21.0%	▼ 2
40	Decker Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	MANOR ISD	Middle	606	19.0%	▼ 4

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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