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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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
68.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
57.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +40.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 40 points.
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
54.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
686
-176 (-20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.2:1
% White
52%
was 48%
% Hispanic
38%
was 40%
% Black
6%
was 5%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
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 H SHigh · 2,876 students
- AKINS EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,421 students
- AUSTIN H SHigh · 2,323 students
- ANDERSON H SHigh · 2,223 students
- MCCALLUM H SHigh · 1,897 students
- NAVARRO EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,633 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- LAKE TRAVIS H SHigh · 3,569 students
- BOWIE H SHigh · 2,876 students
- WESTWOOD H SHigh · 2,858 students
- WESTLAKE H SHigh · 2,854 students
- MCNEIL H SHigh · 2,660 students
- VANDEGRIFT H SHigh · 2,437 students
Nearby schools
- AUSTIN H S0.9 mi · 2,323
- MATHEWS EL0.9 mi · 366
- CASIS EL1.4 mi · 652
- ADULT TRANSITION SERVICES1.9 mi · 22
- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN H S1.9 mi · 1,056
- BRYKER WOODS EL1.9 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About O HENRY MIDDLEHow many students attend O HENRY MIDDLE?
O HENRY MIDDLE enrolls approximately 686 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does O HENRY MIDDLE serve?
O HENRY MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at O HENRY MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at O HENRY MIDDLE is approximately 16.0:1 (43 FTE teachers).
How diverse is O HENRY MIDDLE?
O HENRY MIDDLE reports a student body of 52% White, 38% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees O HENRY MIDDLE?
O HENRY MIDDLE is overseen by AUSTIN ISD in Travis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.