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CANYON VISTA MIDDLE
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About CANYON VISTA MIDDLE
CANYON VISTA MIDDLE is a high-enrollment 6-8 campus in AUSTIN, Texas, run under ROUND ROCK ISD. The school enrolls 1,295 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so CANYON VISTA MIDDLE sits 101% above that benchmark.
CANYON VISTA MIDDLE is one of 58 schools operated by ROUND ROCK ISD, a district that caters to 46,954 students overall.
In terms of who attends, CANYON VISTA MIDDLE lists that the largest single group is Asian at 44%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 34% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Travis County as a whole is about 8% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, CANYON VISTA MIDDLE has 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting CANYON VISTA MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 9% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Travis County (around 54%), the school's rate is south of typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CANYON VISTA MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 83.5%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Travis County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $99,611 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. CANYON VISTA MIDDLE is one of 333 public schools in Travis County (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students).
Nearest neighbor: LAUREL MOUNTAIN EL, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CANYON VISTA MIDDLE. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CANYON VISTA MIDDLE ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 63.8%.
The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CANYON VISTA MIDDLE has ticked down 4%, going from 1,347 students in 2018 to 1,295 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 41% to 34% across the same window.
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