Enrollment
278
Middle
DISTRICT 682 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894013132
Sadler Means Ywla
6401 N HAMPTON DR, AUSTIN, TX 78723 · (512) 414-3234 · Travis County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Texas public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
225 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 71 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 102 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 105 | 38% |
Student demographics
47%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
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 25.0% | 22.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 31.0% | 30.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 18.0% | 14.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 18.0% |
| 2020-21 | 15.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
18.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Sadler Means Ywla
Sadler Means Ywla's state test result (18.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sadler Means Ywla this school | 278 | 80.9% | 18.6% |
| Iltexas North Richland Hills Middle School N RICHLAND HILLS | 350 | 77.7% | 30.6% |
| Young Womens Leadership Academy HOUSTON | 355 | 79.2% | 69.5% |
| Rice JH ALTAIR | 282 | 76.6% | 25.6% |
| Hempstead Middle School HEMPSTEAD | 300 | 82.0% | 28.3% |
| Woodlake Hills College Preparatory 6th Grade SAN ANTONIO | 241 | 79.7% | N/A |
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 Sadler Means Ywla ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #1,607 of 1,635 | #35 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #783 of 1,670 ▲ 698 | #22 of 48 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,251 of 1,670 ▲ 239 | #27 of 48 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +28.0pp | #95 of 1,570 | #5 of 47 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #1,429 of 1,749 | #44 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #9 of 1,542 | #2 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.0% | #973 of 1,543 | #31 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.9% | #496 of 1,648 | #16 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.4% | #168 of 942 | #8 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
278
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 278 | 28.7 | 9.7:1 | 81% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 26.3 | 13.2:1 | 69% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 17.9 | 18.0:1 | 86% (277) |
| 2020-21 | 283 | 26 | 10.9:1 | 93% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 388 | 33.1 | 11.7:1 | 93% (359) |
| 2015-16 | 369 | 34 | 10.8:1 | 89% (328) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sadler Means Ywla.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (388 to 278); teachers down 13% (33.1 to 28.7).
About Sadler Means Ywla
Located in AUSTIN, Texas, Sadler Means Ywla is a small middle school. A federal count lists 278 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Texas is about 643, so this school runs 57% smaller than that.
The 123 schools of AUSTIN ISD, including Sadler Means Ywla, enroll 72,272 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Sadler Means Ywla, with 71% of enrollment. The school is also 16% Black, 6% White, and 5% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 33%. The school's diversity index is 47%, meaning two students picked at random have a 47% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.7:1. That is lower than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 81%. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in Travis County is 27 points.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Sadler Means Ywla receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Sadler Means Ywla is among the bottom 10% of schools in Texas. Predicted: 39.1%. Actual: 18.6%.
In Travis County (population about 1,330,015), the median household income is $99,611, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 333 public schools in Travis County, enrolling about 191,706 students in all.
Andrews Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Sadler Means Ywla holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 24.5% on proficiency, and Sadler Means Ywla is below that at 18.6%.
Locale data from NCES put Sadler Means Ywla inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
In 2020-21, Sadler Means Ywla enrolled 283; in 2024-25, 278. Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.9:1 in 2020-21, and 9.7:1 in 2024-25.
The Sadler Means Ywla community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Sadler Means YwlaHow large is Sadler Means Ywla?
Sadler Means Ywla enrolls approximately 278 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Sadler Means Ywla serve?
Sadler Means Ywla serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Sadler Means Ywla?
Approximately 9.7:1 students per teacher at Sadler Means Ywla.
How diverse is Sadler Means Ywla?
Sadler Means Ywla reports a student body of 6% White, 71% Hispanic, 16% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Sadler Means Ywla public or private?
Sadler Means Ywla is a public K-12 school, overseen by AUSTIN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.