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Lively Middle

Q: Is Lively Middle a good school?

Lively Middle ranks 1474 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1474^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 37% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Lively Middle in Austin, TX, is a mid-sized public school in the Austin Independent School District (Isd) serving 910 students in grades 6-8, with about 66% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. The school’s most notable strength is its exceptional Algebra I performance, with nearly 87% of students proficient on the End-of-Course exam—far exceeding the district average of 52% and the state average of 54%. This places Lively well ahead of nearby schools like Bedichek Middle (78%) and Martin Middle (13%), though it still trails the top-performing Hill Country Middle in the Eanes Independent School District (Isd).

However, Lively presents a "tale of two schools" in its academic performance. While White and Multi-racial students rank in the 87th and 77th percentiles statewide (4 stars), Hispanic and Low Socioeconomic Status students rank in the 17th and 16th percentiles (1 star). Most concerning, Gifted & Talented students rank in the 10th percentile (0 stars), suggesting the school’s advanced programming may not be reaching all identified students effectively. Additionally, standard grade-level math is a persistent weakness—only 19% of 6th graders and 15% of 7th graders were proficient in 2025-2026, roughly half the state average. This creates a clear "math gap" where a select group excels in Algebra I while most students struggle in foundational math.

On a positive note, Lively shows promising upward trends for Special Education students (improving from the 26th to 62nd percentile) and English Language Learners (from the 14th to 33rd percentile) in just one year. The school also stands in stark contrast to its closest neighbor, Martin Middle, located only 1.38 miles away but ranking in the 1st percentile with catastrophic test scores. Lively spends $10,415 per student—less than struggling schools like Mendez Middle ($14,202) and Bedichek Middle ($13,401)—but more than high-performing Kealing Middle ($9,762), reinforcing that how money is spent matters more than how much is spent.

910

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,277

Per pupil spending ?

65.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 E Mary St
Austin, TX 78704-3597

(512) 414-3207

District: Austin Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Lively Middle usually attend:

High:

Travis Early College High School

Feeder schools for Lively Middle:

Elementary:	Becker Elementary
	Dawson Elementary
	Linder Elementary
	Travis Hts Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.2%

White:

18.7%

African American:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 39th percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (40% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg49%

Texas avg47%

1,474^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 19Middle Schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd)

523^rd of 951Austin 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
2026	37.5	1474 of 2335	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.3	1479 of 2344	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	1416 of 2372	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	1543 of 2330	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	1288 of 2254	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	1220 of 2252	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	783 of 2193	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	828 of 2080	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.6	599 of 2027	70.4%	★★★★☆
2016	43.5	1221 of 1987	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.0	1314 of 2043	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.4	1558 of 1987	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.5	1546 of 1973	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.1	1573 of 1951	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.1	1631 of 1895	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.6	1547 of 1803	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.8	1494 of 1763	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.1	1456 of 1718	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.9	1427 of 1684	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.9	1407 of 1585	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.2	1370 of 1582	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.3	1392 of 1573	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	774 of 1295	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.9	867 of 997	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	992 of 1280	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	1073 of 1273	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1009 of 1251	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.0	518 of 1213	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.9	884 of 1193	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	1048 of 1167	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	553 of 642	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	476 of 505	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	580 of 617	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	573 of 616	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	540 of 606	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.5	315 of 589	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	432 of 594	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	556 of 587	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	24.0	1899 of 2182	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	1789 of 2118	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	1668 of 2058	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1551 of 2008	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	934 of 1390	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.7	1235 of 1428	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	1538 of 1770	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	1512 of 1720	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	1475 of 1643	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	1192 of 1592	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	1053 of 1445	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.8	767 of 1376	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	1573 of 2240	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	1421 of 1825	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	1530 of 2242	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	1500 of 2241	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	1416 of 2221	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	1298 of 2151	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	794 of 2047	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	756 of 2008	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	1351 of 1497	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	1122 of 1230	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1354 of 1481	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	1328 of 1488	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	1276 of 1501	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.9	854 of 1446	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	809 of 1430	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	1779 of 2141	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.8	1516 of 1731	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	1853 of 2119	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1776 of 2116	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1686 of 2077	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	1652 of 2043	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	1303 of 1935	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	1170 of 1895	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	1890 of 2253	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	1604 of 1820	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	2121 of 2235	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	2108 of 2251	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	2063 of 2220	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	1884 of 2172	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	1645 of 2073	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	1667 of 2039	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	1300 of 2253	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.5	994 of 1818	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	1157 of 2246	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	1463 of 2245	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	1179 of 2228	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	1055 of 2168	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	775 of 2069	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	908 of 2030	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.9	187 of 806	76.8%	★★★★☆
2025	81.1	80 of 676	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	189 of 818	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	54.6	328 of 817	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.8	195 of 813	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	131 of 753	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	47 of 720	93.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	749 of 1956	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.9	1153 of 1568	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	1279 of 1891	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	726 of 1815	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	698 of 1757	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.8	924 of 1712	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	679 of 1626	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	371 of 1597	76.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.8	222 of 1731	87.2%	★★★★☆
2025	83.2	118 of 1439	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	78.5	225 of 1733	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	253 of 1749	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	216 of 1723	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.2	229 of 1700	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	91.3	68 of 1684	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	50 of 1673	97.0%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)87th percentile+50 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)77th percentile+40 vs school

