O HENRY MIDDLE

O HENRY MIDDLE is an intermediate school of reasonably sized scale in AUSTIN, Texas, run under AUSTIN ISD, enrolling 686 students in grades 6 through 8.

O HENRY MIDDLE is one of 123 schools operated by AUSTIN ISD, a district that caters to 72,272 students overall.

On the student-mix side, O HENRY MIDDLE shows that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 38% Hispanic, 6% Black. Compared to Travis County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Travis County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, O HENRY MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.1%.

Around the school, Travis County reports that median household income runs about $99,611, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Travis County runs 333 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students), of which O HENRY MIDDLE is one.

AUSTIN H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts O HENRY MIDDLE at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 68.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 20%: 862 students in 2018 compared to 686 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.