Lively Middle

Public 6-8

 201 E Mary St
       Austin, TX  78704-3597


(512) 414-3207

District: Austin Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1543rd of 2,330 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,415 Help


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

Student/teacher ratio:  18.3 Help
Number of students:  1,107

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
64.4%
White:
22.0%
African American:
6.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  60.5% Help


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Compare Details Lively Middle ranks worse than 66.2% of middle schools in Texas. It also ranks 9th among 18 ranked middle schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.73. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (64.4%), White (22%), African American (6.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 60.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lively Middle is 18.3. 14 middle schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lively Middle is $10,415. 12 middle schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Lively Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Lively Middle 1543rd of 2330 Texas public middle schools. (See Lively Middle in the ranking list.)

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Austin Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Austin Independent School District (Isd) 568th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lively Middle

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Rank History for all students at Lively Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 20.26 1392nd 1573 11.5%
2005 21.20 1370th 1582 13.4%
2006 18.88 1407th 1585 11.2%
2007 24.90 1427th 1684 15.3%
2008 28.14 1456th 1718 15.3%
2009 28.80 1494th 1763 15.3%
2010 28.55 1547th 1803 14.2%
2011 29.10 1631st 1895 13.9%
2012 27.12 1573rd 1951 19.4%
2013 30.50 1546th 1973 21.6%
2014 28.42 1558th 1987 21.6%
2015 40.99 1314th 2043 35.7%
2016 43.45 1221st 1987 38.6%
2017 62.65 599th 2027 70.4%
2018 53.53 828th 2080 60.2%
2019 56.64 783rd 2193 64.3%
2021 42.96 1220th 2252 45.8%
2022 41.21 1288th 2254 42.9%
2023 35.73 1543rd 2330 33.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lively Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.47 47th 720 93.5%
2019 75.96 131st 753 82.6%
2022 68.81 195th 813 76.0%
2023 54.59 328th 817 59.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lively Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.80 767th 1376 44.3%
2019 32.49 1053rd 1445 27.1%
2021 31.52 1192nd 1592 25.1%
2022 22.45 1475th 1643 10.2%
2023 21.87 1512th 1720 12.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lively Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.87 371st 1597 76.8%
2019 47.18 679th 1626 58.2%
2021 39.85 924th 1712 46.0%
2022 48.33 698th 1757 60.3%
2023 47.91 726th 1815 60.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lively Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.83 1667th 2039 18.2%
2019 29.47 1645th 2073 20.6%
2021 21.96 1884th 2172 13.3%
2022 16.34 2063rd 2220 7.1%
2023 14.31 2108th 2251 6.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Lively Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.25 756th 2008 62.4%
2019 55.59 794th 2047 61.2%
2021 38.70 1298th 2151 39.7%
2022 36.93 1416th 2221 36.2%
2023 35.61 1500th 2241 33.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Lively Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.27 809th 1430 43.4%
2019 52.94 854th 1446 40.9%
2021 21.76 1276th 1501 15.0%
2022 18.99 1328th 1488 10.8%
2023 18.13 1354th 1481 8.6%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Lively Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.59 1551st 2008 22.8%
2019 28.51 1668th 2058 19.0%
2021 26.15 1789th 2118 15.5%
2022 24.00 1899th 2182 13.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Lively Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.55 908th 2030 55.3%
2019 55.53 775th 2069 62.5%
2021 47.36 1055th 2168 51.3%
2022 43.87 1179th 2228 47.1%
2023 35.64 1463rd 2245 34.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Lively Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.93 556th 587 5.3%
2019 37.52 432nd 594 27.3%
2021 50.48 315th 589 46.5%
2022 20.41 540th 606 10.9%
2023 13.34 573rd 616 7.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Lively Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.92 1048th 1167 10.2%
2019 29.88 884th 1193 25.9%
2021 48.00 518th 1213 57.3%
2022 27.14 1009th 1251 19.3%
2023 22.58 1073rd 1273 15.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lively Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.97 1170th 1895 38.3%
2019 35.41 1303rd 1935 32.7%
2021 25.41 1652nd 2043 19.1%
2022 26.46 1686th 2077 18.8%
2023 23.53 1776th 2116 16.1%
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Rank History for White students at Lively Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.68 50th 1673 97.0%
2019 91.31 68th 1684 96.0%
2021 79.16 229th 1700 86.5%
2022 80.11 216th 1723 87.5%
2023 78.68 253rd 1749 85.5%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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by a parent
Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Open Quote 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

Open Quote 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

Open Quote 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

Open Quote 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



Enrollment information for Lively Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 373 76 13 425 7 n/a n/a 0 894
1989 337 74 7 438 3 n/a n/a 0 859
1990 383 73 5 401 2 n/a n/a 0 864
1991 348 74 7 442 6 n/a n/a 0 877
1992 357 74 6 482 3 n/a n/a 0 922
1993 342 72 7 548 3 n/a n/a 0 972
1994 229 71 7 596 6 n/a n/a 0 909
1995 190 92 10 620 3 n/a n/a 0 915
1996 190 92 10 620 3 n/a n/a 0 915
1997 167 91 6 651 2 n/a n/a 0 917
1998 150 98 9 619 4 n/a n/a 0 880
1999 157 76 10 629 3 n/a n/a 0 875
2000 146 63 7 546 2 n/a n/a 0 764
2001 134 65 4 566 4 n/a n/a 0 773
2002 180 133 12 632 4 n/a n/a 0 961
2003 180 133 12 632 4 n/a n/a 0 961
2004 194 139 14 640 5 n/a n/a 0 992
2005 166 135 14 707 6 n/a n/a 0 1028
2006 170 161 19 677 3 n/a n/a 0 1030
2007 184 128 18 688 4 n/a n/a 0 1022
2008 173 116 16 728 1 n/a n/a 0 1034
2009 172 98 17 751 2 n/a n/a 0 1040
2010 158 88 21 741 2 n/a n/a 0 1010
2011 141 82 16 725 3 0 23 0 990
2012 148 86 17 757 3 0 24 0 1035
2013 149 72 23 706 2 0 21 0 973
2014 166 62 20 709 3 0 23 0 983
2015 168 59 19 676 3 0 27 0 952
2016 188 65 28 698 4 0 24 0 1007
2017 230 66 23 677 4 0 24 0 1024
2018 223 63 26 658 3 1 24 0 998
2019 277 61 31 671 1 0 36 0 1077
2020 255 58 34 731 0 0 38 0 1116
2021 266 58 37 775 0 0 39 0 1175
2022 242 59 35 745 1 0 33 0 1115
2023 243 68 44 713 3 1 35 0 1107

