AUSTIN MIDDLE

AUSTIN MIDDLE, a reasonably sized junior high in AMARILLO, Texas, operated by AMARILLO ISD, works with 708 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

AMARILLO ISD comprises 55 schools with combined enrollment of 29,321 students; AUSTIN MIDDLE is among them.

On the student-mix side, AUSTIN MIDDLE reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 41% White, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, AUSTIN MIDDLE has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, AUSTIN MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.3%, the actual is 42.7%, a residual of -0.6 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Potter County put median household income runs about $53,249, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Potter County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,501 students), of which AUSTIN MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: CORONADO EL, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts AUSTIN MIDDLE at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 45.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 14%: 826 students in 2018 compared to 708 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 45% to 41% across the same window.

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