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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at AUSTIN MIDDLE this year?
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Enrollment
708
Middle
DISTRICT 543 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMARILLO ISD·NCES 480813000143
Austin Middle School
1808 WIMBERLY RD, AMARILLO, TX 79109 · (806) 326-3000 · Potter County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL708 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of Texas public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
496 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 253 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 216 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 239 | 34% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 27.0% | 24.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% | 27.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 58.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 57.0% | 52.0% |
| 2020-21 | 47.0% | 47.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Austin Middle School
Austin Middle School's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Middle School this school | 708 | 70.1% | 40.8% |
| Piner Middle School SHERMAN | 831 | 68.0% | 37.2% |
| Kilgore Middle School KILGORE | 840 | 72.0% | 37.8% |
| Lynn Lucas Middle School WILLIS | 901 | 72.1% | 29.7% |
| Madisonville Junior High School MADISONVILLE | 530 | 67.7% | 50.6% |
| Alvin Junior High School ALVIN | 716 | 69.3% | 45.8% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Austin Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Potter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #900 of 1,635 | #8 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #781 of 1,670 ▲ 337 | #6 of 12 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #631 of 1,670 ▼ 19 | #3 of 12 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #110 of 1,570 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 708 | #732 of 1,749 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #1,421 of 1,542 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #336 of 1,543 | #2 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.1% | #711 of 1,648 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #503 of 942 | #5 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
708
-72 (-9%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 744
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 708 | 39.5 | 17.9:1 | 70% (496) |
| 2023-24 | 687 | 42.5 | 16.1:1 | 67% (462) |
| 2022-23 | 677 | 44.8 | 15.1:1 | 63% (428) |
| 2020-21 | 780 | 50 | 15.6:1 | 62% (484) |
| 2017-18 | 826 | 47.8 | 17.3:1 | 62% (514) |
| 2015-16 | 809 | 47 | 17.2:1 | 57% (460) |
| 2010-11 | 734 | 50 | 14.7:1 | 54% (399) |
| 2000-01 | 747 | 51 | 14.7:1 | 33% (243) |
| 1990-91 | 744 | 36 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Austin Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (826 to 708); teachers down 17% (47.8 to 39.5).
About Austin Middle School
Austin Middle School is a mid-sized middle school located in AMARILLO, Texas. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 708 students.
Across its 55 schools, AMARILLO ISD enrolls 29,321 students. Austin Middle School is one of those schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Austin Middle School is Hispanic, with 41% of students. Other groups include 41% White, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Potter County overall, the Hispanic share is about 39%. The diversity index for Austin Middle School is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Austin Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1, with 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas, this school's ratio is higher. The school has 70% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Austin Middle School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 37% of Texas public middle schools.
The model predicts 43.8% for a school in Texas with Austin Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Austin Middle School posts 40.8%.
Potter County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $53,249 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. There are 49 public schools in the county, enrolling about 21,501, Austin Middle School among them.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, Coronado Elementary School, is the closest to Austin Middle School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Austin Middle School is 6th of 7 on proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 780 (2020-21) to 708 (2024-25). There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.9:1) than in 2020-21 (15.6:1).
The discussion board for Austin Middle School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Potter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
115,975
Census ACS
Median income
$53,249
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
21,501 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AMARILLO ISD
- Tascosa High SchoolHigh · 2,176 students
- Amarillo High SchoolHigh · 2,161 students
- Caprock High SchoolHigh · 2,058 students
- Palo Duro High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Bonham Middle SchoolMiddle · 892 students
- Crockett Middle SchoolMiddle · 823 students
Other schools in AMARILLO
- Tascosa High SchoolHigh · 2,176 students
- Amarillo High SchoolHigh · 2,161 students
- Caprock High SchoolHigh · 2,058 students
- Palo Duro High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- West Plains High SchoolHigh · 1,221 students
- Randall High SchoolHigh · 1,126 students
Other Austin Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 3 states are named Austin Middle. Austin Middle School is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Austin Middle SchoolSAN JUAN, TX · 833 students
- Austin Middle SchoolIRVING, TX · 716 students
- Austin Middle SchoolGALVESTON, TX · 392 students
- Austin Middle SchoolDecatur, AL · 727 students
- Austin Middle SchoolAustin, IN · 254 students
Nearby schools
- Coronado Elementary School0.5 mi · 435
- Wolflin Elementary School0.7 mi · 326
- Bivins Elementary School0.9 mi · 415
- Lamar Elementary School0.9 mi · 281
- Tascosa High School1.3 mi · 2,176
- Landergin Elementary School1.3 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About Austin Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Austin Middle School?
Austin Middle School enrolls approximately 708 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Austin Middle School serve?
Austin Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Austin Middle School?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at Austin Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Austin Middle School?
Student demographics at Austin Middle School are roughly 41% White, 41% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Austin Middle School in?
Austin Middle School is part of AMARILLO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.