Travis Middle

Travis Middle is a public middle school located in Amarillo, Texas, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 612 students. The school is part of the Amarillo Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 411 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Travis Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 1400-1800 out of around 2,300 schools. Its academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is significantly below the district and state averages across most subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025 projected STAAR results, only 37.79% of 7th graders and 42.96% of 8th graders at Travis Middle scored proficient or better in Reading, compared to 46.85% and 53.26% for the Amarillo ISD, and 51.69% and 56.39% for the state of Texas. The performance gap is even more pronounced in Mathematics, with only 7.92% of 7th graders and 52.3% of 8th graders at Travis Middle scoring proficient or better.

When comparing Travis Middle to other nearby middle schools in the Amarillo ISD, it generally performs worse academically, with lower test scores and rankings. For example, Lorenzo De Zavala Middle, located about 6 miles away, consistently ranks in the top 15% of Texas middle schools and outperforms Travis Middle across most academic measures. Other nearby schools, such as Fannin Middle and Austin Middle, also tend to outperform Travis Middle, though the performance gap is not as stark as with Lorenzo De Zavala.