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile+25 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)40th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)33rd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2026)14th percentile-23 vs school

At Risk (2022)13th percentile-30 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)10th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I87%+33 vs state

Reading45%-11 vs state

Social Studies37%+5 vs state

Mathematics29%-11 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, April 1, 2014

They have great courses and I especially like the magnet program. Their teachers are very helpful and productive. Close Quote

by a student on FaceBook
Sunday, May 29, 2011

Fulmore is a great school, and most of the teachers are very caring and interested in their students. There are a lot of fights and drugs though, but a large part of the school is not involved in either of those. The main thing I do not agree with is the dress code and how they enforce it. The students are not allowed to wear anything above the knee, even if you are wearing tights or leggings underneath. Not to mention, no hats or colored shoe laces are allowed. This rule is very obnoxious. The most aggravating thing though is that some administrators have favorites, who can basically do whatever they want. There have been several times where I have noticed girls wearing booty shorts or flip flops (the rules prohibit open toed shoes as well) and no administrators say a thing. But then if I ever dare to wear a slightly revealing top, I am told to change. Another thing I noticed is that the magnet teachers are a lot more strict then comprehensive teachers, who seem to let their students do whatever. Close Quote

by a student on FaceBook
Thursday, January 27, 2011

I totally love this school, I went there 3 years straight and it was great! Of course there will be drugs, gangs but you know that is found in ANY SCHOOL THAT YOU GOT TO! , you just need to be friends with the people that don't do those kinds of things and try to have fun in a safe way. And its not the school that makes the student its the ztudent that makes themselves and the kind of life they want to have. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Horrible drugs gangs and a staff that will not take any responsibility for your child during school hours. If they don't like the student or parent they will harass the child to no ends on any little thing it has been a waste of 3 years on my child who went in as a straight A student and is now barley passing. She is sent to the office almost daily for her clothing which is in line with the AISD dress code.Fulmore now has another dress code just for there school that parents didn't get until after school had started so most kids clothing is not appropriate for the school now. Would tell any parent to not put there child in this school. If they aren't in a gang or on drugs they will be by the time they finish. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I 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 Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
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%)	37.5	1474^th of 2335 public middle schools	36.9%		37.3	1479^th of 2344 public middle schools	36.9%	5	86.9		42.7	44.0	47.8		18.8	14.8	47.6	36.5	$10,277
Martin Middle	Public	6-8	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%)	4.7	2303^rd of 2335 public middle schools	1.4%		5	2298^th of 2344 public middle schools	2.0%	5	12.5		15.6	19.7	23.2		5.7	2.0	3.4	1.0	$17,059
Kealing Middle	Public	6-8	1607 Pennsylvania Ave	Austin	78702	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-3214	1,196	70	17.2	24.7%	433 (36.2%)	91 (7.6%)	345 (28.8%)	222 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (8.8%)	92	117^th of 2335 public middle schools	95.0%		91.5	125^th of 2344 public middle schools	94.7%	8	99.0		83.9	85.8	85.2		54.4	29.6	77.3	65.5	$7,907
KIPP Austin Beacon Prep	Public, Charter	5-8	5107 S Ih 35 Frontage Rd	Austin	78754	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%)	20.3	2035^th of 2335 public middle schools	12.8%		17.4	2091^st of 2344 public middle schools	10.8%	56	53.8	25.0	32.4	30.2	51.3	26.4	12.7	19.8		6.3	$9,216
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%)	67.2	574^th of 2335 public middle schools	75.4%		66	630^th of 2344 public middle schools	73.1%	56	98.1		68.8	57.7	68.0		28.2	10.3	58.7	50.0	$9,129
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%)	96.9	39^th of 2335 public middle schools	98.3%		97	36^th of 2344 public middle schools	98.5%	3	99.1		87.6	86.6	90.3		75.8	51.4	89.9	70.1	$8,646
Mendez Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	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%)	17	2109^th of 2335 public middle schools	9.7%		23.5	1926^th of 2344 public middle schools	17.8%	183			26.0	19.2	34.0		19.8	16.8	35.9	10.6	$13,678
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%)	15.2	2152^nd of 2335 public middle schools	7.8%		15.9	2129^th of 2344 public middle schools	9.2%	23	77.7		22.2	21.7	39.7		6.4	0.0	31.3	14.7	$12,285
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%)	12.4	2212^th of 2335 public middle schools	5.3%		14.5	2157^th of 2344 public middle schools	8.0%	55	85.7		30.9	25.4	34.4		10.5	1.6	22.8	12.6	$10,111
General Marshall Middle	Public	6-8	4401 Tilley St	Austin	78723	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 414-4163	431	28	15.4	64.0%	94 (21.8%)	88 (20.4%)	228 (52.9%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	26.9	1820^th of 2335 public middle schools	22.1%					(n/a)	75.8		40.9	39.7	43.4		31.5	6.8	27.0	21.9	$26,186

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What district is Lively Middle in?

Austin Independent School District (Isd)

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Lively Middle ranks 1474^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lively Middle?

Students at Lively Middle are 68% Hispanic, 19% White, 6% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Lively Middle attend?

Students who attend Lively Middle usually go on to attend Travis Early College High School

How many students attend Lively Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 910 students attended Lively Middle.

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