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West Ridge Middle

Public Grades 6-8

26^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 99% of Texas middle schools

Summary

West Ridge Middle is a highly-regarded public middle school in Austin, Texas, serving 899 students in grades 6-8 and part of the Eanes Independent School District, which is ranked 10th out of 961 districts in the state.

West Ridge Middle consistently outperforms state and district averages on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subjects, with particularly strong performance among diverse student subgroups, including Asian, Hispanic, White, and Multi-racial students, as well as students with special education needs and those identified as gifted and talented. The school's dropout rates are exceptionally low, ranging from 0.2% to 1.0% over the past few years, significantly lower than state and district averages. Additionally, West Ridge Middle spends more per student ($10,155 in 2020-2021) compared to state and district averages, which likely contributes to the school's high academic performance and its relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.4 to 13.0.

While West Ridge Middle outperforms nearby schools in the Austin Independent School District, some schools in the Lake Travis Independent School District, such as Bee Cave Middle and Hudson Bend Middle, also demonstrate strong academic performance and are ranked highly in the state.

886

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,211

Per pupil spending ?

3.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9201 Scenic Bluff Dr
Austin, TX 78733-6006

(512) 732-9240

District: Eanes Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend West Ridge Middle usually attend:

High:

Westlake High School

Feeder schools for West Ridge Middle:

Elementary:	Barton Creek Elementary
	Forest Trail Elementary
	Valley View Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.3%

Asian:

20.4%

Hispanic:

13.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (84% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Texas middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg83%

Texas avg45%

26^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Eanes Independent School District (Isd)

10^th of 961Eanes 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	97.3	26 of 2344	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	17 of 2372	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	43 of 2330	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	44 of 2254	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	58 of 2252	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	56 of 2193	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	37 of 2080	98.2%	★★★★★
2017	98.3	28 of 2027	98.6%	★★★★★
2016	89.9	58 of 1987	97.1%	★★★★★
2015	92.0	30 of 2043	98.5%	★★★★★
2014	91.2	45 of 1987	97.7%	★★★★★
2013	89.6	53 of 1973	97.3%	★★★★★
2012	93.5	17 of 1951	99.1%	★★★★★
2011	84.2	33 of 1895	98.3%	★★★★★
2010	84.6	18 of 1803	99.0%	★★★★★
2009	86.5	12 of 1763	99.3%	★★★★★
2008	86.7	22 of 1718	98.7%	★★★★★
2007	87.7	23 of 1684	98.6%	★★★★★
2006	89.4	18 of 1585	98.9%	★★★★★
2005	89.9	22 of 1582	98.6%	★★★★★
2004	86.6	34 of 1573	97.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	35 of 505	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	33 of 617	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	82.3	50 of 616	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	84.5	37 of 606	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	25 of 589	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	82.2	52 of 594	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	81.3	59 of 587	89.9%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	88.4	101 of 2182	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	73 of 2118	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	67.2	380 of 2058	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	86.4	102 of 2008	94.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	114 of 1428	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	99 of 1770	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	59.0	495 of 1720	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	381 of 1643	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	52.1	555 of 1592	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	25 of 1825	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	16 of 2242	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	44 of 2241	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	48 of 2221	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.4	79 of 2151	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	49 of 2047	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	44 of 2008	97.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	34 of 1230	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	79.2	97 of 1481	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	78.9	155 of 1488	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.2	108 of 1501	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	82.1	25 of 1446	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	81.9	41 of 1430	97.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	34 of 1731	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	47 of 2119	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	40 of 2116	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	116 of 2077	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.0	39 of 2043	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	48 of 1935	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	49 of 1895	97.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	324 of 1820	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	91.6	63 of 2235	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	82.2	192 of 2251	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	71.6	370 of 2220	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	66.7	459 of 2172	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	327 of 2073	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	384 of 2039	81.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	22 of 1818	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	15 of 2246	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	39 of 2245	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	41 of 2228	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.6	49 of 2168	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.1	53 of 2069	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	29 of 2030	98.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	31 of 676	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	6 of 818	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	46 of 817	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	35 of 813	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	85.0	62 of 743	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	20 of 753	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	4 of 720	99.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	13 of 1568	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	13 of 1891	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	10 of 1815	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	15 of 1757	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	36 of 1712	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	24 of 1626	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	15 of 1597	99.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	29 of 1439	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	24 of 1733	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	65 of 1749	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	75 of 1723	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	84.9	127 of 1700	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	94 of 1684	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	66 of 1673	96.1%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2022)95th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)93rd percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I92%+45 vs state

