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Mendez Middle

Public, Charter Grades 7-8

1926^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 18% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Mendez Middle is a public charter middle school serving grades 7-8 in the Austin Independent School District (ISD), with 203 students. Despite its relatively small size, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Mendez Middle has high rates of economically disadvantaged students, with over 90% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Mendez Middle significantly underperforms compared to the Austin ISD and Texas state averages across all STAAR test subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 35.56% of 7th graders were proficient in reading, compared to 53.29% for Austin ISD and 51.69% for Texas. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 21.98% of 7th graders and 35.35% of 8th graders achieving proficiency. Mendez Middle also struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, ranking in the bottom quartile of Texas middle schools for African American, Hispanic, English Learner, and Special Education student groups.

The nearby middle schools in the Austin ISD, such as Small Middle, Covington Middle, and Kealing Middle, significantly outperform Mendez Middle across academic metrics. This suggests that Mendez Middle is an outlier within the district, struggling to provide the same level of educational quality. Additionally, Mendez Middle is located in close proximity to other high-needs schools, which may indicate systemic challenges in the local education system.

199

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,678

Per pupil spending ?

89.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5106 Village Sq Dr
Austin, TX 78744-4462

(512) 414-3284

District: Austin Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Mendez Middle:

Elementary:	Houston Elementary
	Langford Elementary
	Rodriguez Elementary
	Widen Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.9%

African American:

7.0%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (27% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Science scores 30 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg45%

Texas avg44%

1,926^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 18Middle Schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd)

578^th of 961Austin Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	1926 of 2344	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	2016 of 2372	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	1952 of 2330	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	2168 of 2254	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	2231 of 2252	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	2142 of 2193	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	2008 of 2080	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.1	1995 of 2027	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.1	1841 of 1987	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.2	1853 of 2043	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.6	1888 of 1987	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.2	1860 of 1973	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.5	1885 of 1951	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.5	1826 of 1895	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.3	1756 of 1803	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.6	1698 of 1763	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.8	1627 of 1718	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.1	1653 of 1684	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.9	1534 of 1585	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.0	1534 of 1582	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.3	1532 of 1573	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	116 of 997	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	17.3	1199 of 1280	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	964 of 1273	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	1245 of 1251	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	1201 of 1213	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	1172 of 1193	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	1076 of 1167	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	22.0	1948 of 2182	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	2092 of 2118	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	1987 of 2058	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	1930 of 2008	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	829 of 1428	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	804 of 1770	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.7	1195 of 1720	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1472 of 1643	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	1556 of 1592	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	1302 of 1445	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	1122 of 1376	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	1245 of 1825	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1901 of 2242	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	1877 of 2241	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	2129 of 2221	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	2135 of 2151	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	2022 of 2047	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	1970 of 2008	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	10.8	1404 of 1481	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	1452 of 1488	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.0	1493 of 1501	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	1417 of 1446	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	1383 of 1430	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	1235 of 1731	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	1462 of 2119	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	1725 of 2116	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	2003 of 2077	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	2026 of 2043	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	1898 of 1935	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1851 of 1895	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	1007 of 1820	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	1457 of 2235	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	1673 of 2251	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	2120 of 2220	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	2159 of 2172	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	2037 of 2073	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1982 of 2039	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	1331 of 1818	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	1493 of 2246	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.6	1908 of 2245	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	2167 of 2228	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	2154 of 2168	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	2032 of 2069	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	1973 of 2030	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	143 of 676	78.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	204 of 1568	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	89.5	60 of 1891	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	43.5	880 of 1815	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.5	1656 of 1757	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	1603 of 1712	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	1504 of 1626	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	1553 of 1597	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)88th percentile+71 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+69 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)79th percentile+61 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+9 vs school

At Risk (2022)11th percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)5th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading36%-18 vs state

