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John P Ojeda Middle School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 240 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 263 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 256 | 34% |
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 7 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 20.0% | 22.0% | 44.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 15.0% | 25.0% | 55.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 34.0% | 20.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 24.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like John P Ojeda Middle School
John P Ojeda Middle School's state test result (24.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John P Ojeda Middle School this school | 759 | 90.6% | 24.2% |
| Sam Houston Middle School GARLAND | 775 | 89.8% | 30.5% |
| Burnet Middle School AUSTIN | 821 | 92.4% | 17.5% |
| Landrum Middle School HOUSTON | 698 | 91.0% | 28.1% |
| Austin Achieve Middle School AUSTIN | 669 | 90.0% | 24.4% |
| Austin Middle School IRVING | 716 | 90.6% | 32.5% |
Where John P Ojeda Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #1,535 of 1,635 | #30 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #1,616 of 1,670 ▼ 133 | #42 of 48 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #1,592 of 1,670 ▼ 81 | #36 of 48 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #1,229 of 1,570 | #38 of 47 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 759 | #643 of 1,749 | #23 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #537 of 1,542 | #15 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.4% | #1,288 of 1,543 | #42 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.6% | #230 of 1,648 | #10 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #453 of 942 | #21 of 36 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 759 | 55 | 13.8:1 | 91% (688) |
| 2023-24 | 788 | 53.8 | 14.6:1 | 94% (737) |
| 2022-23 | 821 | 50.7 | 16.2:1 | 94% (775) |
| 2020-21 | 838 | 65 | 12.9:1 | 94% (791) |
| 2017-18 | 906 | 67.8 | 13.4:1 | 86% (783) |
| 2015-16 | 886 | 73 | 12.1:1 | 90% (799) |
| 2010-11 | 815 | 54 | 15.1:1 | 88% (721) |
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (906 to 759); teachers down 19% (67.8 to 55).
About John P Ojeda Middle School
Located in AUSTIN, Texas, John P Ojeda Middle School is a medium-sized middle school. Enrolled students number 759 students, in grades 6 through 8.
DEL VALLE ISD runs John P Ojeda Middle School along with 14 other schools, enrolling 11,715 students in total.
John P Ojeda Middle School's enrollment is 88% Hispanic. Next come 6% Black and 2% White. The county population is about 33% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 21%, meaning two students picked at random have a 21% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 55 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.8:1. That is close to the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The school's lunch program data list 91% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Travis County, the average is 54%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for John P Ojeda Middle School is 35.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 24.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Travis County, the median household income is $99,611, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Travis County has 333 public schools and roughly 191,706 students.
Of nearby public schools, Smith Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of John P Ojeda Middle School. Its average proficiency rate of 24.2% is below the 32.7% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
John P Ojeda Middle School's enrollment dropped from 838 in 2020-21 to 759 in 2024-25.
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