Reading88%+34 vs state

Science83%+37 vs state

Mathematics83%+44 vs state

Social Studies71%+41 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
West Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	9201 Scenic Bluff Dr	Austin	78733	Travis County	Eanes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 732-9240	886	69	12.8		508 (57.3%)	9 (1.0%)	122 (13.8%)	181 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (7.4%)	97.3	26^th of 2344 public middle schools	98.9%		98.3	17^th of 2372 public middle schools	99.3%	9	92.4	86.9	89.7	87.1	77.6	82.4	85.5	83.1	70.8	$10,211
Canyon Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	12601 Country Trails Ln	Austin	78732	Travis County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-3500	964	65	14.8	4.4%	560 (58.1%)	18 (1.9%)	138 (14.3%)	163 (16.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (8.6%)	95.4	60^th of 2344 public middle schools	97.4%		94.8	73^rd of 2372 public middle schools	96.9%	13	91.4	86.3	78.7	87.2	72.9	49.1	84.0	79.7	71.7	$7,865
Hill Country Middle	Public	6-8	1300 Walsh Tarleton Rd	Austin	78746	Travis County	Eanes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 732-9220	946	72	13.1		619 (65.4%)	12 (1.3%)	128 (13.5%)	113 (11.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	68 (7.2%)	97	36^th of 2344 public middle schools	98.5%		98.1	20^th of 2372 public middle schools	99.2%	16	100.0	90.2	88.3	91.5	73.9	48.0	91.8	87.4	77.8	$8,646
Small Middle	Public	6-8	4801 Monterey Oaks Blvd	Austin	78749	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 841-6700	1,253	75	16.6	24.7%	593 (47.3%)	36 (2.9%)	516 (41.2%)	42 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (5.2%)	83.1	268^th of 2344 public middle schools	88.6%		80.4	320^th of 2372 public middle schools	86.5%	52	99.2	71.7	70.8	70.1	54.2	42.5	69.7	64.3	49.2	$7,891
Gorzycki Middle	Public	6-8	7412 W Slaughter Ln	Austin	78749	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 841-8600	1,305	75	17.4	7.6%	752 (57.6%)	16 (1.2%)	329 (25.2%)	128 (9.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (6.1%)	92.9	98^th of 2344 public middle schools	95.8%		92.7	100^th of 2372 public middle schools	95.8%	2	92.8	84.9	84.5	88.9	58.2	40.3	77.8	80.3	70.7	$8,059
O Henry Middle	Public	6-8	2610 W 10th St	Austin	78703	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-3229	686	43	16.0	29.7%	358 (52.2%)	42 (6.1%)	261 (38.0%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	66	630^th of 2344 public middle schools	73.1%		69	561^st of 2372 public middle schools	76.3%	69	94.4	57.1	66.8	70.2	20.9	10.8	56.0	61.5	37.9	$9,129
Bee Cave Middle	Public	6-8	5400 Vail Divide	Austin	78738	Travis County	Lake Travis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(737) 931-2400	861	52	16.5		551 (64.0%)	22 (2.6%)	138 (16.0%)	110 (12.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.3%)	94.6	72^nd of 2344 public middle schools	96.9%		95.3	67^th of 2372 public middle schools	97.2%	5	98.5	89.3	79.2	85.8	72.6	43.5	78.9	85.1	66.2	$8,330
Hudson Bend Middle	Public	6-8	15600 Lariat Trl	Austin	78734	Travis County	Lake Travis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 533-6400	806	57	14.2		425 (52.7%)	18 (2.2%)	270 (33.5%)	44 (5.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.5%)	80.5	319^th of 2344 public middle schools	86.4%		81.1	302^nd of 2372 public middle schools	87.3%	17	96.3	75.2	64.4	70.9	56.4	26.4	63.6	64.9	48.6	$9,581
Covington Middle	Public	6-8	3700 Convict Hill Rd	Austin	78749	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-3276	632	46	13.6	52.4%	191 (30.2%)	36 (5.7%)	354 (56.0%)	19 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.6%)	47.3	1160^th of 2344 public middle schools	50.5%		47.5	1152^nd of 2372 public middle schools	51.4%	8	83.6	58.1	52.6	57.9	33.8	15.8	38.1	33.3	31.2	$12,311
Four Points Middle	Public	6-8	9700 McNeil Dr	Austin	78750	Travis County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-3700	581	49	11.9	27.0%	253 (43.5%)	66 (11.4%)	168 (28.9%)	38 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.6%)	78.6	351^st of 2344 public middle schools	85.0%		78.3	354^th of 2372 public middle schools	85.1%	3	94.4	72.3	67.7	70.0	49.1	25.8	63.3	58.0	55.0	$9,917

Frequently Asked Questions about West Ridge Middle

What district is West Ridge Middle in?

Eanes Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend West Ridge Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 886 students attended West Ridge Middle.

Is West Ridge Middle a good school?

Yes! West Ridge Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 26^th of 2344 Texas middle schools.

What high school do graduates of West Ridge Middle attend?

Students who attend West Ridge Middle usually go on to attend Westlake High School

What is the racial makeup of West Ridge Middle?

Students at West Ridge Middle are 57% White, 20% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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