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How has KEALING MIDDLE changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,196
Middle
DISTRICT 682 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894006207
Kealing Middle School
1607 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, AUSTIN, TX 78702 · (512) 414-3214 · Travis County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,196 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
296 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 | 391 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 401 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 404 | 34% |
Student demographics
74%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
86.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +39.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
75.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 39 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 74.0% | 12.0% | 6.0% | 8.0% |
| Mathematics | 52.0% | 23.0% | 11.0% | 14.0% |
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 | 86.0% | 75.0% |
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 45.0% |
| 2020-21 | 47.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Kealing Middle School
Kealing Middle School's state test result (72.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kealing Middle School this school | 1,196 | 24.7% | 72.2% |
| Arbor Creek Middle School CARROLLTON | 940 | 24.5% | 58.4% |
| Lanier Middle School HOUSTON | 1,485 | 25.7% | 79.2% |
| Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle School LEANDER | 1,182 | 21.4% | 52.1% |
| Spillane Middle School CYPRESS | 1,436 | 30.9% | 72.3% |
| Running Brushy Middle School CEDAR PARK | 1,120 | 21.9% | 54.8% |
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 Kealing Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #74 of 1,635 | #4 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #81 of 1,670 ▲ 25 | #7 of 48 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #43 of 1,670 ▲ 13 | #5 of 48 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +26.5pp | #116 of 1,570 | #6 of 47 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,196 | #126 of 1,749 | #5 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #1,336 of 1,542 | #40 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.8% | #42 of 1,543 | #2 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.7% | #1,514 of 1,648 | #35 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #872 of 942 | #35 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
1,196
-84 (-7%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 950
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 1,196 | 69.5 | 17.2:1 | 25% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 1,247 | 76.4 | 16.3:1 | 27% (335) |
| 2022-23 | 1,255 | 69.3 | 18.1:1 | 30% (371) |
| 2020-21 | 1,280 | 85 | 15.1:1 | 35% (450) |
| 2017-18 | 1,223 | 85.9 | 14.2:1 | 31% (381) |
| 2015-16 | 1,203 | 81 | 14.8:1 | 31% (367) |
| 2010-11 | 1,225 | 89 | 13.8:1 | 42% (515) |
| 2000-01 | 1,062 | 69 | 15.4:1 | 37% (388) |
| 1990-91 | 950 | 47 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kealing Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,223 to 1,196); teachers down 19% (85.9 to 69.5).
About Kealing Middle School
Kealing Middle School is a large middle school in AUSTIN, Texas. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 1,196 students. That compares with an average of about 643 students for middle schools in Texas.
AUSTIN ISD enrolls 72,272 students, and its 123 schools include Kealing Middle School.
The largest group at Kealing Middle School is White students, at 36%. The remaining students are 29% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 8% Black. Census figures show Travis County is about 55% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Kealing Middle School scores 74%.
Kealing Middle School has 69.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.2:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 25% at Kealing Middle School. That is lower than the 54% average for public schools in Travis County.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 72.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 63.1%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Travis County show that the median household earns about $99,611 a year, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Travis County, 333 public schools serve about 191,706 students.
Blackshear Elementary School is about 0.3 miles from Kealing Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Kealing Middle School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased 7% over 4 years, reaching 1,196 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.1:1 to 17.2:1.
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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
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- Eastside Early College High School0.8 mi · 663
- University of Texas El Charter School0.8 mi · 304
Frequently asked questions
About Kealing Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kealing Middle School?
Kealing Middle School enrolls approximately 1,196 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Kealing Middle School serve?
Kealing Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Kealing Middle School?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Kealing Middle School.
How diverse is Kealing Middle School?
Kealing Middle School reports a student body of 36% White, 29% Hispanic, 8% Black, 19% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Kealing Middle School public or private?
Kealing Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by AUSTIN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.