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lively Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 894 52.0 17.1 n/a
1989 859 n/a n/a n/a
1990 864 53.0 16.3 n/a
1991 877 52.9 16.5 n/a
1992 922 55.0 16.7 42.5
1993 972 55.0 17.7 54.5
1994 909 58.8 15.5 58.4
1995 915 61.0 15.0 59.9
1996 915 61.0 15.0 59.9
1997 917 63.0 14.6 60.2
1998 880 56.4 15.6 61.7
1999 875 55.0 15.9 65.4
2000 764 53.6 14.3 62.3
2001 773 51.2 15.1 59.8
2002 961 67.6 14.2 65.1
2003 961 67.6 14.2 65.1
2004 992 71.5 13.9 66.3
2005 1028 70.9 14.5 55.4
2006 1030 72.8 14.1 51.8
2007 1022 75.9 13.5 71.5
2008 1034 71.8 14.4 70.3
2009 1040 70.5 14.7 73
2010 1010 72.7 13.8 75.5
2011 990 72.6 13.6 79.5
2012 1035 69.6 14.8 77.1
2013 973 69.6 13.9 76.3
2014 983 68.2 14.3 72.8
2015 952 66.0 14.4 71.8
2016 1007 67.0 15.0 67.9
2017 1024 67.1 15.2 61.7
2018 998 68.5 14.5 64.2
2019 1077 67.4 15.9 62.2
2020 1116 70.7 15.7 65.2
2021 1175 74.1 15.8 61.1
2022 1115 69.3 16.0 59.2
2023 1107 60.4 18.3 60.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lively Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 894 52.0 17.1 n/a
1989 859 n/a n/a n/a
1990 864 53.0 16.3 n/a
1991 877 52.9 16.5 n/a
1992 922 55.0 16.7 42.5
1993 972 55.0 17.7 54.5
1994 909 58.8 15.5 58.4
1995 915 61.0 15.0 59.9
1996 915 61.0 15.0 59.9
1997 917 63.0 14.6 60.2
1998 880 56.4 15.6 61.7
1999 875 55.0 15.9 65.4
2000 764 53.6 14.3 62.3
2001 773 51.2 15.1 59.8
2002 961 67.6 14.2 65.1
2003 961 67.6 14.2 65.1
2004 992 71.5 13.9 66.3
2005 1028 70.9 14.5 55.4
2006 1030 72.8 14.1 51.8
2007 1022 75.9 13.5 71.5
2008 1034 71.8 14.4 70.3
2009 1040 70.5 14.7 73
2010 1010 72.7 13.8 75.5
2011 990 72.6 13.6 79.5
2012 1035 69.6 14.8 77.1
2013 973 69.6 13.9 76.3
2014 983 68.2 14.3 72.8
2015 952 66.0 14.4 71.8
2016 1007 67.0 15.0 67.9
2017 1024 67.1 15.2 61.7
2018 998 68.5 14.5 64.2
2019 1077 67.4 15.9 62.2
2020 1116 70.7 15.7 65.2
2021 1175 74.1 15.8 61.1
2022 1115 69.3 16.0 59.2
2023 1107 60.4 18.3 60.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Lively Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,009 (10.5%) $8,638 (89.5%) $9,648
2020 $1,109 (11.4%) $8,657 (88.6%) $9,766
2021 $714 (6.9%) $9,700 (93.1%) $10,415

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lively Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 783rd of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1543rd of 2330 Middle schools
 30.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Lively Middle)5143
 8%
   6th Grade Reading (Austin Independent School District (Isd))3952
 13%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Lively Middle)5318
 35%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Austin Independent School District (Isd))4036
 4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Lively Middle)4556
 11%
   7th Grade Reading (Austin Independent School District (Isd))4853
 5%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Lively Middle)209
 11%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Austin Independent School District (Isd))2619
 7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4129
 12%
8th Grade Reading (Lively Middle)5148
 3%
   8th Grade Reading (Austin Independent School District (Isd))5656
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Lively Middle)5131
 20%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Austin Independent School District (Isd))5543
 12%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Lively Middle)5230
 22%
   8th Grade Science (Austin Independent School District (Isd))5145
 6%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Lively Middle)3424
 10%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Austin Independent School District (Isd))3833
 5%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Lively Middle)8853
 35%
   End of Course Algebra I (Austin Independent School District (Isd))6940
 29%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students10771107
 2.8%
African American6168
 11.5%
American Indian13
 200%
Asian3144
 41.9%
Hispanic671713
 6.3%
Pacific Islander01
White277243
 12.3%
Two or More Races3635
 2.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients62.2%60.5%
 1.7%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 1,107 students attended Lively Middle.

Students at Lively Middle are 64% Hispanic, 22% White, 6% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Lively Middle ranks 1543rd of 2330 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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


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