GENERAL MARSHALL MIDDLE

Set in AUSTIN, Texas, GENERAL MARSHALL MIDDLE is a compact 6-8 campus, one of the schools within AUSTIN ISD. It educates 431 students across grades 6 through 7. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 33% smaller than typical.

GENERAL MARSHALL MIDDLE is one of 123 schools operated by AUSTIN ISD, a district that hosts 72,272 students overall.

In terms of who attends, GENERAL MARSHALL MIDDLE lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 22% White, 20% Black, 2% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

On the resource side, On paper, GENERAL MARSHALL MIDDLE has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Travis County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, GENERAL MARSHALL MIDDLE sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 45.9%; actual is 27.5%, a gap of -18.4 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Travis County put median household income runs about $99,611, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Travis County's 333 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students), GENERAL MARSHALL MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is BLANTON EL, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GENERAL MARSHALL MIDDLE ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 34.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

On the community side, members of the GENERAL MARSHALL MIDDLE community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.