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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
1808 WIMBERLY RD, AMARILLO, TX 79109 · (806) 326-3000 · Potter County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL708 STUDENTS
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +7.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 7 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 6 points.
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
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
708
-118 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 17.3:1
% White
41%
was 45%
% Hispanic
41%
was 37%
% Black
9%
was 10%
% Asian
3%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for AUSTIN MIDDLE typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 H SHigh · 2,176 students
- AMARILLO H SHigh · 2,161 students
- CAPROCK H SHigh · 2,058 students
- PALO DURO H SHigh · 1,949 students
- BONHAM MIDDLEMiddle · 892 students
- CROCKETT MIDDLEMiddle · 823 students
Other schools in AMARILLO
- TASCOSA H SHigh · 2,176 students
- AMARILLO H SHigh · 2,161 students
- CAPROCK H SHigh · 2,058 students
- PALO DURO H SHigh · 1,949 students
- WEST PLAINS H SHigh · 1,221 students
- RANDALL H SHigh · 1,126 students
Nearby schools
- CORONADO EL0.5 mi · 435
- WOLFLIN EL0.7 mi · 326
- BIVINS EL0.9 mi · 415
- LAMAR EL0.9 mi · 281
- TASCOSA H S1.3 mi · 2,176
- LANDERGIN EL1.3 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About AUSTIN MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at AUSTIN MIDDLE?
AUSTIN MIDDLE enrolls approximately 708 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does AUSTIN MIDDLE serve?
AUSTIN MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at AUSTIN MIDDLE?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at AUSTIN MIDDLE.
What is the student diversity at AUSTIN MIDDLE?
Student demographics at AUSTIN MIDDLE are roughly 41% White, 41% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is AUSTIN MIDDLE in?
AUSTIN MIDDLE is part of AMARILLO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.