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John P Ojeda Middle School

4900 MCKINNEY FALLS PKWY, AUSTIN, TX 78744 · (512) 386-3500 · Travis County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL759 STUDENTS
Enrollment
759
Middle
DISTRICT 807 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
688 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 624032%
Grade 726335%
Grade 825634%
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
182%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
67188%
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
476%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
91%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
122%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
41455%
Female
34545%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
34.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +7.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
20.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -4.0pp since 2020

What 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

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading14.0%20.0%22.0%44.0%
Mathematics5.0%15.0%25.0%55.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2634.0%20.0%
2024-2535.0%24.0%
2023-2429.0%19.0%
2022-2327.0%22.0%
2021-2233.0%21.0%
2020-2127.0%24.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 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.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
John P Ojeda Middle School this school75990.6%24.2%
Sam Houston Middle School
GARLAND
77589.8%30.5%
Burnet Middle School
AUSTIN
82192.4%17.5%
Landrum Middle School
HOUSTON
69891.0%28.1%
Austin Achieve Middle School
AUSTIN
66990.0%24.4%
Austin Middle School
IRVING
71690.6%32.5%
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 John P Ojeda Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn 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
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 2024-25
Enrollment
759
-79 (-9%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 815
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-257595513.8:191% (688)
2023-2478853.814.6:194% (737)
2022-2382150.716.2:194% (775)
2020-218386512.9:194% (791)
2017-1890667.813.4:186% (783)
2015-168867312.1:190% (799)
2010-118155415.1:188% (721)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John P Ojeda Middle School.

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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Travis County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
John P Ojeda Middle School
District
DEL VALLE ISD
Address
4900 MCKINNEY FALLS PKWY, AUSTIN, TX 78744
Phone
(512) 386-3500
County
Travis County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
759
Teachers (FTE)
55
Student–teacher ratio
13.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
688 (91%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
481662009527
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About John P Ojeda Middle School
How large is John P Ojeda Middle School?
John P Ojeda Middle School enrolls approximately 759 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does John P Ojeda Middle School serve?
John P Ojeda Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does John P Ojeda Middle School have?
John P Ojeda Middle School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at John P Ojeda Middle School?
Student demographics at John P Ojeda Middle School are roughly 2% White, 88% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is John P Ojeda Middle School public or private?
John P Ojeda Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DEL VALLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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