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Enrollment
512
Middle
DISTRICT 682 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894000313
Dobie Middle School
1200 E RUNDBERG LN, AUSTIN, TX 78753 · (512) 414-3270 · Travis County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
478 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 160 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 164 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 188 | 37% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
30.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
13.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 18.0% | 22.0% | 48.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 8.0% | 25.0% | 62.0% |
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 | 30.0% | 13.0% |
| 2024-25 | 21.0% | 7.0% |
| 2023-24 | 14.0% | 6.0% |
| 2022-23 | 13.0% | 4.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.0% | 5.0% |
| 2020-21 | 11.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
11.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% 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 Dobie Middle School
Dobie Middle School's state test result (11.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dobie Middle School this school | 512 | 93.4% | 11.0% |
| Kirkpatrick Middle School FORT WORTH | 485 | 95.1% | 28.8% |
| South Houston Intermediate School SO HOUSTON | 509 | 91.4% | 37.8% |
| Rick Schneider Middle School HOUSTON | 500 | 92.8% | 39.5% |
| Webb Middle School AUSTIN | 502 | 98.0% | 16.1% |
| Park View Intermediate School PASADENA | 532 | 89.5% | 43.0% |
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 Dobie Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #1,634 of 1,635 | #41 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #1,651 of 1,670 ▲ 16 | #46 of 48 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,637 of 1,670 ▲ 25 | #43 of 48 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #606 of 1,570 | #18 of 47 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #1,073 of 1,749 | #35 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #669 of 1,542 | #19 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.5% | #1,182 of 1,543 | #36 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.4% | #151 of 1,648 | #5 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #577 of 942 | #28 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
512
-137 (-21%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 960
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
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 | 512 | 36 | 14.2:1 | 93% (478) |
| 2023-24 | 544 | 38.4 | 14.2:1 | 87% (471) |
| 2022-23 | 618 | 40.2 | 15.4:1 | 96% (595) |
| 2020-21 | 649 | 52 | 12.5:1 | 98% (633) |
| 2017-18 | 579 | 49.4 | 11.7:1 | 92% (534) |
| 2015-16 | 634 | 53 | 12.0:1 | 91% (579) |
| 2010-11 | 615 | 47 | 13.1:1 | 96% (589) |
| 2000-01 | 936 | 58 | 16.1:1 | 67% (625) |
| 1990-91 | 960 | 47 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dobie Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (579 to 512); teachers down 27% (49.4 to 36).
About Dobie Middle School
Students in AUSTIN, Texas, attend Dobie Middle School, a small middle school. There are 512 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 20% below the 643-student average for middle schools in Texas.
Dobie Middle School is a school in AUSTIN ISD. The district has 123 schools and 72,272 students.
By race and ethnicity, Dobie Middle School is 81% Hispanic. Other groups include 9% Black, 5% White, and 4% Asian. The county population is about 33% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 32, compared with 70 nationally.
Dobie Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1, with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The school has 93% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Travis County is 54%.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Dobie Middle School is among the bottom 10% of schools in Texas. Predicted: 33.8%. Actual: 11.0%.
The school is in Travis County, where median household income comes to about $99,611, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Travis County counts 333 public schools with about 191,706 students.
Dobie Middle School is about 0.4 miles from Harmony Science Academy - Austin, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Dobie Middle School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased by 21% across 4 years, from 649 in 2020-21 to 512 in 2024-25. The ratio was 12.5:1 in 2020-21 and 14.2:1 in 2024-25.
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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 AUSTIN ISD
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Akins Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,421 students
- Austin High SchoolHigh · 2,323 students
- Anderson High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- McCallum High SchoolHigh · 1,897 students
- Navarro Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,633 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
- Harmony Science Academy - Austin0.4 mi · 754
- IDEA Rundberg College Preparatory0.7 mi · 790
- IDEA Rundberg Academy0.7 mi · 694
- Hart Elementary School1.0 mi · 577
- Guerrero Thompson1.0 mi · 548
- Cedars International Academy1.0 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About Dobie Middle SchoolHow many students attend Dobie Middle School?
Dobie Middle School enrolls approximately 512 students in grades 06-08.
Is Dobie Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dobie Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Dobie Middle School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Dobie Middle School.
How diverse is Dobie Middle School?
Dobie Middle School reports a student body of 5% White, 81% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Dobie Middle School?
Dobie Middle School is overseen by AUSTIN ISD in Travis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.