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Enrollment
910
Middle
DISTRICT 682 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894000315
Lively Middle School
201 E MARY ST, AUSTIN, TX 78704 · (512) 414-3207 · Travis County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL910 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
598 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 | 310 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 285 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 315 | 35% |
Student demographics
49%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
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 20.0% | 22.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% | 36.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 18.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 16.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Lively Middle School
Lively Middle School's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lively Middle School this school | 910 | 65.7% | 39.1% |
| Alamo Junior High School MIDLAND | 786 | 64.1% | 28.8% |
| Eisenhower Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 951 | 66.7% | 33.3% |
| Jarrell Middle School JARRELL | 899 | 62.8% | 29.0% |
| Krueger Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 857 | 71.1% | 38.8% |
| Armando Chapa Middle School KYLE | 724 | 65.1% | 41.0% |
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 Lively Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #981 of 1,635 | #19 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #992 of 1,670 ▼ 53 | #25 of 48 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,118 of 1,670 ▼ 99 | #25 of 48 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.0pp | #310 of 1,570 | #12 of 47 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 910 | #385 of 1,749 | #10 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #798 of 1,542 | #24 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.3% | #914 of 1,543 | #29 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.7% | #815 of 1,648 | #22 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #668 of 942 | #29 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
910
-265 (-23%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 877
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 910 | 61.7 | 14.8:1 | 66% (598) |
| 2023-24 | 948 | 65.8 | 14.4:1 | 57% (536) |
| 2022-23 | 1,107 | 60.4 | 18.3:1 | 61% (670) |
| 2020-21 | 1,175 | 74 | 15.9:1 | 61% (718) |
| 2017-18 | 998 | 68.6 | 14.6:1 | 64% (641) |
| 2015-16 | 1,007 | 67 | 15.0:1 | 68% (684) |
| 2010-11 | 990 | 72 | 13.8:1 | 79% (787) |
| 2000-01 | 773 | 51 | 15.2:1 | 60% (462) |
| 1990-91 | 877 | 52 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lively Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (998 to 910); teachers down 10% (68.6 to 61.7).
About Lively Middle School
Lively Middle School is a mid-sized middle school that serves part of AUSTIN, Texas. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 910 students. The school is 42% bigger than the average for middle schools in Texas.
Within AUSTIN ISD, Lively Middle School is one of 123 schools. The district enrolls 72,272 students.
The largest group at Lively Middle School is Hispanic students, at 68%. Other students are 19% White, 6% Black, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Travis County residents are about 33% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lively Middle School scores 49%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.8:1. The school has 61.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Federal data show 66% of students (598) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 54% average for public schools in Travis County, the school's rate is higher.
Test results at Lively Middle School are 6.5 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (39.1% actual, 45.6% predicted).
In the wider Travis County area, the median household earns about $99,611 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Travis County, 333 public schools serve about 191,706 students.
Of the public schools around it, Lively Middle School is closest to Travis Hts Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Lively Middle School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 265 students, from 1,175 to 910. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.8:1, from 15.9:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Lively Middle School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Related schools
Other schools in AUSTIN ISD
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Akins Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,421 students
- Austin High SchoolHigh · 2,323 students
- Anderson High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- McCallum High SchoolHigh · 1,897 students
- Navarro Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,633 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- Lake Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,569 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 2,858 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,854 students
- McNeil High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Vandegrift High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
Nearby schools
- Travis Hts Elementary School0.3 mi · 469
- Travis Co J J Alternative Education Program0.6 mi · 1
- Travis Co J J Alternative Education Program0.6 mi · 1
- Leadership Academy0.6 mi · 23
- Travis County J J Alternative Education Program0.6 mi · 7
- Travis County Juvenile Detention Center0.6 mi · 30
Frequently asked questions
About Lively Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lively Middle School?
Lively Middle School enrolls approximately 910 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Lively Middle School serve?
Lively Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lively Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lively Middle School is approximately 14.8:1 (62 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lively Middle School?
Student demographics at Lively Middle School are roughly 19% White, 68% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Lively Middle School in?
Lively Middle School is part of AUSTIN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.