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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the SMALL MIDDLE administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,253
Middle
DISTRICT 682 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894008390
SMALL MIDDLE
4801 MONTEREY OAKS BLVD, AUSTIN, TX 78749 · (512) 841-6700 · Travis County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,253 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
310 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
71.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +45.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
59.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +43.0pp 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 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 45 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 43 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
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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
1,253
+22 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 16.0:1
% White
47%
was 46%
% Hispanic
41%
was 42%
% Black
3%
was 4%
% Asian
3%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SMALL MIDDLE
SMALL MIDDLE is a heavily attended 6-8 campus in AUSTIN, Texas, one of the schools within AUSTIN ISD. The school instructs 1,253 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 95% larger than typical.
Within AUSTIN ISD, which oversees 123 schools and 72,272 students, SMALL MIDDLE is one campus in the system.
Demographically, SMALL MIDDLE lists that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 41% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Black.
Looking at school resources, On paper, SMALL MIDDLE has 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting SMALL MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Travis County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SMALL MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.1%; this one delivers 62.4%.
In the surrounding community, census data for Travis County shows median household earnings sit near $99,611, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. SMALL MIDDLE is one of 333 public schools in Travis County (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students).
Nearest neighbor: PATTON EL, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SMALL MIDDLE comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 50.3%.
The campus sits in a downtown setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 1,231 students in 2018 compared to 1,253 in 2025.
On this page, the feed for SMALL MIDDLE typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. 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
- PATTON EL0.3 mi · 737
- OAK HILL EL1.1 mi · 617
- COVINGTON MIDDLE1.5 mi · 632
- BOONE EL2.1 mi · 428
- SUNSET VALLEY EL2.1 mi · 441
- CUNNINGHAM EL2.7 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About SMALL MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at SMALL MIDDLE?
SMALL MIDDLE enrolls approximately 1,253 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does SMALL MIDDLE serve?
SMALL MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does SMALL MIDDLE have?
SMALL MIDDLE employs 75 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the student diversity at SMALL MIDDLE?
Student demographics at SMALL MIDDLE are roughly 47% White, 41% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is SMALL MIDDLE public or private?
SMALL MIDDLE 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.