DECKER MIDDLE

Located at 8104 DECKER LN, in AUSTIN, Texas, DECKER MIDDLE is a mid-sized junior high that instructs 606 students (grades 6 through 8), run under MANOR ISD.

MANOR ISD comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 10,321 students; DECKER MIDDLE is among them.

Looking at the student body, DECKER MIDDLE records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%. Beyond that, the school lists 19% Black, 6% Asian, 5% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

On the resource side, DECKER MIDDLE lists 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting DECKER MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Travis County's rate of about 54%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), DECKER MIDDLE is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 38.4%; DECKER MIDDLE posts 14.5%, -23.9 points below that line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Travis County put the typical household earns roughly $99,611 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Travis County runs 333 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students), of which DECKER MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is DECKER EL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DECKER MIDDLE at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 22.9%.

DECKER MIDDLE operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DECKER MIDDLE has shrank 19%, going from 750 students in 2018 to 606 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

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