CANYON RIDGE MIDDLE

CANYON RIDGE MIDDLE is a 6-8 campus of mid-tier scale in AUSTIN, Texas, operated by LEANDER ISD, teacheing 964 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so CANYON RIDGE MIDDLE sits 50% bigger than that benchmark.

CANYON RIDGE MIDDLE is one of 51 schools operated by LEANDER ISD, a district that instructs 42,680 students overall.

Demographically, CANYON RIDGE MIDDLE lists that White students make up the majority at 58%. The remainder reads as 17% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Travis County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 4% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Travis County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CANYON RIDGE MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.0%; this one delivers 78.0%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Travis County shows median household income runs about $99,611, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. CANYON RIDGE MIDDLE is one of 333 public schools in Travis County (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students).

LAURA WELCH BUSH EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CANYON RIDGE MIDDLE ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 65.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CANYON RIDGE MIDDLE has declined 26%, going from 1,305 students in 2018 to 964 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 69% to 58% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.