LEANDER MIDDLE

LEANDER MIDDLE, a mid-tier middle-grades school in LEANDER, Texas, run under LEANDER ISD, serves 873 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 36% larger than the state mean of about 643.

Across the 51 schools in LEANDER ISD (42,680 students total), LEANDER MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, LEANDER MIDDLE reports that the most-represented group is White (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 37% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 6% multiracial, 6% Black. By comparison, Williamson County as a whole is about 60% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 25% of students at LEANDER MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LEANDER MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.5%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Williamson County put median household income runs about $111,340, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Williamson County's 208 public schools (combined enrollment of about 126,147 students), LEANDER MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LEANDER VIRTUAL LEARNING ACADEMY, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LEANDER MIDDLE ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 46.1%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 15%: 1,024 students in 2018 compared to 873 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 51% to 41%. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.