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Enrollment
606
Middle
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANOR ISD·NCES 482889011453
Decker Middle School
8104 DECKER LN, AUSTIN, TX 78724 · (512) 278-4630 · Travis County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
492 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 202 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 201 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 203 | 33% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
19.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +3.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
16.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 3 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 9.0% | 10.0% | 27.0% | 54.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 12.0% | 24.0% | 60.0% |
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 | 19.0% | 16.0% |
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 11.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
16.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Decker Middle School
Decker Middle School's state test result (16.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decker Middle School this school | 606 | 81.2% | 16.2% |
| Morris Middle School HOUSTON | 603 | 81.6% | 50.1% |
| Dessau Middle School AUSTIN | 596 | 80.4% | 28.8% |
| Manor Middle School MANOR | 565 | 79.6% | 15.5% |
| Beverly Hills Intermediate School HOUSTON | 802 | 79.7% | 46.7% |
| IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory FORT WORTH | 604 | 78.8% | 50.5% |
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 Decker Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.2% | #1,622 of 1,635 | #38 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #1,641 of 1,670 ▼ 26 | #45 of 48 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #1,669 of 1,670 ▼ 32 | #48 of 48 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #79 of 1,570 | #1 of 47 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #916 of 1,749 | #31 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #270 of 1,542 | #8 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #907 of 1,543 | #28 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.2% | #487 of 1,648 | #15 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #368 of 942 | #17 of 36 |
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
606
-46 (-7%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 634
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 606 | 48.1 | 12.6:1 | 81% (492) |
| 2023-24 | 589 | 47.7 | 12.4:1 | 75% (444) |
| 2022-23 | 606 | 49 | 12.4:1 | 80% (487) |
| 2020-21 | 652 | 52 | 12.5:1 | 88% (573) |
| 2017-18 | 750 | 47.8 | 15.7:1 | 77% (580) |
| 2015-16 | 855 | N/A | N/A | 79% (673) |
| 2010-11 | 634 | 46 | 13.8:1 | 84% (530) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Decker Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (750 to 606); teachers up 1% (47.8 to 48.1).
About Decker Middle School
A medium-sized middle school in AUSTIN, Texas, Decker Middle School is part of MANOR ISD. School enrollment was 606 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8.
MANOR ISD has 17 schools; together they serve 10,321 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Decker Middle School, at 68%. The next largest groups are 19% Black, 6% Asian, and 5% White. In Travis County overall, about 33% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 50% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1 at Decker Middle School, with 48.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, middle schools in Texas have 14.4:1, compared with 12.6:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 81% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Travis County report 54%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Decker Middle School ranks in the bottom 10% of Texas schools. It scores 16.2%; the prediction is 39.0%.
Decker Middle School is located in Travis County, where the median household income is $99,611, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Decker Middle School is one of 333 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Decker Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Decker Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Decker Middle School's average proficiency of 16.2% compares with 23.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Decker Middle School's enrollment dropped 7%, to 606.
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Travis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,330,015
Census ACS
Median income
$99,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
333
191,706 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MANOR ISD
- Manor High SchoolHigh · 2,422 students
- Manor New Technology Middle SchoolMiddle · 744 students
- Lagos Elementary SchoolElementary · 640 students
- Manor New Technology HighHigh · 640 students
- Shadowglen Elementary SchoolElementary · 639 students
- Blake Manor Elementary SchoolElementary · 573 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- Lake Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,569 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 2,858 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,854 students
- McNeil High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Vandegrift High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
Nearby schools
- Decker Elementary School0.3 mi · 366
- Overton Elementary School1.1 mi · 440
- Garcia Ymla1.3 mi · 255
- Jordan Elementary School1.6 mi · 492
- LBJ Early College High School2.1 mi · 734
- Magnolia Montessori for All2.2 mi · 470
Frequently asked questions
About Decker Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Decker Middle School?
Decker Middle School enrolls approximately 606 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Decker Middle School serve?
Decker Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Decker Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Decker Middle School is approximately 12.6:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Decker Middle School?
At Decker Middle School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 68% Hispanic, 19% Black, 6% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Decker Middle School public or private?
Decker Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MANOR ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.