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Enrollment
1,209
Middle
DISTRICT 682 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894000336
Murchison Middle School
3700 N HILLS DR, AUSTIN, TX 78731 · (512) 414-3254 · Travis County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,209 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
324 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 | 404 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 394 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 411 | 34% |
Student demographics
62%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
71.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +41.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 41 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 50.0% | 21.0% | 14.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 29.0% | 37.0% | 18.0% | 16.0% |
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 | 71.0% | 66.0% |
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Murchison Middle School
Murchison Middle School's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murchison Middle School this school | 1,209 | 26.8% | 56.5% |
| Salyards Middle School CYPRESS | 1,413 | 23.9% | 71.8% |
| Victory Lakes Intermediate School LEAGUE CITY | 944 | 26.2% | 57.6% |
| Knox Junior High School THE WOODLANDS | 1,395 | 30.6% | 68.6% |
| Creekside Intermediate School LEAGUE CITY | 917 | 28.7% | 55.5% |
| Timberview Middle School FORT WORTH | 967 | 26.0% | 59.1% |
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 Murchison Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #318 of 1,635 | #11 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #186 of 1,670 ▲ 93 | #11 of 48 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #265 of 1,670 ▼ 25 | #15 of 48 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +26.0pp | #124 of 1,570 | #8 of 47 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,209 | #118 of 1,749 | #4 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #1,437 of 1,542 | #44 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #436 of 1,543 | #9 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.8% | #1,488 of 1,648 | #33 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #534 of 942 | #26 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
1,209
-37 (-3%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 1,091
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 1,209 | 66.5 | 18.2:1 | 27% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 1,218 | 67.9 | 17.9:1 | 28% (335) |
| 2022-23 | 1,237 | 63.5 | 19.5:1 | 27% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 1,246 | 87 | 14.3:1 | 24% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 1,392 | 89.9 | 15.5:1 | 21% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 1,365 | 88 | 15.5:1 | 25% (347) |
| 2010-11 | 1,274 | 86 | 14.8:1 | 27% (341) |
| 2000-01 | 1,236 | 74 | 16.7:1 | 12% (152) |
| 1990-91 | 1,091 | 59 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Murchison Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,392 to 1,209); teachers down 26% (89.9 to 66.5).
About Murchison Middle School
This page covers Murchison Middle School, a large middle school in AUSTIN, Texas. It enrolled 1,209 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 88% higher than the average for middle schools in Texas, which is about 643.
AUSTIN ISD runs Murchison Middle School along with 122 other schools, enrolling 72,272 students in total.
At 54%, White students outnumber all other groups at Murchison Middle School combined. Smaller groups are 27% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. The county population is about 55% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Murchison Middle School comes in at 62%.
The school employs the equivalent of 66.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 18.2:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, lower than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Murchison Middle School is 27%. On average, public schools in Travis County report 54%.
The model predicts 62.2% for a school in Texas with Murchison Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Murchison Middle School posts 56.5%.
Travis County has about 1,330,015 residents, and median household income is about $99,611, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 333 public schools in Travis County, with a combined enrollment of about 191,706.
The school nearest to Murchison Middle School is Doss Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Within five miles of Murchison Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 63.6%; Murchison Middle School's is 56.5%, ranking 7th of 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 1,209, 3% below the 1,246 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 14.3 to 18.2 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Murchison Middle School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Doss Elementary School0.3 mi · 930
- Gullett Elementary School0.9 mi · 544
- Rosedale1.3 mi · 179
- Anderson High School1.5 mi · 2,223
- Lamar Middle School1.6 mi · 1,109
- Highland Park Elementary School1.6 mi · 649
Frequently asked questions
About Murchison Middle SchoolHow large is Murchison Middle School?
Murchison Middle School enrolls approximately 1,209 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Murchison Middle School serve?
Murchison Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Murchison Middle School have?
Murchison Middle School employs 67 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Murchison Middle School?
Student demographics at Murchison Middle School are roughly 54% White, 27% Hispanic, 4% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Murchison Middle School?
Murchison Middle School is overseen by AUSTIN ISD in Travis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.