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Austin Middle

Public Grades 6-8
1264th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools
Better than 46% of Texas middle schools
Summary

Austin Middle is a public middle school located in Amarillo, Texas, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 687 students. It is part of the Amarillo Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 411 out of 961 school districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Austin Middle's student performance on STAAR tests is generally on par with or slightly below the Amarillo ISD and Texas state averages. The school's strengths lie in its relatively low dropout rates and performance on STAAR Algebra I, where its proficiency rate of 53.85% is higher than the Amarillo ISD (51.06%) and Texas (47.01%) averages. However, the school's performance in STAAR Reading, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies is below the district and state averages, particularly for certain student subgroups such as Asian, African American, and Special Education students.

Compared to other middle schools in the Amarillo ISD, Austin Middle's performance is generally lower than the higher-performing Bonham Middle and Crockett Middle, which consistently rank in the top quartile of Texas middle schools. Conversely, Austin Middle outperforms some of the lower-performing schools in the district, such as Travis Middle, Fannin Middle, and Houston Middle, which rank in the bottom half of Texas middle schools.

708
Students ?
17.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,648
Per pupil spending ?
70.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1808 Wimberly Rd
       Amarillo, TX  79109-2137

(806) 326-3000

District: Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)


Students who attend Austin Middle usually attend:

High:    Amtech Career Academy
    Tascosa High School

Feeder schools for Austin Middle:

Elementary:    Bivins Elementary
    Coronado Elementary
    Paramount Terrace Elementary
    Wolflin Elementary
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
41.1%
White:
40.8%
African American:
8.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 76th percentile in 2022 → 46th in 2025
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped from its 76th-percentile peak (2022) to 46th (2025)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Science scores 10 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school40%
District avg44%
Texas avg45%
1,264th of 2,344
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 46%▲ up 6 pts since 2015
From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Texas Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 9Middle Schools in the Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)
411th of 961Amarillo 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202543.81264 of 234446.1%★★☆☆☆
202446.31195 of 237249.6%★★☆☆☆
202356.9876 of 233062.4%★★★☆☆
202267.2544 of 225475.9%★★★★☆
202161.3698 of 225269.0%★★★☆☆
201946.81087 of 219350.4%★★★☆☆
201848.7987 of 208052.5%★★★☆☆
201746.01002 of 202750.6%★★★☆☆
201647.81121 of 198743.6%★★☆☆☆
201545.11225 of 204340.0%★★☆☆☆
201469.4547 of 198772.5%★★★★☆
201368.0548 of 197372.2%★★★★☆
201265.9608 of 195168.8%★★★☆☆
201165.9573 of 189569.8%★★★☆☆
201062.2665 of 180363.1%★★★☆☆
200956.5850 of 176351.8%★★★☆☆
200855.8824 of 171852.0%★★★☆☆
200754.0874 of 168448.1%★★☆☆☆
200663.8577 of 158563.6%★★★☆☆
200557.1712 of 158255.0%★★★☆☆
200453.4821 of 157347.8%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202514.9958 of 9973.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202432.8895 of 128030.1%★★☆☆☆
202337.7767 of 127339.7%★★☆☆☆
202254.2441 of 125164.7%★★★☆☆
202139.9689 of 121343.2%★★☆☆☆
201928.4908 of 119323.9%★☆☆☆☆
201837.5700 of 116740.0%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202533.0392 of 50522.4%★☆☆☆☆
20249.1589 of 6174.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202333.2481 of 61621.9%★☆☆☆☆
202239.3430 of 60629.0%★☆☆☆☆
201856.4263 of 58755.2%★★★☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202267.0426 of 218280.5%★★★★☆
202176.6210 of 211890.1%★★★★★
201958.8586 of 205871.5%★★★★☆
201854.9637 of 200868.3%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202555.1486 of 142866.0%★★★☆☆
202447.3817 of 177053.8%★★★☆☆
202365.2381 of 172077.8%★★★★☆
202266.7323 of 164380.3%★★★★☆
202156.5455 of 159271.4%★★★★☆
201919.41370 of 14455.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201831.91028 of 137625.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202542.41036 of 182543.2%★★☆☆☆
202446.51113 of 224250.4%★★★☆☆
202359.1784 of 224165.0%★★★☆☆
202268.6506 of 222177.2%★★★★☆
202166.2571 of 215173.5%★★★★☆
201951.7907 of 204755.7%★★★☆☆
201845.51067 of 200846.9%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202559.0586 of 123052.4%★★★☆☆
202359.2764 of 148148.4%★★☆☆☆
202263.9576 of 148861.3%★★★☆☆
202160.3696 of 150153.6%★★★☆☆
201959.2696 of 144651.9%★★★☆☆
201853.6802 of 143043.9%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202545.7895 of 173148.3%★★☆☆☆
202439.11287 of 211939.3%★★☆☆☆
202354.1834 of 211660.6%★★★☆☆
202267.6450 of 207778.3%★★★★☆
202167.5452 of 204377.9%★★★★☆
201948.2921 of 193552.4%★★★☆☆
201847.0910 of 189552.0%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202545.3933 of 182048.7%★★☆☆☆
202443.61195 of 223546.5%★★☆☆☆
202355.9821 of 225163.5%★★★☆☆
202270.1400 of 222082.0%★★★★☆
202165.9483 of 217277.8%★★★★☆
201944.21146 of 207344.7%★★☆☆☆
201846.11029 of 203949.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202539.91061 of 181841.6%★★☆☆☆
202439.01351 of 224639.8%★★☆☆☆
202354.4913 of 224559.3%★★★☆☆
202263.1649 of 222870.9%★★★★☆
202154.7858 of 216860.4%★★★☆☆
201940.71195 of 206942.2%★★☆☆☆
201849.6907 of 203055.3%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202525.1574 of 67615.1%★☆☆☆☆
202433.3566 of 81830.8%★★☆☆☆
202341.5485 of 81740.6%★★☆☆☆
202253.0339 of 81358.3%★★★☆☆
202133.0521 of 74329.9%★★☆☆☆
201920.8663 of 75312.0%★☆☆☆☆
201827.3557 of 72022.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202520.21441 of 15688.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202427.61524 of 189119.4%★☆☆☆☆
202365.9322 of 181582.3%★★★★☆
202269.8239 of 175786.4%★★★★☆
202153.3542 of 171268.3%★★★☆☆
201941.5844 of 162648.1%★★☆☆☆
201837.6953 of 159740.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202534.61042 of 143927.6%★☆☆☆☆
202439.21112 of 173335.8%★★☆☆☆
202354.7750 of 174957.1%★★★☆☆
202259.9593 of 172365.6%★★★☆☆
202151.9755 of 170055.6%★★★☆☆
201946.4886 of 168447.4%★★☆☆☆
201843.8924 of 167344.8%★★☆☆☆
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)
At Risk (2022)80th percentile+5 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile+20 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)52nd percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)48th percentile~ school
Female (2025)43rd percentile-3 vs school
Male (2025)42nd percentile-4 vs school
White (2025)28th percentile-18 vs school
Asian (2025)22nd percentile-24 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)15th percentile-31 vs school
Special Education (2025)8th percentile-38 vs school
African American (2025)4th percentile-42 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
Reading57%~ state avg
Algebra I54%+7 vs state
Science36%-10 vs state
Mathematics30%-9 vs state
Social Studies20%-10 vs state

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Austin Middle ranks 1264th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Austin Middle usually go on to attend Amtech Career Academy

In the 2024-25 school year, 708 students attended Austin Middle.

Students at Austin Middle are 41% Hispanic, 41% White, 9% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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