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What's the one class at AUSTIN MIDDLE every student should take?
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Enrollment
716
Middle
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVING ISD·NCES 482442002737
Austin Middle School
825 E UNION BOWER RD, IRVING, TX 75061 · (972) 600-3100 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL716 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
649 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 242 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 248 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 226 | 32% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
36.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 21.0% | 25.0% | 39.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 40.0% |
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 | 36.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 (32.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Middle School this school | 716 | 90.6% | 32.5% |
| Landrum Middle School HOUSTON | 698 | 91.0% | 28.1% |
| Memorial Middle School HARLINGEN | 705 | 89.2% | 47.1% |
| Riverside Middle School FORT WORTH | 739 | 93.4% | 24.6% |
| Julius L Matthey Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 656 | 88.7% | 45.2% |
| Southmore Intermediate School PASADENA | 673 | 93.3% | 36.9% |
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 Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #1,297 of 1,635 | #82 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,108 of 1,670 ▲ 151 | #75 of 123 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,559 of 1,670 ▼ 169 | #111 of 123 ▼ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #957 of 1,570 | #52 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 716 | #717 of 1,749 | #52 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #722 of 1,542 | #48 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.5% | #1,309 of 1,543 | #111 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.6% | #231 of 1,648 | #41 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.8% | #172 of 942 | #29 of 80 |
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
716
-246 (-26%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 874
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 716 | 49.6 | 14.4:1 | 91% (649) |
| 2023-24 | 789 | 57 | 13.8:1 | 89% (699) |
| 2022-23 | 844 | 58.7 | 14.4:1 | 92% (774) |
| 2020-21 | 962 | 63 | 15.3:1 | 97% (936) |
| 2017-18 | 992 | 71.5 | 13.9:1 | 87% (861) |
| 2015-16 | 1,042 | 78 | 13.4:1 | 89% (929) |
| 2010-11 | 919 | 71 | 12.9:1 | 91% (838) |
| 2000-01 | 1,102 | 82 | 13.4:1 | 72% (794) |
| 1990-91 | 874 | 50 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Austin Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (992 to 716); teachers down 31% (71.5 to 49.6).
About Austin Middle School
Among the schools in IRVING, Texas, is Austin Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. There are 716 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8.
IRVING ISD counts 37 schools and 31,918 students, including Austin Middle School.
By race and ethnicity, Austin Middle School is 90% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 4% White and 3% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 49 points above the 41% share among Dallas County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 19%.
Teacher count: 49.6 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.4:1. The ratio is within a point of the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Roughly 91% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Dallas County, the average eligibility rate is 77%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Austin Middle School is 2.5 points below its prediction. Actual: 32.5%. Predicted: 35.0%.
For the population of Dallas County, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Austin Middle School shares Dallas County with 770 other public schools.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Good Elementary School, is the closest to Austin Middle School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Austin Middle School. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Austin Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Austin Middle School as City: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 26%.
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Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in IRVING ISD
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 2,484 students
- Irving High SchoolHigh · 2,390 students
- Nimitz High SchoolHigh · 2,343 students
- Jack E Singley AcademyHigh · 1,697 students
- Brandenburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 947 students
- Travis Middle SchoolMiddle · 936 students
Other schools in IRVING
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 2,484 students
- Irving High SchoolHigh · 2,390 students
- Nimitz High SchoolHigh · 2,343 students
- Jack E Singley AcademyHigh · 1,697 students
- Brandenburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 947 students
- Great Hearts Irving UpperHigh · 937 students
Other Austin Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 3 states are named Austin Middle. Austin Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Austin Middle SchoolSAN JUAN, TX · 833 students
- Austin Middle SchoolAMARILLO, TX · 708 students
- Austin Middle SchoolGALVESTON, TX · 392 students
- Austin Middle SchoolDecatur, AL · 727 students
- Austin Middle SchoolAustin, IN · 254 students
Nearby schools
- Good Elementary School0.3 mi · 729
- Pierce Early Childhood0.4 mi · 262
- Barbara Cardwell Career Preparatory Center0.5 mi · 247
- Gilbert F M Elementary School0.6 mi · 748
- Keyes Elementary School0.7 mi · 691
- Irving High School0.8 mi · 2,390
Frequently asked questions
About Austin Middle SchoolHow large is Austin Middle School?
Austin Middle School enrolls approximately 716 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Austin Middle School serve?
Austin Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Austin Middle School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Austin Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Austin Middle School?
Student demographics at Austin Middle School are roughly 4% White, 90% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Austin Middle School public or private?
Austin Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by IRVING ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.