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If you could change one rule at O HENRY MIDDLE, what would it be?
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Enrollment
686
Middle
DISTRICT 682 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894000338
O Henry Middle School
2610 W 10TH ST, AUSTIN, TX 78703 · (512) 414-3229 · Travis County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL686 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
204 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 | 205 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 234 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 247 | 36% |
Student demographics
58%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
69.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +35.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 35 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 44.0% | 25.0% | 18.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 26.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% | 21.0% |
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 | 69.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 O Henry Middle School
O Henry Middle School's state test result (52.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| O Henry Middle School this school | 686 | 29.7% | 52.5% |
| West Plains Junior High School AMARILLO | 630 | 28.1% | 61.0% |
| Parkhill Junior High School DALLAS | 650 | 32.3% | 53.6% |
| Church Hill Middle School NEW BRAUNFELS | 780 | 28.3% | 60.2% |
| Greenways Intermediate School AMARILLO | 629 | 33.5% | 56.8% |
| Lubbock-Cooper Middle School LUBBOCK | 901 | 31.3% | 51.5% |
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 O Henry Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #433 of 1,635 | #13 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #481 of 1,670 ▲ 21 | #18 of 48 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #294 of 1,670 ▲ 64 | #16 of 48 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +28.0pp | #94 of 1,570 | #4 of 47 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 686 | #775 of 1,749 | #25 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,117 of 1,542 | #31 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #582 of 1,543 | #19 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.7% | #1,451 of 1,648 | #31 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.4% | #325 of 942 | #16 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
686
-238 (-26%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 699
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 686 | 42.9 | 16.0:1 | 30% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 691 | 43 | 16.1:1 | 28% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 754 | 44.8 | 16.8:1 | 29% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 924 | 59 | 15.7:1 | 28% (258) |
| 2017-18 | 862 | 53.3 | 16.2:1 | 29% (248) |
| 2015-16 | 931 | 58 | 16.1:1 | 24% (221) |
| 2010-11 | 1,026 | 68 | 15.1:1 | 38% (395) |
| 2000-01 | 736 | 48 | 15.3:1 | 24% (180) |
| 1990-91 | 699 | 45 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for O Henry Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (862 to 686); teachers down 20% (53.3 to 42.9).
About O Henry Middle School
O Henry Middle School serves students in AUSTIN, Texas, as a medium-sized middle school. Enrolled students number 686 students, in grades 6 through 8.
Across its 123 schools, AUSTIN ISD enrolls 72,272 students. O Henry Middle School is one of those schools.
At O Henry Middle School, White students make up 52% of the student body. The remaining shares are 38% Hispanic and 6% Black. County-wide, about 55% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 58% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at O Henry Middle School is 42.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.0:1. This ratio sits 1.6 above the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 30%. The 54% average for public schools in Travis County is 24 points higher.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, O Henry Middle School would be expected to post about 61.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 52.5%.
O Henry Middle School is located in Travis County, where the median household income is $99,611, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. O Henry Middle School is one of 333 public schools in the county.
Austin High School is the public school closest to O Henry Middle School, about 0.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, O Henry Middle School is 5th of 5 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies O Henry Middle School's location as City: Large.
Enrollment is down 26% from 2020-21, when O Henry Middle School had 924 students, to 2024-25, when it had 686.
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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
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
- Austin High School0.9 mi · 2,323
- Mathews Elementary School0.9 mi · 366
- Casis Elementary School1.4 mi · 652
- Adult Transition Services1.9 mi · 22
- University of Texas at Austin High School1.9 mi · 1,056
- Bryker Woods Elementary School1.9 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About O Henry Middle SchoolHow many students attend O Henry Middle School?
O Henry Middle School enrolls approximately 686 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does O Henry Middle School serve?
O Henry Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at O Henry Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at O Henry Middle School is approximately 16.0:1 (43 FTE teachers).
How diverse is O Henry Middle School?
O Henry Middle School reports a student body of 52% White, 38% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees O Henry Middle School?
O Henry 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.