Mathematics29%-10 vs state

Science16%-30 vs state

Social Studies14%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Mendez Middle	Public, Charter	7-8	5106 Village Sq Dr	Austin	78744	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-3284	199			89.9%	3 (1.5%)	14 (7.0%)	173 (86.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	23.5	1926^th of 2344 public middle schools	17.8%		20.8	2016^th of 2372 public middle schools	15.0%	90							35.6	36.7			22.0	35.4		16.2	14.3	$13,678
KIPP Austin Beacon Prep	Public, Charter	5-8	5107 S Ih 35 Frontage Rd	Austin	78744	Travis County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 651-1918	393	24	16.2	92.9%	8 (2.0%)	17 (4.3%)	364 (92.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17.4	2091^st of 2344 public middle schools	10.8%		10.8	2255^th of 2372 public middle schools	4.9%	164	0.0	50.5			31.5	29.4	28.3	33.9	17.8	14.1	17.2		14.9	27.7	14.3	$9,216
John P Ojeda Middle	Public	6-8	4900 McKinney Falls Pkwy	Austin	78744	Travis County	Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 386-3500	759	55	13.8	90.6%	18 (2.4%)	47 (6.2%)	671 (88.4%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.6%)	14.5	2157^th of 2344 public middle schools	8.0%		10.7	2258^th of 2372 public middle schools	4.8%	101		82.1				25.5	29.8	34.5		16.1	4.8	21.0		21.5	14.4	$10,111
KIPP Paseo Preparatory School	Public, Charter	6-10	6800 Metropolis Dr	Austin	78744	Travis County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 921-5707	436	27	16.1	91.1%	16 (3.7%)	20 (4.6%)	396 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33.3	1607^th of 2344 public middle schools	31.4%		33.2	1633^rd of 2372 public middle schools	31.2%	26		27.4	40.7	52.2		42.9	22.1	41.6		14.5	15.4			38.9	44.4	$9,025
Bedichek Middle	Public	6-8	6800 Bill Hughes Rd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-3265	671	48	13.9	84.2%	52 (7.7%)	47 (7.0%)	548 (81.7%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	15.9	2129^th of 2344 public middle schools	9.2%		15.6	2149^th of 2372 public middle schools	9.4%	20		32.4				25.3	25.4	30.3		4.0	0.0	35.4		26.6	10.6	$12,285
Ki Charter - Austin	Public, Charter	7-9	1407 W Stassney Ln	Austin	78745	Travis County	Ki Charter	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 705-9914	4	1	7.8		0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)	3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Lively Middle	Public	6-8	201 E Mary St	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-3207	910	62	14.7	65.7%	170 (18.7%)	59 (6.5%)	621 (68.2%)	32 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.0%)	37.3	1479^th of 2344 public middle schools	36.9%		39.4	1416^th of 2372 public middle schools	40.3%	63		80.1				43.6	39.7	52.8		18.4	1.6	40.8		39.5	30.6	$10,277
Paredes Middle	Public	6-8	10100 S Mary Moore Searight Dr	Austin	78748	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 841-6800	635	39	16.2	78.3%	40 (6.3%)	64 (10.1%)	503 (79.2%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.5%)	11.5	2212^th of 2344 public middle schools	5.6%		8.6	2289^th of 2372 public middle schools	3.5%	77		61.0				32.5	25.8	34.9		7.1	10.5	10.1		19.8	5.5	$10,433
Daep- Elementary	Public	5	906 W Milton	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2554	1	2	.5		0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																$260,715
Martin Middle	Public	7-8	1601 Haskell St	Austin	78702	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-3243	247	24	10.1	95.1%	7 (2.8%)	36 (14.6%)	197 (79.8%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	5	2298^th of 2344 public middle schools	2.0%		4.5	2349^th of 2372 public middle schools	1.0%	51		24.1					10.8	19.7			2.4	5.2		8.0	3.2	$17,059

Frequently Asked Questions about Mendez Middle

What district is Mendez Middle in?

Austin Independent School District (Isd)

Is Mendez Middle a good school?

Mendez Middle ranks in the bottom 17.8% of Texas middle schools.

How many students attend Mendez Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 199 students attended Mendez Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Mendez Middle?

Students at Mendez Middle are 87% Hispanic, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

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